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Work in Progress – Star Dance #4 – The jazzy blue one
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Work in Progress – Star Dance #4 – The jazzy blue one

  I’ve been working the past several weeks on a gargantuan quilt.  We are talking a big ol’ 96″ square.  Yah!  And it’s all half square triangles too! This is my fourth Star Dance quilt.  You can see the others here. This is also a free pattern of mine that you can find here.  …

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Work in Progress – Moon Goddess #2
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Work in Progress – Moon Goddess #2

  I don’t normally have two quilt patterns coming out within weeks of each other, but that’s where I’m at right now.   I had planned to release Moon Goddess back in February, but I wanted it to coincide with the release of the Half Rectangle Ruler and since the pandemic happened, shipping the ruler to…

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Coming Soon + Work in Progress – Oh Honey Quilt
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Coming Soon + Work in Progress – Oh Honey Quilt

  Hey!  Today, I’m excited to show you what I’ve been working on for the last five weeks.  Slow work!  Like so very s l o w…… and relaxing and peaceful.  I’m really excited about this next quilt pattern.  I say that a lot, and I always mean it, but I’m REALLY excited about this…

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Work in Progress – Moon Goddess Quilt
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Work in Progress – Moon Goddess Quilt

  Last year, during the time I was hosting the Bad Girl quilt along and we were all working on a few blocks a week, we probably made hundreds of half rectangle triangles between all of us.  You remember my tutorial for them, don’t you?  If not, it’s here.  Well, I try to write my…

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Work in Progress – Para Para Quilt #2 – Violet Sky Fabrics
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Work in Progress – Para Para Quilt #2 – Violet Sky Fabrics

  I feel like I’ve been doing everything in slow motion.  There’s not seeming to be enough hours in the day lately.  I’m ten days late having this quilt top completed (a self imposed deadline).  I’m distracted with doing nothing and I’m starting to get on my own nerves.  Do you ever feel this way? …

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Work in Progress – Para Para Quilt – Finished Quilt Top
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Work in Progress – Para Para Quilt – Finished Quilt Top

  Last week I finished my first Para Para quilt top.  Finally!  Y’all, I have been dreaming about this quilt since early 2019 and now that I’ve finished it, well, finished the top, I am ecstatic.  I’m already dreaming up the next one. I should be quilting her up in the next day or two…

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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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This might be the fastest chapter in the whole qui This might be the fastest chapter in the whole quilt 😅

I sat down thinking I was just going to sew a little bit, and before I knew it, the whole background block was finished and basted. Yes to easy sewing days ✂️

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Chapter 2 of the Morning Rising Mini Quilt Class i Chapter 2 of the Morning Rising Mini Quilt Class is now available ✂️

In this chapter, we’re building the background block that the Dresden plate will eventually sit on, beginning with the center nine-patch and working outward to complete the block.

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My next several afternoons ought to do it. If you’ My next several afternoons ought to do it. If you’re on my tester list, check your inbox. I’ll be getting all my boxes checked on that front by Wednesday. #swayfulquilt
A few little snapshots from Chapter 1 💛 Everythin A few little snapshots from Chapter 1 💛

Everything is pressed, cut, organized, and ready to sew. I spent a lot of time thinking about these fabrics before cutting into them, and now that it’s all laid out beside the machine, I’m getting really excited to start piecing.

Honestly, this part always feels a little magical to me. Like the quiet moment right before the quilt starts becoming real ✂️ Cabinet and chair from @arrowsewing 

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