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Fat Quarter Friendly Quilt Patterns to Bust Your Stash

Fat quarters are quilting’s little promise of possibility. They stack up so neatly, feel so satisfying to shop for, and then somehow multiply in the dark corners of the closet like gremlins with pinking shears. If you have a bundle you have been saving “for something special” or a mismatched pile...

Quilt As You Go on a Standard Machine

There is a moment in every quilter’s life when the quilt top is gorgeous, the backing is pressed, the batting is fluffy, and then you try to shove the whole quilt sandwich through the throat of a regular sewing machine. That is the moment Quilt As You Go, usually shortened to QAYG, feels like a...

10 Fast Jelly Roll Quilt Patterns for a Weekend

There is something deeply satisfying about starting a quilt on Saturday morning and having a finished top (or very close to it) by Sunday night. Jelly rolls make that kind of momentum possible. Those neat little bundles of 2.5-inch precut strips (typically cut 2.5 inches by width of fabric ) remove...

About Clara Jenkins

Welcome, friend. I’m Clara Jenkins, and I’m so glad you found your way to The Quilt Mark . If you have ever stood in a fabric store holding two prints up to the light, wondering if they “go,” or stared at a pattern like it was written in another language, you are in the right place. Quilting can...

Modern Baby Quilt Patterns

Modern baby quilts are my favorite kind of project: small enough that they can be finished in a weekend , big enough to play with color, and useful in a way that makes every stitch feel like a love letter. If you have ever stared at a pattern and thought, “Is this the right size for an actual...