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Monday is all about Fabric – #12 – Buck Forest
FABRIC MONDAY

Monday is all about Fabric – #12 – Buck Forest

Happy Monday, Sweets! I am knee deep in all things deer right now, while working on a deer themed quilt. And for the occasion, I brought in some of my favorite deer fabric, BUCK FOREST. This print, in maybe two or three colorways first began in Bonnie Christine’s ‘Hello, Bear’ fabric line. But since then,…

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Scrapping Star Block Tutorial
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Scrapping Star Block Tutorial

This star block is the block I made from this quilt I discussed yesterday. If you are sitting on top of pile of scraps consisting of 2.5″ and 3″ squares, along with some low volume strips, this one is for you! I don’t know about you, but my 2.5″ and all even numbered squares, I…

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Happy Mistakes – Quilt Reveal – Scrapping Stars Quilt
Quilt Reveal

Happy Mistakes – Quilt Reveal – Scrapping Stars Quilt

You remember me mentioning this.  Well, I found in a basket these little four patches.  I’m certain I was planning to make stars, but that is where my certainty ends.  I had lots of little pieces cut up besides the little 4-patches.  I do remember where my inspiration for this block comes from. The cut…

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How to Piece like a Rockstar – Part 3 – Nesting Seams + Pressing Tips
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How to Piece like a Rockstar – Part 3 – Nesting Seams + Pressing Tips

This post has been edited to add in this video on 10/12/17.   I want to start this off my saying that you are making a quilt. The little things really don’t matter. Like if your points line up, or if your edges are wobbly, or if you have a pinch or two in your…

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Wandering Quilt – Kathy’s kitschy quilt + an update on the honey bee quilt
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Wandering Quilt – Kathy’s kitschy quilt + an update on the honey bee quilt

Just in case you are not familiar with traveling quilts here is the idea: Each member of your group creates a starter block and usually writes a journal with details, theme and style they would like their quilt to end up. You send your starter block to another member in your group (usually there is…

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Monday is all about Fabric #11 – Cotton and Steel
FABRIC MONDAY

Monday is all about Fabric #11 – Cotton and Steel

I did not get any new fabric in last week (its a miracle!). What did arrive is somebody else’s stash that I will talk more about tomorrow. I’ve never had so much Cotton and Steel prints at one time, so I thought I should use it for our featured fabric this week. Pretty luscious, huh?…

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There are some projects that give me the same gidd There are some projects that give me the same giddy, obsessive feeling I had when I first discovered patchwork. And this mini quilt wall is doing it for me.

I vividly remember 2008, sitting on Google and finding all these blogs with pictures of patchwork. Any patchwork at all. I was hit with this massive need to cut it all up and sew it all back together.

And then, every once in a while, boom. A new quilty project comes along and you get that same loving rush of excitement all over again. I’m always chasing those old feelings. 🩷
Announcement day! 👯‍♀️ Class begins June 29 ⏰ www. Announcement day! 👯‍♀️ Class begins June 29 ⏰ www.quiltyclass.com
A few photos from the final chapter 💛 I always lo A few photos from the final chapter 💛

I always love this part. The sewing is done, the quilting is done, and all that's left is getting it up on the wall.

For this one, I used two hanging loops instead of the three I used on my sample. Both work great, but if you're curious, the third loop does a better job of hiding the pushpin. Little details like that always seem to matter more to me after the quilt is finished 😅

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Chapter 6 of the Morning Rising Mini Quilt Class i Chapter 6 of the Morning Rising Mini Quilt Class is now available ✂️

In this final chapter, we're adding fabric hanging loops, inserting the dowel, and getting the mini quilt up on the wall. It's a short chapter, but it's the one that takes the project from finished quilt to finished display.

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Lots of work on the new book is happening in the b Lots of work on the new book is happening in the background. LOVE that feeling of being in the thick of a random idea. 🥰 Anyway, butterflies. Because they are my favorite and are so fun to quilt.
New kit in stock for the Attic Window quilt. http New kit in stock for the Attic Window quilt. 
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A little look at some of the free motion quilting A little look at some of the free motion quilting I’ve been doing for my upcoming book, Book of Many Mini Quilts. 🥰
A few photos from Chapter 5 💛 I finally got the Dr A few photos from Chapter 5 💛
I finally got the Dresden attached, and seeing it sitting on that quilted background made me ridiculously happy. All those little blades, all that straight line quilting, and now it actually looks like the quilt I’ve been seeing in my head.
I went with the traditional method on this one, top stitching around the edges and stitching in the ditch between the blades. It takes a little more stopping and starting, but I really love the definition it gives the Dresden.
And yes, I definitely spent some time just standing there looking at it before moving on 😅
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Final day to pre-order the Milkland collection htt Final day to pre-order the Milkland collection https://meanderandmake.com/fabric/pre-order/arrival-june/
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