Make a simple, beginner friendly quilt block with our free Stripes quilt block pattern in this part of our free quilting series. We will cover the basics of how to prepare your fabric, whether starching, prewashing, or just pressing. Kimberly will show you how to safely cut fabric with a rotary cutter, how to change your rotary cutter blades, and finally how to sew your first quilt block. Learn best practices for ironing and pressing your quilt, and get some tips and tricks for quilting that will make sewing fun.
LINKS
▸ FREE Stripes Block 1 Quilt Pattern - https://www.fatquartershop.com/media/wysiwyg/pdf/UBQ-BlockOne-Pattern.pdf
▸ Fabric Requirements & Coloring Sheets: https://www.fatquartershop.com/media/wysiwyg/pdf/FQS-UBQ-FabReqAndColorSheets4.pdf
▸ Cutting Chart: https://www.fatquartershop.com/media/wysiwyg/pdf/UBQ-CuttingGuide.pdf
▸ Blog - https://blog.fatquartershop.com/category/the-ultimate-beginner-quilt/
ABOUT THE COURSES
Welcome to The Ultimate Beginner Quilt by Fat Quarter Shop, a free tutorial series for beginners! Even if you have zero sewing experience, this is the free quilt class for you!
Kimberly Jolly will guide you each step of the process, from using your sewing machine, reading a quilt pattern, and cutting your fabrics to sewing, quilting and binding.
The Ultimate Beginner Quilt Series is sponsored by Moda Fabrics and EverSewn.
FREE BEGINNER QUILTING TUTORIALS IN THIS SERIES
Get Ready -
o Quilting Supplies for Beginners https://youtu.be/tvclUCFPcVY
o How to Use a Sewing Machine https://youtu.be/AzDnqgvvSF8
Share your progress on Instagram or Facebook with #ultimatebeginnerquilt and #myfirstquilt, or comment on our blog or video with your quilting questions and we’ll help you out.
▸ Learn more and sew along with us! - https://blog.fatquartershop.com/beginner-quilt-sew-along/
COMPLEMENTARY VIDEOS
▸ Find all of our ultimate beginner quilt series videos in our playlist here - http://bit.ly/fqsquilt
▸ How to make your own design board - https://youtu.be/1nSZtoionpA
▸ How Lisa Bongean starches her fabrics - https://youtu.be/5469maPuuBw
▸ How Kimberly Jolly starches her fabrics - https://youtu.be/YadfHElm1f8
SUPPLIES
▸ Moda Fabrics at Fat Quarter shop - https://www.fatquartershop.com/moda-fabrics
▸ Eversewn Sewing Machines at Fat Quarter Shop - https://www.fatquartershop.com/eversewn-sewing-machines-notions
▸ The Ultimate Beginner Quilt Kit by Fat Quarter Shop - https://www.fatquartershop.com/ultimate-beginner-quilt-kit
▸ Shop all the quilting notions - https://www.fatquartershop.com/quilting-notions
▸ Fat Quarter Fabric Bundles - https://www.fatquartershop.com/fat-quarter-bundles
▸ Olfa 45mm Deluxe Rotary cutter - https://www.fatquartershop.com/olfa-deluxe-45mm-ergo-rotary-cutter
▸ Rotary Cutters and Blades at Fat Quarter Shop - https://www.fatquartershop.com/olfa-rotary-cutters
▸ Clothes drying rack on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2SUHmdQ
▸ Olfa 24” x 36” Cutting Mat - https://www.fatquartershop.com/cutting-mat-with-grid-24-inch-x-36
▸ More Cutting Mats at Fat Quarter Shop - https://www.fatquartershop.com/quilting-notions/cutting-mats
▸ Clothes drying rack on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2SUHmdQ
▸ Faultless Premium Professional Starch on Amazon - https://amzn.to/31aJTDV
▸ Oliso Yellow Auto-lift Iron - https://www.fatquartershop.com/yellow-auto-lift-pro-zone-iron
▸ Creative Grids 6.5” x 24.5” Quilting Ruler - https://www.fatquartershop.com/creative-grids-6-12-x-24-12-quilting-ruler
▸ Design Boards - https://www.fatquartershop.com/lori-holts-design-boards
▸ Alphabitties - https://www.fatquartershop.com/nsearch/?q=alphabitties
▸ Aurifil 50 wt Thread #2024-SMALL - https://www.fatquartershop.com/aurifil-white-100-cotton-mako-small-spool-thread
▸ Omnigrid 4" Needlecraft Scissors - https://www.fatquartershop.com/omnigrid-4-needlecraft-scissors
▸ Little House Glass Head Pins with Tin - https://www.fatquartershop.com/little-house-glass-head-pins-with-tin
▸ Magnetic Pincushion -http://bit.ly/2RFRj0a
MORE INFO
▸ Blog: https://blog.fatquartershop.com/
▸ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FatQuarterShop
▸ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fatquartershop/
▸ Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/fatquartershop/
▸ YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/user/FatQuarterShop/membership?view_as=subscriber
FQS Cross Stitch
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▸ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fqsxstitch/
▸ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSB1Sf0Sgye-sU64HDSkZkQ
ON SET
▸ Red Rain Boots Handmade Quilt Blocks - https://www.redrainbootshandmade.com/
▸ Items seen on set - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y3zT7mWFMqDQHip5acr8rb5R7-uuX4b9KcgLrVIVjEw/edit?usp=sharing
▸ To read more about our use of affiliate links, click here: https://blog.fatquartershop.com/affiliate-disclosure/