LITTLE BOX OF FIGS 2025: BOX #1 REVEAL – SUMMER SPOOLS

Hello my Fig Tree Friends! Welcome to the first box of your 2025/2026 subscription! Starting off this year’s quarterly subscription is a favorite classic spools block with a little bit of a twist. Easily done with a couple charm packs and perfect for a later redo in scraps, this simple rainbow project is going to be a summer favorite around here… I can feel it already. Be sure to follow along here on the blog, Instagram, and our Facebook Group [FIG TREE QUILTS FRIENDS] as we sew this LITTLE BOX project together. If you’d like…

2025 CURATED ‘CLASSIC AMERICANA’ BUNDLE + SUMMERTIME SEWING INSPO

I have been collecting and squirreling away these classic red, white and blue fabrics for a few months now and I’m so happy to share them with you just in time for some summertime sewing! Based on collections by my MODA designer friends Minick & Simpson and Bunnyhill Designs, we have put together our favorite deep reds, blues, pinks and creams for a wonderful summertime Americana vibe! …… **GRAB THE BUNDLE HERE!** …… It’s just that time of the year my friends! Thought it was the perfect opportunity for a patriotic bundle full of…

PATTERN SHOWCASE: SUMMER SPOOLS

There are certain quilt blocks that have been around for so long that they are instantly recognizable and immediately invoke images of vintage quilts and simpler times. I feel like the Spool Block is one of those. It can be made in any variety of sizes and combinations, and this is my take on a simple, charm pack-friendly version. This SUMMER SPOOLS quilt is the newest in our LITTLE BOX OF FIGS patterns. It goes out to all the LITTLE BOX subscribers first with the full kit. After those ship, we make the pattern available to all those of…

MAKING A PROJECT BAG: VIDEO TUTORIALS

We posted a PROJECT BAG TUTORIAL blog post almost exactly 2 years ago and then updated it last year…and they are still on my mind! Hence why the details were included in our latest LITTLE BOX OF FIGS with a new front panel layout using leftover CHARM PACK squares [more on that at the end of this post]! I decided to re-introduce the instructions here – as well as add in my very professional, very polished video tutorials, too! 🙂 All I can say is that these are so addicting (you’ve been warned!), and I have…

VINTAGE FRIENDSHIP STARS SEW ALONG: WEEKS THREE & FOUR

Welcome to Week #4 of our VINTAGE FRIENDSHIP STARS SEW ALONG…I can’t believe we are already in our final week! I want to take a moment to apologize for not posting last Monday for Week #3. We had our 2nd annual Fig Tree Retreat here in California this past weekend and the last-minute prep work was a bit underestimated. 🙂 We said our goodbyes yesterday, Sunday, and now it’s back to reality…but there’s always a silver lining, and that’s being able to get back to this beautiful sew along! I am combining…