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Precision Workshop Is Now FREE! Come Take a Quilting Class With Me
Beginner Quilters Start Here | Quilty Classes

Precision Workshop Is Now FREE! Come Take a Quilting Class With Me

I’ve got a little something exciting to share today! I’ve decided to make my Precision Workshop completely FREE, and I’d…

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How to Stitch in the Ditch with a Quilting Ruler
Lulu Louise Quilt | Quilting

How to Stitch in the Ditch with a Quilting Ruler

How to Stitch in the Ditch with a Quilting Ruler Stitching in the ditch is one of those quilting techniques…

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How to Plan + Practice Free Motion Quilting | Lulu Louise Quilt
Lulu Louise Quilt | Quilting

How to Plan + Practice Free Motion Quilting | Lulu Louise Quilt

Before I ever put my quilt under the needle for free motion quilting, I like to have a plan. That…

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How I Plan My Free Motion Quilting Before I Start
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How I Plan My Free Motion Quilting Before I Start

One of the hardest parts of free-motion quilting can happen before you ever sit down at the sewing machine: deciding…

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How I Needle Turn Appliqué by Hand
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How I Needle Turn Appliqué by Hand

Needle turn appliqué is one of those techniques that can sound a little intimidating until you actually sit down and…

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What to Do When Your Quilt Block Is Slightly Off
Light in the Dark mini | Piecing Demos

What to Do When Your Quilt Block Is Slightly Off

You know that moment when you finish piecing a quilt block, lay the next piece beside it, and realize things…

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How I Plan My Free Motion Quilting Designs
Planning & Prep

How I Plan My Free Motion Quilting Designs

Before I start free motion quilting, I always make a plan. Rather than sitting down at the sewing machine and…

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My Quilt Prep Day: Getting Swayful Ready for Free-Motion Quilting
Planning & Prep

My Quilt Prep Day: Getting Swayful Ready for Free-Motion Quilting

Before the quilting begins, every quilt has a prep day. It’s not the most glamorous part of the process, but…

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How to Lay Out a Quilt Before Sewing
Planning & Prep | Swayful Quilt

How to Lay Out a Quilt Before Sewing

One of my favorite parts of making a quilt is laying out the blocks. It’s the first time you get…

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How to Speed Up Snowball Quilt Blocks
Piecing Demos

How to Speed Up Snowball Quilt Blocks

If you’ve made quilts with snowball corners, you know they can add up quickly. Drawing a diagonal line on every…

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Real-Time Free Motion Quilting: Light in the Dark Mini Quilt
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Real-Time Free Motion Quilting: Light in the Dark Mini Quilt

Sometimes it’s nice to simply sit down and quilt. No talking. No rushing. Just the rhythm of the sewing machine…

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From Quilt Blocks to Finished Quilt Top
Planning & Prep | Tutorials

From Quilt Blocks to Finished Quilt Top

There’s a moment in every quilt when all the individual blocks finally come together. Up until then, everything exists in…

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I’m living in crinkle-town. 🥰 Here’s the two Lulu I’m living in crinkle-town. 🥰 Here’s the two Lulu together.
New fat stack in the shop: https://meanderandmake. New fat stack in the shop: https://meanderandmake.com/fabric/bundles/fat-stacks/
Trying new things. 🙃 Teaching over at Quilty Class Trying new things. 🙃 Teaching over at Quilty Class has been pushing me, tbh. 
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I did not like the Peace Lily design at all, but the feathered leaf 😍. I’m on the fence about the tiny hook flowers as a filler. I like the tornados, but much prefer my swirls and pebbles over them. 
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I’m getting a new class ready now for a 5-quilt FMQ series. Wish me luck!
Some pics of my latest FMQ project. Very very new- Some pics of my latest FMQ project. Very very new-to-me designs. Loving the texture, but missing the feathers. Last little bit of this class will be available in the next hour or so. 
Pattern: Lulu Louise
Fabric: Happy Home
Sorry about all the bumping of the camera 🙄 It’s a Sorry about all the bumping of the camera 🙄 It’s always a battle. 

This video comes from the Swayful class where we learned how to free motion these swirl flowers. Imma big fan of them. ☺️ Full lessons in the Swayful Quilty class at quiltyclass.com
Another design on this same quilt. This one’s a la Another design on this same quilt. This one’s a larger swirl flower with gloppy petals. Full look coming soon. 

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Omigosh this is my new favorite FMQ design. 👏👏 I’m Omigosh this is my new favorite FMQ design. 👏👏 I’m calling it a feathered leaf 🙃
This is maybe the third or fourth time I’ve quilte This is maybe the third or fourth time I’ve quilted scallops. Never stacked like this though. It was a whole different animal to stitching them in a border. 🦁 Anyway this is one of the lessons in chapter 6 of Lulu. Join us at Quiltyclass.com
Some S-curves. LOVE the look of these because it e Some S-curves. LOVE the look of these because it ends up with a geometric vine look.
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