Quilting Links - Some of my favorites

Quilt Blocks Pattern Library
Over 200 free quilt blocks. Blocks in different sizes with patterns and sewing instructions.

Cole's Quilts
I am very much enjoying Cole's free quilt along events. I am in love with his Kaleidoscope Owl paper-pieced quilt that uses scrap fabrics. While the quilt along is in progress, the pattern is free. Cole also designed a Halloween quilt with a stained-lass vibe for Legit Kits.

Fabric Shop Hop aka fabshophop
Visit the list of online quilt shops, find the hidden bunny and register to win prizes. (I won gift certificates twice.) Lots of online quilt shops to explore for fabric and quilting tools.

Quiltville & Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilts
The website can be confusing to navigate, but I always return to check Bonnie's yearly Mystery Quilt, a free online event held the end of November. I have constructed several of Bonnie's Mystery Quilts. You can sew the quilt as instructions are released each week, or Bonnie offers pdf files that you can download and save for later.

Scott Fortunoff on Facebook (Jaftex fabrics)
I always enjoy visiting Scott's Facebook page. He presents the different Jaftex fabric lines and does behind-the-scene videos.


Quilting on YouTube

Tiffany's Quilting Life - One of my favorite YouTube channels. Tiffany sews quickly and does incredible freestyle longarm quilting. She works on a variety of projects, does mail openings, and sews the Open Gate box quilting projects start-to-finish. A specialty is sewing scrap quilts and using fabric from her stash. Tiffany hosts live events the first and third Thursday of the month at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. She is also live on Sundays at 8:00 p.m.

Deb S the Pug Mama Quilter - She does live events on Friday at 3:00 p.m. Eastern. She chats with everyone while she quilts. Deb often teams with Mona Did What and Lisa the Awkward Quilter GA, Sundays at 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.. In April 2025, all three started using either a Cutie quilting frame or longarm machine and are sharing their progress as they learn. Conversations are lively, and they present sew-along events and also get together with everyone on Discord for interactive sewing time.

The Questioning Quilter - Brita is a master of Disappearing Quilt Blocks. Her videos are short and pack a ton of info in an easy-to-understand format. If you subscribe to her free email newsletter, each issue contains a new Disappearing Block pattern. She includes step-by-step instructions with photos as well as different colorways for construction.

The Guy Who Sews - Sean enjoys paper-pieced quilting and sewing quilts from kits. He is a Puzzle Mystery Quilt ambassador, and works on Legit Kits and Art East Quilting projects. Sean sews live on YouTube Saturdays at 8:00 a.m. Eastern. He also hosts an online quilt guild on Discord on the third Sunday of the month at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.

Mom and Pop Quilt Shop - Laura-Lynn has a joyful off-beat sense of humor and works on a variety of projects using different quilting methods. She makes quilts, small projects, and does cross stitch. She also enjoys longarm quilting and posts short reels of her quilting.

Pastry Queen's Farm Adventures - Leana dives into a variety of quilting projects, including sewing sample quilts for pattern designers. She also organizes many quilt donations. She travels between her home in New York to Massachusetts and Puerto Rico...and she takes viewers on her journeys.

Power Tools with Thread - Live each day (Monday through Friday) beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Becky excels at quilting and machine embroidery. She developed the Snapplique method of applique using an embroidery machine, and is very knowledgeable.

Siah Swag - Siah is often joined by her sister Susan during live sewing events. Siah's specialty is sewing bags. She has sewn a huge variety of bags mostly using vinyl and sometimes quilted. This website invites the viewer to sew along, offering tips along the way.

The Fat Quarter Shop - Kimberly always works on interesting quilts. Most of the quilts use fat quarters, jelly rolls, charms or layer cakes. She also hosts quilt-along events.

Missouri Star Quilt Company - This quilt store offers a lot of YouTube tutorials. Some of my quilting friends have participated in the Missouri Star quilt retreats and had a great time.

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