Celebrate National Quilting Day with sales & project ideas!

Every day is a happy quilting day, but today is recognized as Worldwide Quilting Day or National Quilting Day! Whatever you want to call it, I’m here for it! To help you celebrate, I’ve rounded up some online sales and quick projects to get you inspired.

Shopping deals

First, make sure to check with your local quilt shop to see if they are having any special sales or activities for Quilting Day. Below is a list of some online retailers who are celebrating with special deals.

• Fat Quarter Shop – Celebrate Worldwide Quilting Day with up to 50% off over 100 fat quarter bundles! This sale ends Sunday at midnight CST.
• Connecting Threads – Save 25% sitewide with the code CONNECTING25. This sale runs the entire month of March.
• Missouri Star – Have fun with fantastic deals up to 60% OFF. From books and storage bags to jelly rolls and kits, you can find a wide variety of quilty favorites here. This sale ends Sunday at midnight CST.
• The Quilt Show – This weekend, save 25% on ALL Moda fabrics! Use the code MODA25 at checkout. ALSO, grab a Mystery Fat Quarter Box for $29.99, get a second FREE, and score 40 fat quarters for just 75 cents each! You don’t need to do anything to receive your second box- just order ONE, and they’ll send TWO! Offer expires at Midnight PT Monday, March 17.

Quick projects

If shopping is not on your list of priorities, then you can definitely make something from what you already have! Below are some of my favorite, quick projects. They’re all free downloads, so choose a favorite and start sewing!

Folded Corner Pincushion

I love making something that I can start and finish in an afternoon. This Folded Corner Pincushion is one of those projects. The folded corners create a perfect pocket to hold Clover Wonder Clips or small notions such as bobbins and thimbles. Not only is it quick to make, it’s also a perfect gift for a sewing buddy. So now you’ll have to make two!

Scrappy Quilt Pattern

If you’re like me, you have an abundance of scraps. Put to them to use with my Scrappy Quilt Pattern and you might make a small dent in your inventory! This is a great quilt to make because it sews together fairly quickly. Although for me, it has become a long term project because I’m using it as a leaders and enders project. However you make it, this is one of those quilts that you’ll love to spend time on.

Blossom Quilt Block

Since it’s almost Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, this Blossom Quilt Block would be a perfect project to make. You’ll find ideas for turning one block into a mug rug or two blocks make a cute pillow. The free pattern has three block sizes to choose from.

Vinca Quilt Block & Table Runner

If I had to choose a favorite, I might choose my Vinca Quilt Block tutorial. It’s such a versatile, easy and cute quilt block! It started out as a Christmas tutorial, but turned into a more universal quilt block. I’ve made a single block, a table runner, a baby quilt, a Christmas quilt and two throw size quilts so far. There is also a full size pdf quilt pattern available to purchase in my Etsy Shop that includes four quilt sizes and detailed instructions.

Mug Rugs

I couldn’t pick just one to highlight, so I’ll link to them all here! I love making mug rugs; I think they’re perfect for gifts and they are fast projects to make. It’s like the entire quilt process is shrunk down into one tiny quilt!

I hope I’ve given you some ideas to celebrate National Quilting Day. If you’re not interested in starting a new project, you can always finish an old one! Most of us have unfinished projects (UFO’s) or works in progress (WIP’s) to work on. You could also organize and clean your sewing room. That’s always a step in the right direction. And if all else fails, you can just scroll through some of the shopping deals out there!

Have a wonderful weekend and Happy National Quilting Day!