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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
Quilting

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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Stop Fighting Your Snowball Corners
Piecing Demos

Stop Fighting Your Snowball Corners

Snowball corners look simple. Draw your line, place the square in the corner, sew it down, trim the excess, and…

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Quilting the Soulshine Mini Quilt
Quilting | Soulshine Quilt

Quilting the Soulshine Mini Quilt

I recently finished up a Soulshine mini quilt, and I wanted to share the process with you, especially the quilting…

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When Free Motion Quilting Tension Goes Wrong and How to Fix It
Quilting

When Free Motion Quilting Tension Goes Wrong and How to Fix It

If you have spent any time free motion quilting, tension issues have probably shown up at least once. Sometimes they…

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A Free Motion Quilting Pillow, Start to Finish
Quilting

A Free Motion Quilting Pillow, Start to Finish

There’s something really special about sitting down with a quilt sandwich and letting the design unfold as you stitch. This…

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What’s Happening Right Now in Quilty Club: Quilt as Desired
Quilting | Quilty Classes

What’s Happening Right Now in Quilty Club: Quilt as Desired

If you’ve been curious about what’s happening inside Quilty Club right now, I wanted to share a little update about…

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Easy Half Square Triangle Method Using Only Basic Supplies
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Easy Half Square Triangle Method Using Only Basic Supplies

Today I am showing you an easy half square triangle method using basic supplies. This is the budget friendly way…

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Quilt as Desired Begins December 1
Quilting | Quilty Classes

Quilt as Desired Begins December 1

Quilt as Desired is my newest free motion quilting class, and I am so excited to begin this one with…

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We have two new fat stack bundles in the shop! ( We have two new fat stack bundles in the shop! 

(10) fat quarters each. Think of these as budget bundles or collection sampling. You can always add to them from your stash for your next fat quarter friendly quilt. Meanderandmake.com
A few pics of what we are working on in chapter 6 A few pics of what we are working on in chapter 6 of the Swayful Quilty Class. 

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Chapter 5 is here! This is where your quilt really Chapter 5 is here! This is where your quilt really starts to come together. We'll arrange the blocks, create a balanced layout, sew the rows, and watch the woven design appear one seam at a time. If you've been waiting to see the magic happen, this is the chapter for you. 💛

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I might have taken too many pictures but I’m in lo I might have taken too many pictures but I’m in loooovvvvve. 🥰 chapter 5 of Swayful is now up at Quiltyclass.com. Next up 👉🏻 quilting
Chapter 4 of the Swayful Quilty Class is now avail Chapter 4 of the Swayful Quilty Class is now available!

This chapter is all about building the border. We'll snowball the corner units, make the border units, and use a simple batch sewing workflow to keep everything moving quickly and efficiently.

It's a shorter chapter, but by the time you're finished, you'll have every border unit ready for quilt assembly. The quilt is really starting to come together!

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Not sure I like these flowers but I do love the pa Not sure I like these flowers but I do love the pairing of straight lines with this one #bookofmanyminiquilts
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The first Swayful blocks are coming together. This The first Swayful blocks are coming together. This is always my favorite part of a new quilt. After all the planning, fabric pulling, and organizing, you finally get to watch the woven knot begin to appear.

In Chapter 3 of the Swayful Quilty Class, we build the block together one unit at a time, and I also share a few of my favorite shortcuts for snowball piecing along with the batch sewing workflow I use to keep everything organized as the quilt grows.

It’s amazing how quickly a stack of individual units starts looking like a quilt.

I can’t wait to see everyone’s blocks!
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