Chapter 2 of the Soulshine Quilt Class is now available inside Quilty Class, and this chapter is all about setting yourself up for calm, confident sewing before you ever sit down at your machine.

If you’d like to see the full class details or join us, you can find everything here:
👉 https://quiltclass.southerncharmquilts.com/courses/Soulshine-Quilt

👉 Find Soulshine quilt kits here:
https://meanderandmake.com/quilt-kits/soulshine-quilt/

In this chapter, we slow things down in the best possible way. Instead of jumping straight into cutting and piecing, we spend time preparing and organizing our fabrics so the rest of the project feels smoother, more enjoyable, and much less overwhelming.

Lesson 4: Preparing Your Fabrics

We start with fabric prep. In this lesson, I talk about why pressing matters, how I use pressing spray, and how taking a little extra time here makes everything more accurate and easier later on. This is the kind of step that can feel small, but it makes a big difference in how your quilt comes together.

Pressing Station (underneath my wool mat, I have a flannel/vinyl tablecloth protecting the table):

• Iron
• Wool pressing mat
• ​Pressing spray​
• Misting bottle

Lesson 5: Cutting Overview and Quilt Versions

Here we step back and talk through your two fabric options before you cut anything.

Soulshine can be made as a scrappy quilt using fat quarters for the foreground, or as a modern quilt using yardage so every block matches. In this lesson, I explain how the foreground fabrics work in each version and help you think through which approach feels right for you.

We are not doing cutting demos in this class. Your pattern has all of that. This lesson is really about helping you make confident decisions before you start.

Lesson 6: Organizing by Block

This is the lesson I’m especially excited about.

My friend Kathy suggested a simple but brilliant idea for organizing a scrappy quilt like Soulshine. For each block, you gather all the pieces you need and place them on a paper plate. One block per plate.

In the lesson, I walk you through this method step by step. Once everything is sorted, your workspace becomes instantly calmer. Instead of pieces scattered across your table, you have neat stacks of plates, each holding exactly what you need for one block.

The beauty of this system is its flexibility.
If you only have time to sew one block, you just grab one plate.
If you have time for three blocks, you grab three plates.

It keeps everything together, takes up less space, and makes batching blocks feel much more doable.

By the end of Chapter 2, you’ll have pressed fabrics, a clear plan for your quilt version, and an organized system that sets you up for smooth sewing in Chapter 3.

If you’re already enrolled, you can jump into Chapter 2 anytime inside Quilty Class. If not, I’d love for you to join us here:
👉 https://quiltclass.southerncharmquilts.com/courses/Soulshine-Quilt

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