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The Morning Sun Quilt Along – Month 4
The Morning Sun Quilt Along | work in progress

The Morning Sun Quilt Along – Month 4

I looooooooovvvvve this quilt.  Really, really.  I’m also loving have to do just one pattern a month.  That really takes…

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A Quilt Maker’s Tale – #5 – A Meet Up of 2 friends + 2 quilts
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A Quilt Maker’s Tale – #5 – A Meet Up of 2 friends + 2 quilts

My grandmother could pull any quilt from her closet (that’s where she kept them) and tell you something about it. …

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New Beginnings – Modern Sewcialites BOM
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New Beginnings – Modern Sewcialites BOM

This month is Modern Sewcialites is about new beginnings. For me, spring is all about the flowers, the green, and…

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The Morning Sun Quilt Along – Month 3
The Morning Sun Quilt Along | work in progress

The Morning Sun Quilt Along – Month 3

There are already so many gorgeous Morning Sun quilts being made on Instagram!  I’m squealing over all of them.  Take…

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Lately in March
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Lately in March

Today is a random assortment of things I’ve been working on or doing this month.  I’m trying to make these…

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Monday is all about fabric – #50 – Shopping your own stash + a new Dresden quilt
FABRIC MONDAY | work in progress

Monday is all about fabric – #50 – Shopping your own stash + a new Dresden quilt

Yes, third week in a row I haven’t bought any fabric.  Sorry friends!  This past week I’ve been working on…

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Lately in February
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Lately in February

Today is a random assortment of things I’ve been working on or doing this month. Earlier in February, I re-organized…

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What is a WIP? + my current count of them
Planning & Prep | work in progress

What is a WIP? + my current count of them

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

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Patience in Quilting – A Dresden Quilt #4 – in progress
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Patience in Quilting – A Dresden Quilt #4 – in progress

I am really going to miss this quilting hanging around the studio.  Yes, it feels as if I’ve been working…

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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 )
applique | Notions & Tools | Piecing Demos | product reviews | work in progress

Heat n Bond Iron on Fusible Interfacing ( Product Review )

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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The Rescue Quilts – #2 – The Tumbler Quilt – Progress
Rescue + Repairs | work in progress

The Rescue Quilts – #2 – The Tumbler Quilt – Progress

The Rescue Quilt series is about finishing up quilt tops that were never completed and then remaking the pattern.  Sometimes…

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Sorry about all the bumping of the camera 🙄 It’s a Sorry about all the bumping of the camera 🙄 It’s always a battle. 

This video comes from the Swayful class where we learned how to free motion these swirl flowers. Imma big fan of them. ☺️ Full lessons in the Swayful Quilty class at quiltyclass.com
Another design on this same quilt. This one’s a la Another design on this same quilt. This one’s a larger swirl flower with gloppy petals. Full look coming soon. 

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Omigosh this is my new favorite FMQ design. 👏👏 I’m Omigosh this is my new favorite FMQ design. 👏👏 I’m calling it a feathered leaf 🙃
This is maybe the third or fourth time I’ve quilte This is maybe the third or fourth time I’ve quilted scallops. Never stacked like this though. It was a whole different animal to stitching them in a border. 🦁 Anyway this is one of the lessons in chapter 6 of Lulu. Join us at Quiltyclass.com
Some S-curves. LOVE the look of these because it e Some S-curves. LOVE the look of these because it ends up with a geometric vine look.
Pretty pleased 🤭 Pattern is: Lulu Louise. Fabric i Pretty pleased 🤭 Pattern is: Lulu Louise. Fabric is: Pretty Please. Come learn how to quilt this quilt at quiltyclass.com
A few pics from chapter 5. We FMQed feathers in th A few pics from chapter 5. We FMQed feathers in the foreground and s-curves in the background.
We’ve finished quilting our first quilt in the Lul We’ve finished quilting our first quilt in the Lulu Louise quilt. 👏 The first lesson details the plan. Then we move onto practicing a feather on a scrap sandwich. Next we quilt feathers in a V from the inside to the outsides of the quilt. And then finally we quilt the s-curves in the background. 

Next chapter we will FMQ a different top in a whole other way. 🩷 quiltyclass.com
Last day to grab a copy of the, Book of Many Mini Last day to grab a copy of the, Book of Many Mini Quilt while it on sale. https://meanderandmake.com/kits/book-of-many-mini-quilts/
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