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Teaching Children How to Sew
I’m sewing along with the Fat Quarter Shop’s Ultimate Beginner Quilt and I’m teaching two of my nieces how to sew. Ms. M is a young career woman who has a sewing machine but hasn’t used it in years,...
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Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 1: Stripes
Welcome to the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew along! Today Kimberly’s going to show us how to make Block 1: Stripes. If you purchased a kit from the Fat Quarter Shop, you’re ready to cut and sew! This...
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Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 2: Nine Patch
Welcome to the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew along! Today Kimberly’s going to show us how to make Block 2, the Nine Patch. If you purchased a kit from the Fat Quarter Shop (#affiliate), you might want...
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Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 3: Picture Window
Welcome to the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew along! Today Kimberly’s going to show us how to make Block 3 Picture Window. You can find the free pattern on the Fat Quarter Shop blog. For my quilt, I’m...
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Block 4: Half Square Triangle Four Patch
Welcome to the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew along! Today Kimberly’s going to show us how to make Block 4 Half Square Triangle Four Patch. You can download the free pattern and receive a free video...
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Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 5: Hourglass Four Patch
Welcome to the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew along! Today Kimberly’s going to show us how to make Block 5, the Hourglass Four Patch. You can find all the details on the Fat Quarter Shop blog. For my...
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Throwback Thursday: S’mores Quilt
Several years ago I was wandering through a local quilt shop and found Me and My Sister’s S’mores fabric collection in the sale section. It was love at first sight! The bright, clear colors and cute...
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Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 6: Lattice
Welcome to the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew along! Today Kimberly’s going to show us how to make Block 6: Lattice. You can find all the details (free pattern and tutorial) on the Fat Quarter Shop blog,...
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Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 7: Flying Geese Zig Zag
Welcome to block 7 of the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew-along: Flying Geese Zig Zag. I’m sewing along with the Fat Quarter Shop and two of my nieces who are making their first quilts. You can find the...
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Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 8: Sawtooth Star
Welcome to block 8 of the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew-along: Sawtooth Star. You can find the free pattern and a tutorial on the Fat Quarter Shop blog. So, let’s take a look! I made my Sawtooth Star...
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Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 9: Friendship Star
Welcome to block 9 of the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew-along: Friendship Star Variation. I think my block looks like a party, and I’m celebrating because this is our last quilt block. Woohoo! We...
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Perfect 5 Quilts: Animal Crackers and Gingerbread
Welcome to the Perfect 5 Quilts sew-along with the Fat Quarter Shop! I’m excited to share my Cobblestone Lake Quilt with you. It combines the Animal Crackers and Gingerbread blocks from the Perfect 5...
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Ultimate Beginner Quilt: Sashing and Borders
Welcome to the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew-along. We’re on the home stretch! Today we’re joining our blocks together with sashing and borders. Kimberly Jolly will show you all the steps and share tips...
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Ultimate Beginner Quilt: Prepare for Quilting
Today on the Jolly Jabber blog you’ll learn how to prepare your quilt for free-motion or straight-line quilting. I use 505 basting spray for all my quilting, and I love it. There’s no smell and very...
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Ultimate Beginner Quilt: Finishing Strong
Today on the Fat Quarter Shop blog, Kimberly Jolly will show you how to finish strong! That means you’ll learn how to bind your quilt and add a label. I urge you to celebrate your success by adding at...
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Monkey Business: Sew Solids Blog Remix
This Monkey Business mini quilt will add some solid fun to a baby’s nursery or go-bag. I used a mix of Moda Bella Solids and Art Gallery Fabrics Pure Solids to bring this monkey to life. The finished...
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Butterfly Patch + Ultimate Beginner Quilt
I finished my Ultimate Beginner Quilt and I backed it with Butterfly Patch. Two quilts in one! (This is my second two-sided quilt. The first one is here.) Ultimate Beginner Quilt Both sides of the...
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Adventure Quilt: Grand Finale
When I think of adventure, my mind’s eye imagines someone scaling a mountainside or riding the rapids. So writing about a quilt, my Choose Your Own Adventure Quilt, seems tame in comparison to such...
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December’s Perfect 5
If you’re following along with the Perfect 5 Quilts sew-along, you get to assemble all your blocks into a very cool sampler quilt! Maybe you remember I kicked off the sew along with my Cobblestone...
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Cheetos Bag Zippered Pencil Pouch
You can make a Cheetos bag pencil pouch for a snack-loving kid in a jiffy. Then tuck in a few fun markers, pens, treats, and even a gift card, and you’ve got a snazzy gift. Of course, you can use any...
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