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Thoughts About Quilting
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Thoughts About Quilting

  I think it’s been a bit since I wrote a post that was only about some thoughts, but I used to do it often.  Maybe I’ll bring that back.  Today I just wanted to put some of my thoughts down on paper or just this web page. I am currently in a mood for…

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Quilt Reveal – Para Para + 2020 Goals
Quilt Reveal

Quilt Reveal – Para Para + 2020 Goals

  Well, she’s done.  My very last finish in 2019 and the one I spent all of 2019 wanting to make.  If you missed my last posts on this Para Para quilt, you can find them here, here and here. Happy New Year by the way!  I’m looking forward to 2020 and I’m getting asked…

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Year in Review – 2019
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Year in Review – 2019

    Hello, hello.  I hope your holiday week was as lovely as can be.  Instead of the usual Monday is All About Fabric post, I’ll be sharing my year in review.  I did this last year too.  It’s good to look back and remember all that we accomplished, I think.  I know I like…

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Little Miss Sawtooth Quilt Along – #9 – Large 4-patches
Little Miss Sawtooth Quilt Along

Little Miss Sawtooth Quilt Along – #9 – Large 4-patches

This post is a part of the Little Miss Sawtooth Quilt Along.  Below is a list of all the posts and articles on this series. Announcement – Sign ups and Details Fabric Requirements, Coloring Sheet and Fabric Bundles Details About the Quilt FAQ Invitation Video Week #1 – Flying Geese Week #2 – Millie, Josephine…

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Monday is All About Fabric – #135 – Mixed Berry Jam
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Monday is All About Fabric – #135 – Mixed Berry Jam

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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Work in Progress – Para Para Quilt – Finished Quilt Top
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Work in Progress – Para Para Quilt – Finished Quilt Top

  Last week I finished my first Para Para quilt top.  Finally!  Y’all, I have been dreaming about this quilt since early 2019 and now that I’ve finished it, well, finished the top, I am ecstatic.  I’m already dreaming up the next one. I should be quilting her up in the next day or two…

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Some pics from Chapter 2 of Quilt As Desired. I ca Some pics from Chapter 2 of Quilt As Desired. I cannot wait to turn all of these sample blocks into a quilt!!
🧵 Happening Now in Quilt as Desired - quiltyclub.c 🧵 Happening Now in Quilt as Desired - quiltyclub.com 📍 Chapter 2 is liveWe are practicing foundational free motion movement, one design at a time.Meander, loops, pebbles, and swirls are our focus this week.✂ Keep showing up to your machineFMQ grows through repetition. Even ten minutes of practice helps build confidence and flow.🎥 Watch lessons anytimeIf you are in Quilty Club, Chapter 2 is waiting in your dashboard.Come stitch with me. We are practicing all four designs together.💬 Share your progressPost photos inside the community or reply to your lesson with questions.We learn better when we stitch together.
Happy almost Thanksgiving! The mini quilt wall goa Happy almost Thanksgiving! The mini quilt wall goal has begun... https://meanderandmake.com/little-maple-mini-quilt-pattern-by-melanie-traylor-pdf-download/
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
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