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This is all I’ve been doing lately. I have Lana

This is all I’ve been doing lately. I have Lana del Rey’s new album playing in my ears and I’m swirling along.
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As you can see I changed up the plan a bit. 🤎
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#fernwehquilt #someplacegrandfabrics

The new #fernwehquilt tees are now in stock. Just

The new #fernwehquilt tees are now in stock. Just in case you want to wear quilt blocks in addition to making them. 🤣

When I’m planning these out I try to plan where

When I’m planning these out I try to plan where I don’t have to raise my needle and cut my thread or stitch a ditch more than once, BUT… had a hard time working that out, as always. 😌
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So in this design, there’s two ditches that get repeated. Oh well I guess. 😐
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I spend a lot of time here on Instagram watching custom quilters do their thing and I’m always so impressed at how fluid they make it. And I have to remind myself that the 15 second video probably is just not showing that part of the process. Because no matter our planning, sometimes a ditch ends up quilted twice so I can get from A to B. 😊
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Which made me think of the little basting video I posted the other day with all the comments about how easy I made it look. SO KNOW THIS:
•that 15 second video was actually a 40 minute task sped up on my iPhone
•I almost fell off the stool once because I leaned a little too far to the side
•my quilt top ended up being just a tiny smidgen crooked on my backing
•at one point I accidentally hit my hand on the ceiling tile, popping it out of place and later wade fussed when he had to fix it after I refused out of worry about spiders being up there
•the can leaked a bit and I had glue all over two of my fingers
•I took a 30 minute break after I finished because exhausted
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🤎🤎🤎
#fernwehquilt

I’m fairly new to variegated threads. In the pas

I’m fairly new to variegated threads. In the past I wasn’t a fan, but I tried these neutral shades and ended up loving them particularly on pale backgrounds.
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Now every time I’m going to be FMQing on a white background I pull them just for that. Maybe I should try some of other colors… 🤔 Are you a fan of variegated threads?
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Threads shown in this video are from @sulkythreads and we have them available @meanderandmake .
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Storage unit is the Dingo from @arrowsewing .
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#fernwehquilt #someplacegrandfabrics

Basted baby! Quilting begins today! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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#fernwehquilt #someplacegrandfabrics

I have a new snowball tutorial letting loose tomor

I have a new snowball tutorial letting loose tomorrow. I thought I’d remake it and have all the “need to knows” in one place. All the tips, demo and how to skip the line drawing altogether.
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Because this block… #fernwehquilt is ALL snowballs.
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#gardentherapyfabrics

Here’s a look at version 2 of the #fernwehquilt

Here’s a look at version 2 of the #fernwehquilt . And I umm… accidentally made them in two colors instead of three. 🤦🏻‍♀️😭 I’m living with it tho. No seam ripping for me today. 🤎
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#gardentherapyfabrics #southerncharmquilts

Sometimes Sunday’s are for organizing. 🤎 . C

Sometimes Sunday’s are for organizing. 🤎
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Cutting and storage table from @arrowsewing
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#southerncharmquilts #arrowsewing #arrowcreator

One of the best things about quilting is the MANY

One of the best things about quilting is the MANY ways of doing things. There’s no ONE WAY!

Find the ways that work best for you!

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