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Planning & Prep

A beautiful quilt starts long before the first seam. Learn how to choose fabrics, organize your project, plan your layout, and prepare for a smoother, more enjoyable quilting experience.

StashWork – Let’s Fold Fabric Together
Planning & Prep | StashWork

StashWork – Let’s Fold Fabric Together

There’s no wrong way to fold fabric. Fold it however you please! But if you want to see how I fold mine, there’s a video here…

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Starch “alternative” Sprays
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Starch “alternative” Sprays

Hey hey! Today I have a video for you about something I learned very recently about starch and bugs and…

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All About Low Volumes + Scrappy Backgrounds
Piecing Demos | Planning & Prep

All About Low Volumes + Scrappy Backgrounds

Hey hey! Today I have a video for you that is a chat about low volumes and scrappy backgrounds. We’re…

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All About Solid Fabrics – A chat
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All About Solid Fabrics – A chat

A chat about 3 different brands of solid fabrics I have a new chat for you today talking about the…

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Basic Quilt Making Skills – for beginners
Beginner Quilters Start Here | Planning & Prep

Basic Quilt Making Skills – for beginners

Complete Basics If you already have sewn some, then some of what we are learning today you may already know. …

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Quilt Making Terminology – for beginners
Beginner Quilters Start Here | Planning & Prep

Quilt Making Terminology – for beginners

All those words One of the ways in which I was most confused when I first started quilting was all…

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Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine – for beginners
Beginner Quilters Start Here | Planning & Prep

Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine – for beginners

Today we are getting to know your machine. Obviously, this is a bit of a harder lesson to teach due…

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A Beginner’s Guide to Sewing Machines for Quilting
Beginner Quilters Start Here | Planning & Prep | product reviews

A Beginner’s Guide to Sewing Machines for Quilting

Sewing Machines for Quilters Today we are going to talk about sewing machines.  There are SO many!  When starting out…

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English Paper Piecing – What to take with you on roadtrips – Video
English Paper Piecing | Planning & Prep

English Paper Piecing – What to take with you on roadtrips – Video

Bohippian quilt pattern releases tomorrow! I do much of my English Paper Piecing (EPP) work while traveling on long car…

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The Rescue Quilts – How to Clean a Vintage Quilt Top – VIDEO TUTORIAL
Planning & Prep | Rescue + Repairs

The Rescue Quilts – How to Clean a Vintage Quilt Top – VIDEO TUTORIAL

I have been emailed and messaged about this topic over and over. AND FINALLY, I’ve made a little video about…

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Tips for Choosing Fabrics for the Little Miss Sawtooth Quilt
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Tips for Choosing Fabrics for the Little Miss Sawtooth Quilt

Little Miss Sawtooth Little Miss Sawtooth is hand’s down my most popular pattern. Here’s why I think that is: It’s…

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Tips for Choosing Fabrics for the A Dresden Plate Quilt
A Dresden Quilt | Planning & Prep | work in progress

Tips for Choosing Fabrics for the A Dresden Plate Quilt

A Dresden Quilt A Dresden Quilt is one of my most popular patterns. I’ve made it 9 times! And am…

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We have @sharonhollanddesigns new collection in st We have @sharonhollanddesigns new collection in stock at meanderandmake.com. Bundles and yardage. 🩷
A few pics of Lulu Louise. Made with Happy Home A few pics of Lulu Louise. 

Made with Happy Home collection and Bella Betty’s Brown.
Hands down my favorite FMQ work I’ve ever done. 🥳 Hands down my favorite FMQ work I’ve ever done. 🥳 Matchstick quilting is my new favorite thing.
She’s done and I love it. Last chance to get the She’s done and I love it. 

Last chance to get the Happy Home fabrics during the pre-order discount period is the end of August.
Chapter 2 of the Light in the Dark Mini Quilt Clas Chapter 2 of the Light in the Dark Mini Quilt Class is ready!

This is the chapter where we really get into making the quilt. We’ll start with the little 9-patch in the center, then move into the HRTs that make up the star points. I’ll show you my favorite way to trim HRTs using washi tape and a few Sharpie dots on your ruler. It makes the whole process so much easier.

And because quilting rarely goes exactly as planned, my star ended up slightly off when I got to the borders. I left all of that in the class. We work through what to do when things don’t line up perfectly and how to get everything where it needs to be without immediately reaching for the seam ripper.

By the end of this chapter, the whole Light in the Dark mini quilt top is finished and ready for quilting.

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The darkest lovely that has ever graced my wall. 🥰 The darkest lovely that has ever graced my wall. 🥰 Everything here made with my upcoming fabric release, Happy Home. 🏡 Also, Lulu Louise is becoming a standalone pattern.
We’ve begun!!! We’re making the Light in the Dark We’ve begun!!! We’re making the Light in the Dark mini quilt as our next project. (From the book, Book of Many Mini Quilts). Chapter 1 is now available. You can download the pattern, chat about fabrics and get organized. This is a self paced class so you can come and go as you please at Quiltyclass.com .

I fussy cut what felt like a gazillion tiny butterflies and pretty much giggled the whole time. 🙋🏻‍♀️ I’m now organized and ready to complete this top with you! 🩷
2 new kits have been added to the shop. 1 for Lulu 2 new kits have been added to the shop. 1 for Lulu and 1 for Fernweh.  Meanderandmake.com
We begin August 15. Come join! Quiltyclass.com We begin August 15. Come join! Quiltyclass.com
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