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How to Cut Fabric for Quilting (Beginner Tutorial)
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How to Cut Fabric for Quilting (Beginner Tutorial)

Cutting fabric accurately is one of the most important steps in quilting. In this post, you’ll learn how to cut fabric for quilting with a simple, beginner-friendly demo that walks you through preparing your fabric, lining up your ruler, and safely using a rotary cutter for clean, accurate pieces every time. This cutting tutorial is…

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All About Fabric Sizes
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All About Fabric Sizes

Hey hey! Today I have a video demo for you showing you the more popular fabric cuts, sizes and the details. This post is a part of a series called Notions & Tools. I am always ready to find notions or tools that can help make my quilting life easier and happier. View all the…

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Basic Quilt Making Skills – for beginners
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Basic Quilt Making Skills – for beginners

Complete Basics If you already have sewn some, then some of what we are learning today you may already know.  If you’ve bought your very first sewing machine with big plans to jump straight into quilt making then this will be even more helpful to you. We will walk through some of the basics including: …

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Quilt Making Terminology – for beginners
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Quilt Making Terminology – for beginners

All those words One of the ways in which I was most confused when I first started quilting was all the terminology with quilters and quilt patterns.  It’s a deep well of words you may not know or have never heard. There is much to unpack in this lesson, so we’ll jump right in. The…

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Basic Quilting Supplies – for beginners
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Basic Quilting Supplies – for beginners

Everything You Need Today we will get into the nitty gritty of what you need to get started. There are only a few basic supplies you need to get started, but these supplies have a way of lasting for the ages. So think of the majority of these supplies as items that rarely need replacing.  Most…

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Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine – for beginners
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Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine – for beginners

Today we are getting to know your machine. Obviously, this is a bit of a harder lesson to teach due to the fact that we are probably using different machines and machines all have little differences, BUT most machines have massive similarities as well.  They all do the same thing, but levers and buttons or…

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The first Swayful blocks are coming together. This The first Swayful blocks are coming together. This is always my favorite part of a new quilt. After all the planning, fabric pulling, and organizing, you finally get to watch the woven knot begin to appear.

In Chapter 3 of the Swayful Quilty Class, we build the block together one unit at a time, and I also share a few of my favorite shortcuts for snowball piecing along with the batch sewing workflow I use to keep everything organized as the quilt grows.

It’s amazing how quickly a stack of individual units starts looking like a quilt.

I can’t wait to see everyone’s blocks!
Today is the final day! Meanderandmake.com Today is the final day! Meanderandmake.com
Here’s a few of the kits we are offering for the M Here’s a few of the kits we are offering for the Must Have Fabrics collection. Availability will end after Thursday for these quilt kits. Find them at meanderandmake.com
🌸 Last Call for Must Have Flowers Thursday is the 🌸 Last Call for Must Have Flowers

Thursday is the final day to pre-order Must Have Flowers.

This cheerful collection is full of delicate, hand-drawn florals and all the happy colors that make summer quilts so much fun to sew. I’m using it right now for the larger Swayful quilt inside the Swayful Quilt Class, and I love seeing those flowers come together block by block.

We currently have:

• Fat quarter bundles
• Half yard bundles
• Yardage
• Quilt kits

After Thursday, the kits and yardage will no longer be available. Bundles will remain only while supplies last.

The collection is expected to arrive by the end of July. Find it at https://meanderandmake.com
Chapter 3 of the Swayful Quilty Class is now avail Chapter 3 of the Swayful Quilty Class is now available!

This is where we finally start sewing. In this chapter, we'll build the Swayful block step by step, learn a few ways to speed up snowball piecing, and finish with my favorite batch sewing workflow for keeping every block organized from start to finish.

Read more on the blog:
https://southerncharmquilts.com/2026/07/06/swayful-quilty-class-chapter-3-block-assembly/

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Sunset Serenade is back in stock. https://meandera Sunset Serenade is back in stock. https://meanderandmake.com/fabric/collections/sunset-serenade/
There’s a new studio update available for July on There’s a new studio update available for July on my site. Walk around my studio with me and see all the pretties and crinkles. https://southerncharmquilts.com/2026/07/03/july-studio-update-swayful-mini-quilts-new-fabric-arrivals/

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Chapter 2 of the Swayful Quilty Class is now avail Chapter 2 of the Swayful Quilty Class is now available!

This chapter is all about getting your fabrics ready before we begin sewing. We'll cover fabric placement, choosing a fat quarter pull, exploring color inspiration with Swayful mockups, preparing fabrics with pressing spray, and my favorite paper plate method for organizing blocks.

A little preparation now makes the sewing process so much more enjoyable.

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