Quilting Fabric by the Yard

The Brands We Carry

We're selective about what we stock. Every brand in our collection is chosen for print quality, color accuracy, and the consistency quilters expect from 44" cotton quilting fabric. Our full roster includes:

Shop by Designer

Many of our customers shop by designer first. We carry fabric from some of the most sought-after names in quilting, including:

Tula Pink

One of the most recognizable names in modern quilting. Tula Pink's collections are known for their intricate detail, bold color, and the unmistakable True Colors range. Shop Tula Pink →

Kaffe Fassett

The master of color in quilting fabric. Kaffe Fassett Collective prints are rich, layered, and designed to work together across decades of collections. Essential for any serious stash. Shop Kaffe Fassett →

Bonnie & Camille for Moda

Fresh, feminine, and endlessly versatile — Bonnie & Camille collections are perennial bestsellers for a reason. Their palette work is exceptional for scrappy quilts and charm pack projects.

Tim Holtz

For quilters who lean toward the eclectic and artistic. Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements collections bring a mixed-media sensibility to quilting cotton that's genuinely unlike anything else in the market. Shop Tim Holtz →

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Fabric Types — What We Stock

All fabric in this collection is 100% quilting cotton at 44" width unless otherwise noted. Here's a breakdown of what you'll find:

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How to Choose Quilting Fabric

With hundreds of collections in stock at any given time, the choices can feel overwhelming. Here's how experienced quilters think about fabric selection — and how we help customers choose every day in our Florida stores.

Start with the pattern requirements

Most quilt patterns specify fabric type and yardage. If your pattern calls for "quilting cotton," any 100% cotton quilting fabric in this collection will work. Patterns that use batiks or specific textures will call those out. When in doubt, 44" wide quilting cotton at the listed yardage is the safe choice.

Understand value contrast

The most common mistake newer quilters make is choosing fabrics that are all the same value — the relative lightness or darkness of a print regardless of color. A quilt with all medium-value fabrics loses definition and looks muddy. You need lights, mediums, and darks working together. Squint at your fabric selections — if they all blur together, add a light or a dark.

Build around a focus fabric

If you're building a palette from scratch, start with one fabric you love — usually a large-scale print with multiple colors. Then pull coordinates that match one color at a time from that focus fabric. Solids and low-volume blenders are your friends for breathing space between busy prints.

Buy more than you think you need

Fabric goes out of print. A collection that's in stock today may be gone in six months. If you love a fabric and have a project in mind, buy the yardage you need plus at least a half yard extra. Running short mid-project is a painful and often unsolvable problem.

Quilting Fabric in Florida — What's Different

Most online fabric shops are based in the Midwest or on the coasts and ship blind. Flash Sew & Quilt is a Florida quilt shop — we have three physical locations across Southwest and Southeast Florida, and we understand what Florida quilters are actually working on.

Florida quilters tend to favor lighter-weight quilting cotton for year-round projects — the same 100% cotton quilting fabric works beautifully, but lighter batiks and low-volume prints read as cooler and more appropriate for the climate than heavy flannel or dark-dense prints. Bamboo and cotton batting paired with breathable quilting cotton is the combination our customers come back to most for everyday bed quilts.

We also see strong demand for tropical and nature-inspired prints — florals, coastal themes, and botanical designs that feel at home in Florida interiors. Collections like Kaffe Fassett's Collective, certain FreeSpirit lines, and Tilda's natural-palette prints sell consistently well across all three of our locations.

Caring for Quilting Cotton

Should you prewash?

This is the great quilting debate. Prewashing removes sizing (the starch-like finish applied during manufacturing) and allows for any shrinkage before the fabric is cut. If you're mixing fabrics from different manufacturers in the same quilt, prewashing creates a consistent base. If you're using fabric from one collection and want that crisp, new-fabric feel for easier piecing, you can skip it — just know the quilt will shrink slightly on first wash, creating the characteristic crinkled heirloom look many quilters love.

Washing quilting cotton

Machine wash cold, gentle cycle, with like colors. Dry on low heat or lay flat. High heat causes excessive shrinkage and can weaken fibers over time. Pressing with a dry iron on the cotton setting sets seams beautifully and keeps blocks accurate during assembly.

Storing fabric

Store quilting cotton folded or rolled on bolts away from direct sunlight. UV exposure fades colors over time — particularly deep reds and certain batik dyes. If you're building a fabric stash, drawer storage or opaque bins protect color better than open shelving.