By the Bundle: From Precuts to Patchwork: 12 Fat Quarter Friendly Quilt Designs

Do you love collecting fat quarter bundles, but don't know what to do with them, or just leave them looking all beautifully tied up with a ribbon on a shelf in your sewing room? Former quilt-shop owner turned fabric designer, Emma Jean Jansen inspires quilters to create her 12 quilts specifically designed to use these popular precuts. Whether you are using a collection of fat quarters from a single fabric collection, or from a personal collection of inspired favorites, all of Emma's assembly and cutting directions are written specifically to maximize fat quarters to help you finally put these collections to use. Photographed on location in her native Australia, Emma's designs range from beginner-friendly to complex, each appealing to modern and traditional quilters alike. So go ahead...untie that ribbon and break into your favorite bundle!

Emma Jean Jansen has been in the patchwork and quilting industry for over 10 years. She studied Textile Design at RMIT and is currently designing fabric for the Australian company Ella Blue, available from Charles Parsons. She blogs at emmajeanjansen.com.au and lives in Australia.