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Details about the Happyfolk Quilt Pattern
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Details about the Happyfolk Quilt Pattern

About the Happyfolk Quilt Pattern This post is all about encouragement! I know this pattern looks hard, and to be completely transparent, it’s a bit time consuming. BUT IT’S NOT DIFFICULT! This is a beginner quilt pattern. AND YOU CAN DO THIS! Also, it’s fun! Like crazy hand clapping fun. Let’s dig in! See all…

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I am Enough Quilt – Free PDF Quilt Pattern
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I am Enough Quilt – Free PDF Quilt Pattern

I’m doing a little housekeeping, cleaning up this site and making things a bit more readable. So you might recognize this quilt from a few years ago. This is my I am Enough quilt, a quilt along I ran late 2018-2019. This is a free PDF pattern. The Patterns Find the pattern for I am…

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A Dresden Quilt – Free PDF Quilt Pattern
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A Dresden Quilt – Free PDF Quilt Pattern

This has been a long time coming. I have had this free tutorial on my blog for quite awhile, but this is the first time I’ve ever put it down in a PDF and made it available for you to download. I know I talk about Dresdens all the time and I make a lot…

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Quilt Reveal – Single Irish Chain – FREE Quilt Pattern
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Quilt Reveal – Single Irish Chain – FREE Quilt Pattern

The quilt pattern I’m talking about today, I haven’t made in years, but when I first started quilting I made this quilt often.  It’s one of those quilts that uses up a fair amount of scraps, somehow always looks good, and the beginner quilter can handle easily. If you are have lots of smaller cuts…

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Free Quilt Patterns
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Free Quilt Patterns

  Today I’m sharing some of the free quilt patterns that you can find on my blog.         Every Free Pattern Available Scrappy 9-Patch Quilt – This one is a great pattern for beginners and also a great pattern to deal with your scrap baskets. Find the pattern here. Single Irish Chain…

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Another Easy Machine Cover – This time for the Juki
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Another Easy Machine Cover – This time for the Juki

Peeps!  I am so dying over these machine covers.  So many years without one and now I have two of them!  One for each of the machines.  Absolutely thrilled! Custom Quilt Labels [easy-image-collage id=17147] You might remember last week’s post with the free pattern for the machine cover, well, I used the same pattern to…

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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... 🥰
Say hello to the Hand Stitch Companion Pillow. Thi Say hello to the Hand Stitch Companion Pillow. This brand new PDF pattern is perfect for anyone who loves simple hand quilting with a lot of texture. Use a geometric print and stitch right over it or grab a stencil and make your own design. Finished with a neat little zipper back and ready for cozy sewing time.
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