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Balance + LaLa Bundles – Monday is All About Fabric – #173
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Balance + LaLa Bundles – Monday is All About Fabric – #173

  We have a new Balance bundle in stock. I also listed a few bundles for the LaLa Fancy quilt that’s scheduled to release January 11. New in the Shop This Week: Adelaide Grove by Dena Designs is in Several Speckled fabrics are back in stock   Today’s post is part of a series on…

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

We are chatting today about the pinwheel block video tutorial. 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 in…

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Sassy Grannies – #7 –  Anthologie Quilt Along
Anthologie Quilt Along

Sassy Grannies – #7 – Anthologie Quilt Along

      By now our Anthologie quilts are really coming together and huge chunks are getting completed. There’s not too much left to do! All the hard parts are behind us. This week we are tackling the Sassy Grannies. There’s three of these babies and they are made with just basic straight line sewing…

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LaLa Fancy – In Pumpkin Parchment Bundle – In Progress
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LaLa Fancy – In Pumpkin Parchment Bundle – In Progress

  I finished writing the pattern for LaLa Fancy a few weeks ago. I’ve had it designed for several months now, but I had written another pattern before it, one I was working on in September, BUT once I played around with colors and fabrics, I was in too deep and had to begin this…

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New Fabrics – Monday is All About Fabric – #172
FABRIC MONDAY

New Fabrics – Monday is All About Fabric – #172

  There’s no new bundles this week, but we did receive a significant amount of new fabrics that I thought I’d share with you.   Today’s post is part of a series on this blog every Monday. I don’t know about you, but fabric is EVERYTHING! I love buying it, petting it and then gushing…

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Bohippian Quilt – Work in Progress #2 –  70s Vibes
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Bohippian Quilt – Work in Progress #2 – 70s Vibes

  I’m finally done with the second round for my Bohippian quilt. I talked about Bohippian last in this progress post. It’s taken me two months to get the White Linen hexies on. I’m thinking I must be really slow, but I’m working an hour or two mostly daily while bingeing whatever show I’m bingeing…

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So everybody I buy gifts for might be getting a se So everybody I buy gifts for might be getting a set of these from me for Christmas..😬
I turned it into a pillow! 🥰 I turned it into a pillow! 🥰
Something new is coming! Quilt As Desired is my up Something new is coming!Quilt As Desired is my upcoming free motion quilting class, and we’ll be stitching 25 FMQ designs together… then turning all of our practice blocks into the coziest rag quilt.This class will be included inside QuiltyClub.com , or you can grab it on its own.I cannot wait to quilt this one with you. https://quiltclass.southerncharmquilts.com/courses/quilt-as-desired
I’ve been free motion quilting since 2018 and it h I’ve been free motion quilting since 2018 and it has been the slowest part of the quilting journey for me. It did not come naturally. I practiced through a lot of very ugly stitching before anything started to look the way I imagined it could.I keep seeing comments like “I could never do this,” and I just want to say… I used to think that too. I was you. It really does change if you keep going, even when it feels like it’s not working.Thank you for all the love on this piece this week. It feels like I finally hit a little milestone with my quilting, and that’s a pretty special feeling. ❤️
Spent about two hours yesterday on this. One of my Spent about two hours yesterday on this. One of my many goals is a whole cloth quilt with a lot of doodle quilting. Maybe next year will be my year.
1 minute of the FMQ process at 1.5x speed. I start 1 minute of the FMQ process at 1.5x speed. I started at the bottom making a curving line to the top and back down again. Added a variety of plumes on one side, back down, then the other side. See the whole video at regular speed in Quilty Club (Chapter 5, Cozy Fall Stitches). quiltyclub.com
All done. Here’s a tiny close up tour of the quilt All done. Here’s a tiny close up tour of the quilting, just because. #freemotionquilting
I got a little extra on the quilting. Maybe too mu I got a little extra on the quilting. Maybe too much, maybe perfect? Negative space makes me lose my mind a little every time. #freemotionquilting
The Maple Leaf Disco fabric line felt especially r The Maple Leaf Disco fabric line felt especially right for a maple leaf block. Amiright? Made these in class yesterday for the Little Maple Mini. Geez, I'm in love... 🥰
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