This is my most favorite quilt I’ve ever made. A This is my most favorite quilt I’ve ever made. Apologies in advance for the over photo-ing Ima bout to do. ☺️😬
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Finished binding last night. And just pulled from the dryer, so getting that first yummy feel of all that dense quilting. 🥰
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Swipe twice for first look at the new label design. 
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For those asking, we will be restocking the Funshine bundle this week.
This Sugar Bear quilt is the work of one of my fav This Sugar Bear quilt is the work of one of my fave quilters who helps so much with my patterns @thequiltdr . I love Lisa’s jewel tone version of #sugarbearquilt , those hedgehogs! I also love how she did the corners of all her blocks. 🥰
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There is a blog post up today about Sugar Bears fabric requirements. Link in profile and stories. If you are signed up for the quilt along (mar 17), you’ll have received an email from me about all this earlier.
A bit of commission work. #scrappy9patchquilt . It A bit of commission work. #scrappy9patchquilt . It was requested that I not use much white or low volume. They have no idea how hard that was for me. 🤣🤎 I would like to make this one again, but in my colors.....
Happy Monday! There are so many bundles on the blo Happy Monday! There are so many bundles on the blog right now for #mondayisallaboutfabric . Also, not shown, is a whole bunch of brand new Speckled fabrics. 🥰 I am in a fabric heaven. 🤣 Click over through profile or stories if interested.
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All fabrics available @meanderandmake .
Quilting done. 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 Time to ob Quilting done. 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 Time to obsess over what binding fabric. 🤣 #sugarbearquilt
I’m still new with this ruler work. This might b I’m still new with this ruler work. This might be the third quilt I’ve given a go with it. It is painfully slow (or at least on a domestic it is) but it’s hard to not see that it adds so much. This ruler work of mine is by no means perfect, but I definitely see a little growth. I finished a couple days ago and started on the free motion (my fave, swipe to see). I’ve been working on my skills at this for not two years yet, and it fINALLY looks like the clumsy clunky me I have complained about so often has been semi-replaced with a more confident me. This feels so good. 🤎 I’m loving the work on this #sugarbearquilt . 🤎 The only way to this place tho was through, with all the palm face moments, all the annoying mistakes, all the cringeing. I’ve said before that all the “ugly” quilts are so worthwhile. Ha!
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 I get a lot of messages and emails about FMQ. I have a small series on the blog (tutorials>FMQ). One day I’ll chat about the ruler work on there, but I just need more practice before I do. Still there are several tutorials if you are interested.
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I have about a 1/4 left of the quilt to finish with the free motion. I’m adding feathers, succulents and elongated curls. I’m enjoying myself and I hope to finish today. Fingers crossed! 🤞🏻
This is the work of the lovely talented @tracylouk This is the work of the lovely talented @tracyloukota . She’s testing #sugarbearquilt for me. 🥰 I just wanted to show you how fun the quilt can look with an emphasis on fussy cutting and with a scrappy LV background. 
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The pattern releases 3/8. And the quilt along begins 3/17. The pattern is currently available as a pre-order in paper format. 
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Alright, now let’s gush about how cute those fussies are and how Tracy is killing it!! 😍🥰💗🐻🌸👌🏻👏🏻🐻
I have so enjoyed the #anthologieqa . I wanted to I have so enjoyed the #anthologieqa . I wanted to take a moment to thank you all who participated and who made this quilt with me. Your kindness, encouragement and love to myself and others meant so much. Big hugs! 🤎
There are three bundles on the blog today for #mon There are three bundles on the blog today for #mondayisallaboutfabric . 1️⃣ Funshine is our first bundle for Sugar Bear and it’s meant to look like mine. 2️⃣ is @beelori1 ‘s Bee Cross Stitch. Such yummy colors! 3️⃣ is Woodland Walk from @nathalie_lete . The sparrows are just 👌🏻. Just in case you like to know these things, they fit perfectly in a 4.5” fussy cut. 
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You can click over and read and see more through my profile or my stories. All fabrics available @meanderandmake .
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Most of my weekend was spent working on the quilting for my Sugar Bear. It’s slow going. The ruler work went better Sunday than Saturday. I’ll show more later in stories.
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January 29, 2021 how to: quilt blocks•Quilt Block Building Basics•Techniques + Tutorials•tutorials

Two Methods for How to Make Half Rectangle Triangles

  I’ve been working on a gazillion half rectangle triangles today. I have a new sampler quilt pattern coming...
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January 8, 2021 how to: quilt blocks•Quilt Block Building Basics•ruler tutorial•Techniques + Tutorials

Half Rectangle Triangles – WITHOUT My Ruler – Video Tutorial

    So last week I posted a brand new and improved video tutorial on how to make half rectangle triangles with my HRT ruler. Today though, I’m going to show you how to trim HRTs if a ruler is not in your budget. Find the HRT ruler here See the video tutorial and more detailed process of half rectangle triangles right here   Today’s post is part of a series called Quilt Block Building Basics. Consider this a helpful visual and companion for any of my quilt patterns.  Sometimes you just need to see it to understand it.  ...

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January 1, 2021 how to: quilt blocks•Quilt Block Building Basics•ruler tutorial•Techniques + Tutorials

Half Rectangle Triangles – Explained – Video Tutorial

Today’s post is part of a series called Quilt Block Building Basics. Consider this a helpful visual and companion for any of my quilt patterns.  Sometimes you just need to see it to understand it.   To view all previous posts in this series, click here.       Seems like last February when I published a video tutorial for how to use my Half Rectangle Triangle ruler. Since then, I’ve gotten better at using it. I’ve learned better ways of maneuvering and handy tricks to help myself out. This is what we are chatting about today! Find the ruler...

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December 18, 2020 how to: quilt blocks•Quilt Block Building Basics•Techniques + Tutorials

How to Make a Pinwheel Block – Multiple Sizes – Video Tutorial

Today’s post is part of a series called Quilt Block Building Basics. Consider this a helpful visual and companion for any of my quilt patterns.  Sometimes you just need to see it to understand it.   To view all previous posts in this series, click here.       We are chatting today about pinwheel blocks. I have a new quilt pattern coming, LaLa Fancy, and she has pinwheels in her. I thought I’d pop up a little tutorial to help you along the way. I’m also including a PDF pattern today, so that you’ll know how to make pinwheels...

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October 23, 2020 how to: ruler tutorial•Quilt Block Building Basics•Quilting Basics•ruler tutorial•tutorials•video tutorial

How to Trim Half Square Triangles with a Basic Ruler + GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT

Today’s post is part of a series of video tutorials showing you how to use some of my favorite rulers. Find more ruler tutorials here.     If you have purchased my quilt patterns in the past you know I love my Quilt in a Day Square up Ruler for trimming half square triangles. I SWEAR by this ruler. I have a tutorial for it right here and when I use this ruler all of my HSTs are about as perfect as I’m capable of getting them. They make the standard up to 6.5″ size here, but they also...

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July 10, 2020 how to: quilt blocks•Quilt Block Building Basics•Techniques + Tutorials

Block Building Basics – How to Make 4-at-a-time Flying Geese

Today’s post is part of a series called Quilt Block Building Basics.  There are no measurements included in these posts, but those should be found in the pattern you are following. Consider this a helpful visual and companion for any of my quilt patterns.  Sometimes you just need to see it to understand it.   To view all previous posts in this series, click here.       We are chatting today about making flying geese units. If you’ve ever made my Little Miss quilt then you know this method already.  It’s also used in Anthologie.  What I like about...

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April 27, 2020 how to: ruler tutorial•Quilt Block Building Basics•quilt makers toolkit•ruler tutorial•Techniques + Tutorials

I designed a ruler! The half rectangle triangle ruler + video tutorial

  I have been waiting for this day for almost a year.  I designed a ruler for making half rectangle triangles last year while in the midst of the Bad Girl quilt along.  We were making all the HRTs with a paper template, do you remember?  So one day I sat down in Illustrator with a notebook and made ever line, every number, exactly what you see in the picture above.  It’s hard to believe that a file in my computer conjured up this tangible piece of acrylic.  Can you tell I’m excited? I asked Havel’s Sewing to manufacturer...

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March 4, 2020 Quilt Block Building Basics

Block Building Basics – How to Snowball Corners

Today’s post is part of a series called Quilt Block Building Basics.  There are no measurements included in these posts, but those should be found in the pattern you are following. Consider this a helpful visual and companion for any of my quilt patterns.  Sometimes you just need to see it to understand it.   To view all previous posts in this series, click here.       I’ll start this out by saying that very rarely does a pattern use the words “snowball the right corner”.  A pattern will never say that, instead it will say something like, “place...

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March 3, 2020 how to: quilt blocks•Quilt Block Building Basics

Block Building Basics – How to Make a Square in a Square

Today’s post is part of a series called Quilt Block Building Basics.  There are no measurements included in these posts, but those should be found in the pattern you are following. Consider this a helpful visual and companion for any of my quilt patterns.  Sometimes you just need to see it to understand it.   To view all previous posts in this series, click here.       There’s several ways to make a square in a square, but the method I’m showing you today is the quickest and easiest method in my opinion.  It also involves not having to...

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February 29, 2020 how to: quilt blocks•Quilt Block Building Basics

Block Building Basics – How to Make a 4-patch

Today’s post is part of a series called Quilt Block Building Basics.  There are no measurements included in these posts, but those should be found in the pattern you are following. Consider this a helpful visual and companion for any of my quilt patterns.  Sometimes you just need to see it to understand it.   To view all previous posts in this series, click here.       I’m a fan of the humble 4-patch.  I like the way you can change its position to get it to do different things.  In my Bad Girl quilt, it “chains” all the...

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August 16, 2019 how to: ruler tutorial•Quilt Block Building Basics•Quilting Basics•ruler tutorial•tutorials•video tutorial

Ruler Tutorial – The Quilt in a Day Half Square Triangle Ruler ( video tutorial )

Today’s post is part of a series of video tutorials showing you how to use some of my favorite rulers. Find more ruler tutorials here.     Today I’m showing you how to use the Quilt in a Day half square triangle ruler. I wish I had my first half square triangle quilt to show you.  What a disaster!  It was one of those chevron quilts, you remember when they were popular, don’t you?  If not, there was a day when chevron was the thing.  I was very new to quilting.  I cut a whole bunch of squares, I...

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