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Bring your quilt to life with quilting! Explore free-motion quilting designs, hand quilting techniques, walking foot ideas, and practical tips to help you add texture, movement, and personality to your finished quilts.

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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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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Quilting the Soulshine Mini Quilt
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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
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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
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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
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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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Quilt as Desired Begins December 1
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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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FMQ – Quilting the Little Maple Mini Quilt
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FMQ – Quilting the Little Maple Mini Quilt

The Little Maple Mini Quilt is such a fun project to finish, and today I am sharing a look at…

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Practicing Hand Quilting Stitches on a Pincushion (No Perfection Required)
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Practicing Hand Quilting Stitches on a Pincushion (No Perfection Required)

If you’ve been wanting to try hand quilting stitches but feel intimidated by working on a full quilt, a pincushion…

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Free Motion Quilting the Dilly Dally Quilt
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Free Motion Quilting the Dilly Dally Quilt

I’ve just finished free motion quilting the Dilly Dally quilt, and I’m so excited to show you the texture and…

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FREE MOTION QUILTING Fillers on Carolina Mingle Quilt | Swirls, Pebbles & Elongated Swirl Flowers Demo
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FREE MOTION QUILTING Fillers on Carolina Mingle Quilt | Swirls, Pebbles & Elongated Swirl Flowers Demo

I’m free motion quilting my Dreamland quilt today with feathers and flowers. There’s a new long form fmq real time video up today. Link in profile.

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Ruler Quilting the Carolina Mingle Quilt | FREE MOTION QUILTING DEMO
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Ruler Quilting the Carolina Mingle Quilt | FREE MOTION QUILTING DEMO

I’m free motion quilting my Dreamland quilt today with feathers and flowers. There’s a new long form fmq real time video up today. Link in profile.

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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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