Grace Company Quilt Shop

09/01/2026

🧵 **September in Quilter’s Playground: Happy Endings!**

A beautiful quilt deserves a beautiful finish! This month, we’re exploring how to plan, adjust, and complete your quilting with confidence through three free live classes:

💕 September 9 – QCT Automation
Learn how to place borders and corners, flip and fit designs, and explore helpful QCT Gold features.

💛 September 16 – QMX Pantographs
Measure your entire quilt, calculate the right design size, and plan your spacing for a balanced fit.

💙 September 23 – Free Motion
Practice different design-placement methods and learn how to make small adjustments while you quilt.

All classes run from 5:00–6:00 PM Mountain Time.

Our QCT and Free Motion sessions also include a live Q&A and Quilter’s Playground Quilt Show beginning at 4:30 PM. The QMX class begins at 5:00 PM without a Q&A.

📢 **Register for September**

Visit gracecompany.com to find our education page and register, or comment QPSeptember below and we’ll send you a link to all three classes!

Which September class are you most excited about? 🧵

08/27/2026

🎥 **The newest Quilter’s Playground video is now live on YouTube!**

Missed yesterday’s class—or want to watch it again? Free Motion: Pantographs is ready to view!

In this class, Karla demonstrates how simple markings and boundaries can help you free motion quilt repeating designs with greater confidence and consistency. You’ll see figure eights, chevrons, loops, feathers, and more!

👇 Comment QP826 below, and we’ll send you the link!

You can also find the video by visiting Quilter’s Playground on YouTube.

🎟️ **August Quilter’s Playground Coupon**

Save 20% on:

• Plastic Pattern Sets—10-panel or 3-panel sets
• Gracie Laser
• Laser Stylus

Use code: AUG20%OFFQP

This offer ends August 31! Please support your local Grace Company dealer—give them a call, and they can honor the coupon code too.

After you watch, tell us: Which free motion design would you like to try first? 🧵💙

08/26/2026

🧵 Join us for Quilter’s Playground today!

We’re wrapping up our Back to Basics pantograph series with:

🎉 Free Motion: Traditional Pantographs

Learn how to set up paper pantographs and use lasers and rear handles to trace designs smoothly, accurately, and with confidence—no automation required!

🕟 4:30 PM Mountain Time
Live Q&A and community quilt show

🕔 5:00–6:00 PM Mountain Time
Free Motion: Traditional Pantographs class

The class is completely free, but registration is required to receive the Zoom link.

👇 Comment QP826 below, and we’ll send you the registration link!

We’ll see you in Quilter’s Playground! 💙

08/17/2026

🧵 This week in Quilter’s Playground: QMX Pantographs — Why Direction Matters!

Have you ever started quilting a pantograph only to realize you’re headed the wrong direction—or made things harder than they needed to be? 😅

This Wednesday, we’re getting back to the basics and talking about why direction matters when quilting pantographs with QMX!

We’ll cover:
✨ How continuous-line pantographs work
✨ Common direction mistakes and how to avoid them
✨ How planning your path can help you quilt more efficiently in QMX

📅 Wednesday, August 19
⏰ 5:00–6:00 PM Mountain Time
💻 FREE online class

Want to join us?

💬 Comment QMXPANTO below and we’ll send you the registration link!

Already use QMX? Tell us in the comments—what’s one pantograph question you’d love to have answered?

08/10/2026

Blenders may not always be the star of the quilt, but they’re often what makes the whole project come together! Whether you need the perfect background, a little extra texture, or just the right color to finish your quilt, now is a great time to stock up.

From August 10–16, enjoy 40% off all blender fabrics—both online and in store!

Shop your favorites, fill in the gaps in your fabric stash, or grab a few colors you know you’ll use again and again.

Which colors are always running low in your stash? 🎨🧵

08/01/2026

🧵 A New Month Means More Quilter's Playground! 💙

Whether you're brand new to longarm quilting or you've been quilting for years, Quilter's Playground is here to help you build your skills, gain confidence, and have fun along the way.

✨ FREE live Zoom classes
💬 Learn from Grace educators
❓Ask questions during our live Q&A sessions
🧵 Quilt alongside an amazing community of quilters

Each month, we meet three times:

🤖 2nd Wednesday: QCT Automation (Live Q&A at 4:30 PM MT, class begins at 5:00 PM MT)

✨ 3rd Wednesday: QMX (Class begins at 5:00 PM MT)

🪡 4th Wednesday: Free Motion Quilting (Live Q&A at 4:30 PM MT, class begins at 5:00 PM MT)

💙 Best of all? Every class is completely FREE!

📅 We'll share this month's class schedule tomorrow!

To register, visit the Grace Company website, or simply comment "QPAUG" below and we'll send you this month's registration links directly.

We can't wait to quilt with you! ❤️

07/28/2026

👶 A little something special for all your baby quilt projects!

From cuddly minky and adorable baby prints to panels, kits, precuts, and more—everything in our Baby Collection is 40% OFF through Sunday, August 2!

Whether you're sewing for a new grandbaby, a baby shower, or simply adding to your stash, now is the perfect time to stock up on your favorite baby fabrics.

🍼 40% OFF ALL BABY ITEMS
✨ Fabric
✨ Minky
✨ Panels
✨ Quilt Kits
✨ Precuts
✨ And more!

Shop the collection here:
https://graceframe.com/en/shop?group_id=8&category_id=108&q=&sortBy=popularity

What's your favorite thing to make for a new baby? 💙🩷

07/23/2026

🎥 **Missed Quilter's Playground Yesterday? We've Got You Covered!** 🎥

If you weren't able to join us live, you can now watch the replay on our YouTube channel!

This week's **Back to Basics** class is all about designing your own free motion quilting motifs. Karla shares simple techniques to help you build confidence, improve your muscle memory, and create beautiful custom quilting designs.

✨ **In this replay, you'll learn:**
🧵 How tracing designs helps improve your quilting
✏️ Tips for creating your own quilting motifs
📐 How to plan continuous-line designs
💻 Basic PatternCAD editing techniques
🎨 Ways to turn your ideas into beautiful quilting patterns

🎥 **Watch the replay here:**
https://youtu.be/kwuUbVv1gGA

💬 Want the replay delivered straight to your Messenger? Just comment **QPDOODLE** below, and we'll automatically send the replay directly to your Messenger!

🎁 **Don't forget your July Quilter's Playground Member Perk!**

This month's exclusive offer is $50 OFF the NEW Aura Light Bar with coupon code:
✨ **JulyQPOFF$50**

⏰ Hurry—this offer ends **July 31st!**

If you have a local Grace dealer, we'd love for you to support them! Just give them the coupon code, and they can honor the discount for you.

We'll see you next month for more Quilter's Playground: Back to Basics classes. Happy Quilting! ❤️

Welcome back to Quilter's Playground!In this week's Back to Basic...

07/22/2026

Do you want to attend a FREE quilting class?

Our Quilter's Playground group hosts FREE classes 3 times a month! We focus on QCT Automation, QMX FD Automation, and Free Motion quilting!

Attend Class TODAY - Want to know one of the best ways to improve your free motion quilting? Put down your sewing machine and pick up a pencil!

In this Quilter's Playground session, we'll explore how doodling, tracing, and sketching quilting designs can help build muscle memory, improve design flow, and make free motion quilting feel much more natural.

You don't have to be an artist to benefit from this class—just willing to put pen to paper and give it a try.

You'll Learn How To:
• Use doodling to improve quilting confidence
• Trace quilting designs to build muscle memory
• Test new ideas before stitching them
• Improve consistency and design flow
• Turn simple sketches into quilting designs

Perfect For:
Quilters who want to feel more comfortable with free motion quilting and build confidence one doodle at a time.

Comment: QP722 and we'll send a link to register!

07/14/2026

🎄☀️ Christmas in July is HERE! ☀️🎄

Who says you have to wait until winter to start your Christmas quilting? 🎁🧵

Now is the perfect time to get a head start on holiday quilts, table runners, stockings, tree skirts, gifts, and all those cozy Christmas projects you've been dreaming about!

✨ All Christmas fabric is 30% OFF throughout the month of July! ✨

Whether you love traditional reds and greens, modern holiday prints, or whimsical winter designs, we've got plenty of festive fabrics waiting for you.

👉 Shop our Christmas collection here:
https://graceframe.com/en/shop?group_id=8&category_id=99&q=&sortBy=popularity

🎅 Tell us in the comments: What's your favorite Christmas project to make?
🎄 Quilts
🎁 Stockings
🍽️ Table runners
🌟 Tree skirts
❤️ Handmade gifts

We can't wait to see what you're creating this holiday season!