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Add beautiful shapes and details to your quilts with appliqué. These tutorials cover techniques, tools, and step-by-step demonstrations to help you stitch with confidence.

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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How to Make a Dresden Plate – Using Embroidery for Applique
applique | Dresden Plates | embroidery

How to Make a Dresden Plate – Using Embroidery for Applique

Today’s post is part of a series called How to Make a Dresden Plate.  There are no measurements included in…

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Applique – Perfect Circles with Aluminum Foil
applique | Dresden Plates

Applique – Perfect Circles with Aluminum Foil

  I’m going to show you how to make perfect circle appliques using a method of turned edge applique that…

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How to make Dresden plate centers with Heat n Bond
applique | Dresden Plates | Notions & Tools | Piecing Demos

How to make Dresden plate centers with Heat n Bond

Watch a video on how to make your dresden plate centers with heat n bond adhesive for a quick raw edge applique.

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How to Hand Applique
applique | Dresden Plates | English Paper Piecing

How to Hand Applique

  In this post, we are chatting about hand applique. I’m posting this during EPP week, but know that though…

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What is Raw Edge Applique? – Dresden Plate Quilt – #6 – Quilt Reveal
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What is Raw Edge Applique? – Dresden Plate Quilt – #6 – Quilt Reveal

 There is a lot of words thrown around by quilt makers that might leave an outsider or new quilter scratching…

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The Quilt Maker’s Toolkit – Charlotte’s Fusible Web for Raw Edge Applique – video tutorial
applique | Notions & Tools | work in progress

The Quilt Maker’s Toolkit – Charlotte’s Fusible Web for Raw Edge Applique – video tutorial

Today’s post is a part of a series called The Quilt Maker’s Toolkit, showing and teaching about the products I…

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Hexie Flower Play – Kingfisher Stitch Along
applique | English Paper Piecing

Hexie Flower Play – Kingfisher Stitch Along

 This post is part of the Kingfisher Stitch Along, hosted by Rachel from Stitched in Color and Jodi from Tales…

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The Quilt Maker’s Toolkit – The Bottom Line + MicroQuilter Threads by Superior Threads + King Fisher Stitch-Along + a GIVEAWAY
applique | English Paper Piecing | Notions & Tools | product reviews

The Quilt Maker’s Toolkit – The Bottom Line + MicroQuilter Threads by Superior Threads + King Fisher Stitch-Along + a GIVEAWAY

Today’s post is a part of a series called The Quilt Maker’s Toolkit, showing and teaching about the products I…

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5 methods of Hand Work that will Soothe Your Soul
applique | embroidery | Planning & Prep

5 methods of Hand Work that will Soothe Your Soul

I feel like before my mind realized I needed a slow down, my body already knew. Prior to the end…

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The Most Photogenic Quilt Making – A Dresden Quilt #4 – In Progress
A Dresden Quilt | applique | work in progress

The Most Photogenic Quilt Making – A Dresden Quilt #4 – In Progress

For the past 2+ weeks, I’ve been working on a new Dresden quilt, custom ordered.  I LOOOOOOOVVVVE Dresden quilts, but…

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Heat n Bond Iron on Fusible Interfacing ( Product Review )
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Heat n Bond Iron on Fusible Interfacing ( Product Review )

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Lulu Louise is officially here! 💕🧵 This quilt has Lulu Louise is officially here! 💕🧵

This quilt has been a favorite of mine for years, and I’m so happy to finally have it available as its own standalone pattern.

The new Lulu Louise pattern includes three sizes (Crib, Throw + Bed) and an updated, more efficient strip-piecing method. It’s beginner-friendly, wonderfully simple to piece, and such a fun quilt for playing with color and value.

✨ PDF + paper patterns available now
✨ Lulu Louise quilt kits available too
✨ All quilt patterns are on sale through Sunday!

You can find everything at Meander + Make. https://meanderandmake.com/kits/lulu-louise-quilt/

And if you want to make Lulu Louise along with me, the Lulu Louise Quilty Class begins September 14. More on that very soon! 💕

#LuluLouiseQuilt #SouthernCharmQuilts #QuiltPattern #NewQuiltPattern #BeginnerQuilt StripPiecing ModernQuilting Quilting QuiltInspiration MeanderAndMake
The current state of my mini quilt gallery wall. 🥰 The current state of my mini quilt gallery wall. 🥰 Book of Many Mini Quilts releases October 9 and is currently with my testers: 
@peacefullypiecing , @bestjlb , @quinn_quilts , @nightingale229 , and @prairie_hugs_handmade 🩷
If Happy Home has been on your list, this weekend If Happy Home has been on your list, this weekend is the time to grab it.
 
Sunday, September 6 is the final day to preorder Happy Home with the early bird discount.
 
Right now, you can preorder fat quarter bundles, half-yard bundles, kits, and individual yardage.
 
After Sunday, the kits and individual yardage will come down, and the early bird discount will end. Any remaining bundles will stay in the shop until they’re sold out.
 
We order our fabric in small batches, so preordering is really the best way to make sure you get exactly what you want.
 
I’ve already made several projects with Happy Home, including my Lulu Louise quilt, and I really love how this collection looks when you get all those prints playing together in a quilt. https://meanderandmake.com/fabric/collections/happy-home/
If Happy Home has been on your list, this weekend If Happy Home has been on your list, this weekend is the time to grab it.
 
Sunday, September 6 is the final day to preorder Happy Home with the early bird discount.
 
Right now, you can preorder fat quarter bundles, half-yard bundles, kits, and individual yardage.
 
After Sunday, the kits and individual yardage will come down, and the early bird discount will end. Any remaining bundles will stay in the shop until they’re sold out.
 
We order our fabric in small batches, so preordering is really the best way to make sure you get exactly what you want. https://meanderandmake.com/fabric/collections/happy-home/
Just in case you missed it, we’ve wrapped up the L Just in case you missed it, we’ve wrapped up the Light in the Dark mini quilt. You can now view the final chapter (learning how to quilt it). It has been my favorite part 🥰
I JUST completed my book. 🎉🥳 these pics are some s I JUST completed my book. 🎉🥳 these pics are some sneaky shots I took yesterday after wrapping things up. There’s still so much to do. I have a bit of polishing to do. And the whole thing needs testing. But just having all the projects done and photographed, and then knowing I’ll be releasing on time… whew! Weight off my mind. 

Oh and these crinkles are making me swoon! 🫠

Preorder here 👉🏻 https://meanderandmake.com/book-of-many-mini-quilts-by-melanie-traylor-wirebound-book/
And that is a wrap on the Light in the Dark mini q And that is a wrap on the Light in the Dark mini quilt class. I had SO MUCH making this little lovely with you. And just so glad for the push to start including the FMQ demos in these classes as well. THANK YOU! 🙏 Not sure I would be adding that to all future classes without that push. 🩷 These pics will show you that border much better. I swear scallops are my new favorite. I doubt I ever get away from freely doodling all over but some precision ruler work quilting here and there really puts the polish on a project. 

If you missed making this one with us, it’s still available as a self paced class at quiltyclass.com
Two new fat stack bundles are in the shop. These a Two new fat stack bundles are in the shop. These are our 10-piece budget bundles. https://meanderandmake.com/fabric/bundles/fat-stacks/
I forgot to quilt the drapes on my star points. 🙃 I forgot to quilt the drapes on my star points. 🙃 I’ve been REALLY enjoying borders lately. Can’t really see this one due to my binding, but I’ll show it soon. 

We are wrapping up this class over at quiltyclass.com and I used Happy Home fabrics again. ☺️
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