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Monday is All About Fabric – #278
FABRIC MONDAY

Monday is All About Fabric – #278

Welcome back to Monday is all About Fabric! Hi! It’s been a bit since a Monday post, so I’ve got a TON of fabrics to show you! If you are not on my Meander + Make email list getting notifications of any new bundles, get signed up here. New Fabrics at Meander + Make Pre-order…

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Quilt in Progress – Checkie Quilt #2 in Peace Lily fabrics
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Quilt in Progress – Checkie Quilt #2 in Peace Lily fabrics

Checkie Quilt in Peace Lily fabrics The Checkie quilt pattern is one of the patterns from my upcoming book, Stashwork. The book delves into everything STASH and includes 4 quilt patterns, all strip pieced, all quick and efficient that will use up some of your stash nicely. You can pre-order the book here. There is…

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Starch “alternative” Sprays
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Starch “alternative” Sprays

Hey hey! Today I have a video for you about something I learned very recently about starch and bugs and yeah, it’s a whole thing! Watch below. 🙂 A Chat about starch alternative spray Links from the video

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Wholehearted is coming back
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Wholehearted is coming back

Wholehearted fabric collection Wholehearted fabric collection is making a comeback late September! We currently have bundles, kits and yardage available to pre-order. This collection arrives late September. shop WHOLEHEARTED shop WHOLEHEARTED Video Links shop WHOLEHEARTED

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Fernweh Quilt Along – week 5
Fernweh Quilt Along

Fernweh Quilt Along – week 5

The posts in this series are all a part of the Fernweh quilt along. Well hello, hello! This is our last week for our quilt along. I hope you’ve had a nice time. I know I’ve certainly enjoy connecting and sewing with you. Today we are finishing up our quilt top! If you’ve missed a…

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Quilt Reveal – Inner Beauty Quilt – Garden Therapy Fabrics
Inner Beauty Quilt | Quilt Reveal

Quilt Reveal – Inner Beauty Quilt – Garden Therapy Fabrics

Inner Beauty Quilt in Garden Therapy fabrics I am so beyond excited to finally have this quilt done! And now I get to gift it to my daughter who has been waiting WAY TOO LONG! There’s a video today below. 🙂 See all posts on Inner Beauty here. View all my quilt reveals here. Video…

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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
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
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