How to Make A "Simplicity" Quilt Pattern - Full Tutorial!!

[@sandraward3906]

My name is now Sandra Lasook. Love your tutorials. Soon as I figure out how to post some I have made I will show you

[@sewdivadiane]

Does anyone else play “Guess the thread color Donna will choose?” I love this pattern!

[@lucyhorritt3560]

Yes! Every time! 😁

[@UndertheNeedle282]

Always 🤣🤣

[@Cindyhatcher2009]

YES and I never guess as she selects :-)

[@GettinStitchy]

LOL, yes, definitely! I also play the game of guess how many outfits it takes to make the top. She did it all in the same outfit this time! Yikes. Talk about energy.

[@sherryroof9523]

I’ve never heard the word “thatch” for fabric but I get why!

[@michelleshelby01]

Oh my gosh.. that shipping area was to die for... I was like a kid in a candy shop 🤣 Love the quilt, it's really cute

[@mrsmac1974]

I want to live in the shipping room!

[@crittersintheyard3993]

omg me too!!

[@trishcrr]

A quilters dream space! All that fabric....heaven on earth!!😂

[@thinkbeads]

😂 I was just also going to post that I would love to play in your warehouse! The playground of my dreams 😍

[@ellendonohuecramer6010]

It was like a glimpse from the Sewing Room in Heaven!!!!

[@NormaAndWillow]

I also keep an eye on her nails. ❤️. Love them!

[@barbarajobling5665]

I had bought jelly rolls for a project but then forgot the project! Now I have a lovely quilt to make after watching another of your great tutorials, Donna you are the queen of all the utube quilters, long may you reign.

[@rosyredraspberry]

I just wanted to praise the camera person. I live the tutorials and how they are presented. But what really sets them apart is the wonderful camera work. I especially love the clips of cutting fabric, whether by rotary cutter or scissors. Kudos and keep up the good work!! 🎥

[@chavakern3124]

The Jordan’s son James makes the videos on his phone! He does post-production editing, but still. Wow!

[@robynmitchell5296]

I get so excited when Donna puts a new quilt on line 😊😊

[@theresaconner7173]

Meee to!! :)

[@kantwinnada]

yep

[@dezfos592]

Meeee toooooo!

[@marthagomez7275]

TV es B

[@Sandi533]

I also watch Donna’s videos over and over. Learn something each time, go back to watch one I wish I could make.

[@mariadepablosayalero6941]

I live un a small village in Spain, and I can't stop watching your videos once, twice and again. I can't decide which one I'd like to make, all of them seem very very easy when you sew... LOVE your tutorials, Thanks from the other part of the world ❤️❤️❤️

[@jodypellecchia3305]

Thanks so much for all your videos - you do an amazing job - I love that you don't go on and on about stuff that is not pertinent to the subject, and that you get right to the point and focus on that.

[@johnandevefoster3816]

Imagine owning and operating her fabric and quilting, gigantic store! And you can just make anything your heart desires. So, you just stroll down each row and pick whatever you like. Imagine that! I am so happy for you and so jealous of you!

[@ArikaNrazzle]

Earlier, I was thinking it had been a little bit since you're last video! Thanks for this!!!

[@maxiedoodle]

Donna! Your shipping room is AMAZING! I believe that's what my stash will look like in Heaven♥️

[@deannaclark362]

OMG all those jelly rolls😍we do not get many of them in Australia and when we do they are SO expensive😮‍💨.Love your videos Donna. Thanks for sharing them.

[@nancyhoffman9639]

I really like this bright colorful quilt!!! It is so cheerful! But the black background was also very nice! Thanks for the great tutorial! I have learned so much from your detailed instructions!!!

[@emilyrue1668]

Very cheerful quilt. When Donna says to be careful about the bias cuts and how it will stretch your fabric your fabric, BE CAREFUL. I am thrilled that you explained it again. Maybe my next top won’t be so out of shape. LOL thank you for the demo.

[@HidingPlainSight]

Good reminder for this old quilter, too 🙋

[@jordanfabrics8380]

The trick is to always press in the direction of the grain of the fabric. Our muscle memory prompts us to pull the blocks side to side or up and down to make them square, but this has a very bad affect on the block! The more you try to straighten, the wonkier it gets! I have to concentrate really hard to iron along the diagonal of the quilt blocks - the individual ones and also when the quilt top is being put together.

[@kerrytrout]

I have very sensitive fingertips. Can I used a seam roller (gently) instead of finger pressing?

[@vivianpowell1732]

@@kerrytrout Try the eraser end of a pencil or a blunt-tipped knitting needle.

[@sguhl4089]

@@kerrytrout I use a seam roller sometimes. Works great. Just don’t pull on the fabric. Good luck!

[@sharonwilson8208]

I made this quilt in crib size. I used Kaffe bright colors, left over from another quilt. The oohs and ahs abounded. I told them I thought it was more the fabric designer than my sewing. Baby is now old enough to play on the blanket on the floor. The bright colors are quite entertaining.😊

[@Katrina-ii7lg]

You never fail to give us such good videos that make it look so easy. Really want to do this quilt next. Thank you as always for helping us all quilt!

[@lisaakin322]

I live in Montana and was out your way in early August. I always make it a point to stop by the shop when in the area. I have watched your videos for years and order fabric frequently. I wanted to put in my two cents regarding your decision to reopen as a brick and mortar store. Unfortunately, there will probably be a lot of shops that have realized they can go mail-order only. But the community of quilters, the people that make up our groups across the country, are social; we love to get together and talk quilts; we love to come in and browse, touch the fabric, see the samples, get ideas; we make shopping for fabric a part of our vacations. This will be a big decision for you as business owners...but I wanted you to know how much I enjoy visiting your store IN PERSON. I hope that your decision can be swayed to the "reopen" option as it would be so disappointing to know that Jordan Fabrics would no longer be one of my destination points during my travels.

[@fayepersson8103]

I now live in Washington state , born and raised in Hawaii and visiting Jordan Fabric to shop is on my bucket list! I too visit quilt shops when I travel and draw inspiration from them ♥️

[@carmenbailey1560]

I surprised myself by liking the Halloween quilt more than the florals. They are both beautiful, but the orange/black really caught my eye. Thanks for sharing 👍❤️😊

[@kathleenlacey6275]

I like 👍 the black and orange one.

[@cindyyip8926]

Donna. I Learn a lot of from you. Thank you. We continue to support u.

[@carolynmills513]

Love the cheerful colors! But I really love the quilting on the giveaway. I love for the quilting to stand out.

[@robyntaylor344]

I was thinking whilst watching this I wonder how it would look with a black background, then you answered my thought. Love both.

[@pooie0116]

OMG, All those delicious fabrics in your storeroom... I think if I ever wandered in there I'm afraid it might short out my cerebral cortex. Love your tutorials and this one's no exception ❤️

[@sarasills7259]

I love seeing all of your stacks and stacks of fabrics. I will never be able to sew all of the fabrics that I have in my two bedroom apartment, but I always wish I could have a fabric store. Thanks for all you teach us. If I have a sewing question I always check out your videos first. I know you realize what is going on in your part of the country, but I sure worry about you and Matt and whole family. Please be safe.

[@KBaker-xl7cp]

Gorgeous.🌸 I'm a Jelly Roll Person.. An Batiks Are My Favorite...😃 Amazing How The Pattern Is Different with The Halloween Colors..LOVE IT.. Thank You Donna.

[@joycegraves9894]

Beautiful quilt. Love your tutorials. I wish I lived close to you so you could help me learn more.

[@paulamckean6719]

Love watching Donna . She is a great teacher

[@AngKwentoKo1981]

I wish I have beautiful textile and thread like that... I am inspired by your design and creations. I am planning to start a new business of making bedsheet, curtain ,etc.

[@louisestaats234]

8:10...,love the quilt. Love your Nail Polish..wow. What color is that !!!

[@vickiclark1998]

Inspiration for a new quilt! I need a new camping quilt! And, I have a serious jelly roll and layer cake addiction!! LOL. Looking forward to shopping in the store one day...

[@Sharon-pb7so]

Our power has been out all night, I was so happy when it came back on and discovered a new tutorial from you, Donna. Both quilts are great! Now I can go to sleep, it's been a long, hot day. Thank you for all your great tutorials! I'm so proud of how much your channel had grown, you deserve a million subscribers. 💜

[@christybahr7242]

I have followed you since I bought my home last Oct. I bought a Gammill 30 Statler with a 14 ft. table. I am a Vietnam era vet on disability with a service dog so I can leave my house. You have been a very big help to me!!!!

[@bettywhittington9654]

It's good you found Jordan Fabric's. they keep us all so busy. Happy quilting.

[@24carrotgold8]

I love watching you sew and hear the sound of the machine knitting and the iron spritzing!

[@rethamoore4282]

Donna, you just showed me one thing I've been doing wrong on my fan quilt. No wonder I had to keep ripping out and trimming up! I never thought about how much I was pulling on my blocks as I sewed them up. Thank you so much my friend.😀♥️♥️♥️

[@tsviyayeshayahu382]

The example is beautiful, the tutorial is very good, I really want to try it.👍⁦❤️⁩

[@deborahlovo5379]

I could watch your videos for hours (which I do ). You have a wonderful way of teaching . I really wish I could come walk around the store and do some shopping. Thank you for all your good advice.

[@trishcrr]

Donna, you are such a bright spot in our lives! During this Covid nightmare, that doesn't seem to ever end, your videos are truly a respite away from the world. Your calm way of teaching and your sweet voice help to calm my soul. Thank you so much for sharing your time and talent with us!

[@anitajonsson4379]

Donna,.You are so "Hip to Be Square" with your absolutely exciting, beautiful, cool and/or stunning results with each and every quilt you make! I guess practise does make perfect.🏆 Jordan Fabrics is the proof in the pudding 🙆‍♀️🏆💐

[@cherylwilliams42]

Wow! That orange and black pops and really gives a different look to the same pattern!

[@conniesharkey1058]

Hello there my friend, I just wanted to let you know how fantastic your videos are. Your simplicity pattern is awesome. My younger sister loves batman, I did this pattern with batman fabric and it turned out pretty awesome. Thank you so much

[@jocelynrobinson8980]

Love getting a little tour of your storage…the fabrics, the jelly rolls, I’m in love!

[@irisklug-gramer8339]

Dear Donna! You lucky one with all these fantastic fabrics! It's a dream! Thanks for another nice video! God bless!

[@mrsmiggins6435]

It's amazing how the colours change the look and feel of the throw. Thank you🤗

[@SingersMom-rx8wt]

After 50+ years of sewing and quilting and countless tutorials and lessons, any time anyone asks about learning to quilt it is ALWAYS an opportunity to introduce someone to Jordan fabrics! From picking fabrics to picking thread and thecquilt pattern they are well scripted an you always get a helpful hint or two. I'd like to see this in fall colors with a taupe or beige background. I like guessing the thread color and watching for a new nail color too! Keep hoping they'll reopen the retail because I like to match different lines amd brands. Hard to do that online....

[@bonieloiselle5489]

Yes I do,play bet I can guess thread color and about 98% of t he time I guess the same one. I just wish I could guess on the winning quilt. I want to win one of them so bad. Donna is one of the only teachers that gave me enough confidence to actually sew. I started watching Quilt in a day and became so discouraged that I almost stopped trying. Then I began watching Donna and Karen Brown and Jenny and a couple of others and tried again. I am so glad. It has been fun. learning.

[@lindadavis8082]

Another winner, Donna! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on choosing coordinating fabrics.

[@amandastratton8242]

Beautiful quilt Donna really a cheerful make Thank you for sharing

[@loriar1027]

I really like Cozy Quilt patterns! And I love the fabric you chose!

[@lindaspitzer8610]

I’m working on a dancing ribbon quilt and wondered why some of my squares were getting a little wonkie until you talked about the bias sides. It dawned on me I was stretching without realizing it. So you talking about was a good reminder. Thank you.

[@gibsonmoore6784]

Hello beautiful

[@sheronsnyder7170]

Never see any icon for the give away. Pumpkin spice would be a great seasonal quilt white..foam..orange …pumpkin and a dark brown for the coffee

[@itssamiyoutube]

I'm a learner wow great collections and patterns I'm gona make something simple for now as I'm new too all this.

[@carolyneaarsen413]

All those jelly rolls and fabric.....so amazing. Makes my mouth water.

[@KathyDurbin]

I just found you. Love your quilts. I just started quilting my self. Have a blessed day.

[@chuchiedoubek772]

I love this tutorial! I hope you still carry the same jelly rolls you used! ❤

[@amandajayne2619]

I adore the vintage look of this bright quilt. The Halloween quilt colours pop out and look nice, too.

[@suem.4588]

I like keeping the same colors in rows. It looks really pretty.

[@BrendaH289]

I love that pantograph, I love seeing what your going to do ♥️

[@vidhyahemmady948]

New setup? Beautifully arranged. Loved the drawers for the patterns and the shelves for jellyrolls. Would like to see the whole shop route. Nice pattern

[@ostrobogulous1]

Yes!!! A tour of the shop and shipping areas would be cool!!! Also, a live Q&A!!!!!

[@lindsayschilling8707]

@@ostrobogulous1 Great idea!

[@ostrobogulous1]

@@lindsayschilling8707 Thanks!!!😁

[@MagicHeide]

Cheerful and bright! I loved this tutorial. I do hope you are able to reopen soon. I would love to be able to visit the shop.

[@veribrunner7284]

I love your quilts and patterns...🥰. Thank you very much! Greetings from South Tirol 🌝🌼🌷☀️

[@lindsayschilling8707]

Donna, great job! I love both quilts. When you stand back a few feet, the blocks have a 3-D effect (particularly with the Halloween version). I just love it when I get a notification on a new tutorial from "Jordan Fabrics"! I can hardly wait to start the video. And, you do a terrific job with the tutorials; straight talk, to the point without a ton of fluff - Excellent; great for beginners as well! Many thanks to the whole crew. Lindsay, Sacramento, California ❤ 🇺🇸

[@lindadaparoe5737]

I love both quilt, but the orange pop out😍😍Thank you Donna🌹

[@dalekalyvas9005]

Oh my goodness...your store is a dream! I would spend HOURS trying to decide on which fabrics to use. It must be so satisfying to work around all that beautiful color all day.

[@margowelch2383]

Love this quilt in the American Jane prints!

[@laurakelly3371]

If that's your shipping department I can't imagine what the store looks like! 😍😍 Maybe after covid I can come shop!!🤩 Once again, you amaze me with another beautiful pattern! Thank you for what you do for all of us in the Jordan Fabrics KZbin video tutorials family!❤

[@trishcrr]

Unfortunately, because of Covid they have closed their retail shop. Doesn't look like it will be open again any time soon because of the delta variant! I live in Oregon and recently retired. A visit to the store was at the top of my bucket list after the first round of Covid was resolved....now a new strain has hit😞.

[@laurakelly3371]

@@trishcrr noooooooooo please tell me that isn't so! Closed for good or just temporary? I too wanted to plan a trip!😥❤

[@JudyHart1]

Trish H, I live out the gorge, and had also planned a post-Covid trip, very disappointed. Hopefully, they’ll attend upcoming quilt shows, if those happen.

[@qvcchik]

love your tutorials have coffee with you every morning would love to see a tour of your shipping area

[@laurabair8155]

LOVE that you used some cheerful fabric instead of batiks! Thank you! So pretty!!!

[@daisy8297]

Torn between the two quilts, but the black background is so dramatic! Love them both 💕

[@KnitLoveHK]

The cloths are matchable The pattern looks so great Like it with thanks

[@margaretladru1518]

Oh wow! Sooooo many fabric packs. Totally drool worthy! I always enjoy seeing what your stores look like, given I probably won't ever be able to get there. Once again, another inspiring colourful quilt tutorial. I have learned so much watching all the videos. Thank you everyone at Jordan Fabrics.

[@dianeolson8449]

Wow! Looks like fabric heaven in your shipping room!

[@amandalouise1604]

Fabulous in both. But got to say, love the dark option. Very striking.

[@janebaker745]

Oh I really like this one ... once I've finished the square in a square I'm doing now this is definitely my next project.. thank you for another amazing tutorial ... from the UK

[@gibsonmoore6784]

Hello my friend

[@vickiemihelich5994]

The dark background really does make the fabric pop!!! Love it

[@lesleygilbert1945]

It's amazing how a simple colour change can make such a difference to the finished blocks and then the arrangement of them all. Also nice to have another look inside the shop and all those shelves, full of beautiful fabrics :)

[@kathyeubanks5524]

Yay! CozyQuilt, Donna, 30’s prints, and Hallowe’en prints! Wonderful pattern to make two different-looking quilts. Thanks, Donna!

[@spragit3834]

Look at all those rolls😍😍😍. Thanks for sharing … this is an awesome pattern!

[@debrazaioczkowski6565]

Love the dark one 💓 great job

[@Makos33]

Such a nice surprise 😀. Love the videos. So calming just before going to sleep. I have been watching and re-watching the old ones, it’s part of my night time routine.

[@cherylwilliams42]

Thank you, Donna.myopic are a great instructor.

[@loopylou5841]

What a very happy jolly looking fabric selection. Great pattern and it looked so different in the darker colours. Thank you

[@gailmummert1660]

All your Quilts you make are just Beautiful. Thank you for showing how to make them.

[@heypatk]

Lovely bright quilt!!! Especially like the Halloween version.

[@ritaschug1847]

Any tutorial by Donna Jordan is great! I may not create a quilt from a specific pattern but I always learn something new or am reminded of a good practice. Thank you Donna Jordan!

[@rw3365]

Both quilt are beautiful. Hard to pick a favorite.

[@teresaayars3164]

I think this would be a fun quilt to make. I’m putting it on my list

[@sandycipriano9067]

i enjoy all patterns keep up the great . I just start quilting .I watch your video everyday

[@brea9269]

I love the dark version!

[@angelheart1430]

Beautiful job as always Donna! 💗

[@Jackie-ox6zk]

you always make the prettiest quilts And so effortlessly thx for sharing

[@kaylenedaugherty8218]

Donna, you're a fabric choosing genius! Looooooove this pattern and fabric choice! I wasn't interested in this pattern at all and now I must have it. :)

[@sylviajones2911]

I gotta say, i have never wanted to make a quilt until i came upon your videos! Now i know what the jelly roll in the quilting store i get material is! And im gonna have to make a quilt! Thanks for the inspiration! Your amazing!

[@1949chefjojo]

Me too. I get excited about the newly published quilt. Donna you do a great tutorial!

[@jenniebarrow812]

You are so talented! I think the hip to be square quilt is absolutely beautiful 😍

[@fendi5319]

Me too! I was hoping to find a quilt kit to buy on her site but couldn’t find anything. I LOVE ❤️ IT. If anyone should find a link let me know!!! 🤩🤩

[@jenniebarrow812]

@@fendi5319 I searched on Jordan fabrics and found a black and white one.

[@fendi5319]

@@jenniebarrow812 Thank you Jennie!!!! 🥰

[@kholidacraft]

It's amazing...😍😍 Love from Indonesia.

[@barbaramatievich2908]

Love the bright cheery colors in this quilt.

[@erikawilson1154]

Another stunning quilt from Donna. 😍

[@SusanPepper]

I love both but the Halloween fabric quilt is my favorite.

[@loraineleuschke4186]

I really like your choice of borders.

[@cindygimskie8818]

I love the dark colored one