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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 and finishing steps. Minis are one of my favorite ways to explore new quilting ideas, and this one was a great opportunity to play with both free motion quilting and ruler work. In the video…

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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 appear suddenly, even when everything seemed to be working just fine a few minutes earlier. That moment can feel frustrating or even discouraging, especially if you are still building confidence at the machine. This post…

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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 free motion quilting pillow started as a simple idea and slowly turned into one of my favorite finishes. I wanted to share the process with you, not as a tutorial, but as a quiet look…

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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 Quilt as Desired and where we currently are in the class. Quilt as Desired is a free motion quilting class that focuses on learning how to move a quilt sandwich under the machine with confidence….

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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 you. This project combines skill building with a beautiful finished quilt, and it is a wonderful way to practice free motion quilting without any pressure. Below you will find all the details, the links you…

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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 how I quilted mine. This video is pulled from my Cozy Fall Stitches class inside Quilty Club, and while the class walks through every step of making this mini, this post focuses only on the…

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I think this might be my favorite part of the whol I think this might be my favorite part of the whole quilt 💛 And I know I took way too many pics, but... there’s just something about sewing all those little blades together and suddenly having a Dresden plate in your hands. I'm dying.

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Chapter 4 of the Morning Rising Mini Quilt Class i Chapter 4 of the Morning Rising Mini Quilt Class is now available ✂️

In this chapter, we're cutting the Dresden pieces, turning them into blades, and sewing them together into a complete Dresden plate. I also show both ruler and template methods for cutting, along with tips for fabric placement and fussy cutting.

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A slower look. Trying to work in those toothpaste A slower look. Trying to work in those toothpaste swirls with my normal flowers and feathers. Not sure about it yet. Oh and yes, I’m still quilting this. 🙃
About 8 hours in is my estimate. I keep think this About 8 hours in is my estimate. I keep think this will be my last session and I’m always underestimating the time involved. Machine is a @berninausa q20 sit down.
It’s happening! The Book of Many Mini Quilts relea It’s happening! The Book of Many Mini Quilts releases late this year. Here’s my start 🥰 May all the walls get covered with lovely. We will be doing some of these minis over at Quilty Class. Come join us!
We have a ton of new bundles/kits in stock. 3 kits We have a ton of new bundles/kits in stock. 3 kits added this week for the Inner Beauty quilt. 1 added for the Trippy quilt and 1 added for Soulshine, Little Miss or Sugar Bear. https://meanderandmake.com/
I really, really enjoyed quilting this grid 💛 I m I really, really enjoyed quilting this grid 💛

I made the lines a little bigger this time than I did on my sample, and I ended up loving the extra space and texture it gave the quilt. It’s technically a one-inch grid, except for the rectangle happening in the center.

I marked the whole thing with a Hera marker before quilting, this was one of those really relaxing sewing sessions where you just settle in and stitch for a while.

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Chapter 3 of the Morning Rising Mini Quilt Class i Chapter 3 of the Morning Rising Mini Quilt Class is now available ✂️

In this chapter, we’re marking the quilt with a Hera marker and quilting the background using simple straight line quilting and a walking foot. We’re quilting the background before attaching the Dresden plate, which gives the finished mini such a pretty layered look and keeps the quilting process really manageable.

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