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Para Para Quilt Along – #3 – Finish Section 1
Para Para Quilt Along

Para Para Quilt Along – #3 – Finish Section 1

This post is a part of the Para Para Quilt Along.  Below is a list of all the posts and articles on this series. Announcement – Sign ups and Details Bundles + Supplies Video Chat Spirit Bundle For Para Para Quilt Scrappy Background Kit for Para Para Quilt Prizes and Giveaways Week #1 – Half…

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Work in Progress – Moon Goddess Quilt
work in progress

Work in Progress – Moon Goddess Quilt

  Last year, during the time I was hosting the Bad Girl quilt along and we were all working on a few blocks a week, we probably made hundreds of half rectangle triangles between all of us.  You remember my tutorial for them, don’t you?  If not, it’s here.  Well, I try to write my…

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Housekeeping 2.25.2020
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Housekeeping 2.25.2020

  Hi!  I’m just popping in here today with a quick housekeeping post.  If you purchased any of my patterns before then you know that I almost always include video tutorials with them to help you along the way if you are a beginner or just learn better by getting a visual. There are so…

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Monday is All About Fabric – #140 – Bundle Review and Sale
FABRIC MONDAY

Monday is All About Fabric – #140 – Bundle Review and Sale

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 with you about it. I’ll show you my latest fabric purchases and where you can buy it too. To view all previous posts in this…

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Para Para Quilt Along – #2 – Tree Trunks
Para Para Quilt Along

Para Para Quilt Along – #2 – Tree Trunks

This post is a part of the Para Para Quilt Along.  Below is a list of all the posts and articles on this series. Announcement – Sign ups and Details Bundles + Supplies Video Chat Spirit Bundle For Para Para Quilt Scrappy Background Kit for Para Para Quilt Prizes and Giveaways Week #1 – Half…

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Quilt Reveal – Para Para Quilt #2 – Violet Sky Fabrics
Quilt Reveal

Quilt Reveal – Para Para Quilt #2 – Violet Sky Fabrics

  She’s done!!  I feel so good about this one.  It’s very rare for me not to have some changes I wish I had made on fabrics, but on this quilt I really love all the fabrics used and how they look together.  I did get creative with my free motion quilting too and that’s…

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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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