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Mariposa Quilt – Finishing Up
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Mariposa Quilt – Finishing Up

We spent a bit of each week in January working through the Mariposa quilt. If you are here and you haven’t started this quilt yet, be sure to check out every week of the quilt along. There are video tutorials for working through the quilt. If you’ve never made a quilt before, or are still…

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Mariposa Quilt Along – Week 4
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Mariposa Quilt Along – Week 4

Week 4 of the Mariposa Quilt Along begins now! It is time to get a finished quilt top!! Fabrics For my foreground, I’m using all fabrics from Maureen Cracknell’s Gloria collection. My background is Clothworks Ivory. This Round’s Task This round we are sewing in our sashing and borders! Here is a post on how…

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Mariposa Quilt Along – Week 3
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Mariposa Quilt Along – Week 3

Week 3 of the Mariposa Quilt Along begins now! It is time to get these blocks finished up! Are you ready?! Fabrics For my foreground, I’m using all fabrics from Maureen Cracknell’s Gloria collection. My background is Clothworks Ivory. This Round’s Task This round we are finishing our last 6 blocks! Here is a video…

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Mariposa Quilt Along – Week 2
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Mariposa Quilt Along – Week 2

Week 2 of the Mariposa Quilt Along begins now! The magic begins to happen today! We are working on blockmaking. Light a candle, put on something you want to be listening to in the background and be happy. You get to sew today! Fabrics For my foreground, I’m using all fabrics from Maureen Cracknell’s Gloria…

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Mariposa Quilt Along – Week 1
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Mariposa Quilt Along – Week 1

Welcome to the Mariposa Quilt Along! I was thinking today would never get here, but IT’S FINALLY TIME! I have a video for you today that’s basically a little chat about fabrics, some tips and tricks, me working getting all my fabrics cut up and a little help if you are new the 7/8″ measurement….

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Mariposa Quilt Along DETAILS
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Mariposa Quilt Along DETAILS

It’s time! I am so excited to be writing this post. We have three weeks to go or thereabouts. It’s almost time for the Mariposa Quilt Along! There’s a few things I wanted to cover before it’s actually time to begin… Get the book if you haven’t already! If you ordered the A Life With…

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Can't remember if I've posted these pics here yet. Can't remember if I've posted these pics here yet. I did a little tiny room refresher. I think it made it warmer and cozier, which makes me a feel a little happier. Tiny things are the key to my happiness lately. Don't forget to find yours.Oh, I'm still looking for something to put in front of the table to hide the legs, the cords etc. I was thinking we could somehow fasten a chunk of wood and make it look more "desk-like". Someone on here suggested I make a quilt to put there (loved this idea). Do you have thoughts?
Big happy sighs and basking in the things I can fe Big happy sighs and basking in the things I can feel good about.
done! More pics soon done! More pics soon
FMQing a little flower. FMQing a little flower.
A little look at the slowness. A little look at the slowness.
Still doing this. Had some personal things pop up, Still doing this. Had some personal things pop up, including a minor surgery (I’m fine), but more than halfway done now.
scenes from the studio scenes from the studio
Working on Chapter 6 in Soulshine ( quiltyclass.co Working on Chapter 6 in Soulshine ( quiltyclass.com ). This chapter is going to move a little slower than the others. Quilting takes forevvvvvvver. BUT lessons 15–16 is now available to watch. 15 is an overview of what we are doing, supplies I'm using, a chat about ruler work etc. 16 is a demo on quilting the foreground (seen in the star in these pics).
We will start FMQing together in the next chapter We will start FMQing together in the next chapter of this class. I think I’m going to use a pale sage thread. What you think?
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