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A Quilt Maker’s Terminology
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A Quilt Maker’s Terminology

When I first started quilting back in 2008, there was so much to learn.  I’m still learning, constantly.  There is…

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Sometimes it's the little details that make the wh Sometimes it's the little details that make the whole quilting design come together. 🌸 Here's another snippet from Lesson 6 of **Quilt It Already!** Today I'm drawing two of the designs I'll be using on my Faefolk quilt: tiny pebbles and swirls for filling those awkward little spaces, and my Easy Swirl Flower. The fillers help connect our larger designs, while the Easy Swirl Flower gives us another pretty floral motif to work into the quilting. We're practicing on paper for now, but in the upcoming lessons, I'll show you how I actually stitch these designs onto the quilt! Want to quilt along with me? The first three lessons of Quilt It Already! are FREE to watch. 🌸 https://quiltclass.southerncharmquilts.com/courses/Quilt-It-Already #FreeMotionQuilting #SwirlQuilting #QuiltingFillers #QuiltItAlready #SouthernCharmQuilts
Let's get a little fancy with our free motion quil Let's get a little fancy with our free motion quilting! ✨ This is another peek inside Lesson 6 of **Quilt It Already!**, where I'm drawing out the designs I'll be using on my Faefolk quilt. This one is my feathered toothpaste swirl, complete with those fancy feathered plumes and all the little details that make it so pretty. I love playing with designs on paper before I ever start quilting. It gives me a chance to figure out how everything flows together. And don't worry, we're not stopping at the drawing board! In the next lessons, I'll be stitching these designs onto the actual quilt. Come take a peek at the class! Chapter 1 is FREE to watch. 🌸 https://quiltclass.southerncharmquilts.com/courses/Quilt-It-Already #FreeMotionQuilting #FeatherQuilting #QuiltingDesigns #QuiltItAlready #SouthernCharmQuilts
New fat stack bundle in the shop. Modern Granny - New fat stack bundle in the shop. Modern Granny - 10-pieces. https://meanderandmake.com/fabric/bundles/fat-stacks/
Here’s a little peek at what I’m planning for the Here’s a little peek at what I’m planning for the quilting on my Faefolk quilt! 🌸 I’ve been playing around with flowers, feathers, swirls, and tiny little fillers, figuring out how I want everything to flow together across the quilt. I’m going with an all-over quilting design, but instead of repeating just one motif, I’m combining several designs to create something a little more intricate and whimsical. These are my actual drawings and the plan I’m working from! This is all part of Quilt It Already!, my new quilting class where we’re taking those finished quilt tops out of the closet and finally getting them quilted. We’ve been planning and drawing our designs in Lesson 6, and now we’re moving on to the fun part: actually stitching them onto Faefolk! Want to see how these drawings turn into stitches? Come quilt along with me! The first three lessons are FREE to watch. 🌷 https://quiltclass.southerncharmquilts.com/courses/Quilt-It-Already #FreeMotionQuilting #QuiltItAlready #FaefolkQuilt #QuiltingDesigns #SouthernCharmQuilts
Let's draw some little flowers! 🌸 Here's a little Let's draw some little flowers! 🌸 Here's a little peek inside Lesson 6 of my new class, Quilt It Already! I'm planning the all-over quilting for my Faefolk quilt, and we're starting with these sweet little clusters of flowers. I'm showing you how I draw them, move from one flower to the next, and keep the design flowing. Right now, we're just drawing and practicing. In the upcoming lessons, we'll take these designs to the sewing machine and actually quilt them! Want to follow along? Come check out Quilt It Already! The first three lessons are FREE to watch. 🌸 https://quiltclass.southerncharmquilts.com/courses/Quilt-It-Already #FreeMotionQuilting #QuiltItAlready #QuiltingDesigns #SouthernCharmQuilts #QuiltyClub
I have a confession: I have a closet full of quilt I have a confession: I have a closet full of quilt tops waiting to be quilted. 🙈 So I’m doing something about it! Come quilt along with me in my new class, Quilt It Already! We’re taking four quilt tops from unfinished to quilted, and I’m showing you the whole process. You can use your own quilt tops, too! 🌸 Watch the first three lessons FREE at the link in my bio. Quiltyclass.com #QuiltItAlready #SouthernCharmQuilts #FreeMotionQuilting #QuiltingClass #QuiltYourOwnQuilt
Do you have a stack of finished quilt tops just wa Do you have a stack of finished quilt tops just waiting to be quilted? Because I certainly do! So I’ve started a new class called Quilt It Already!, and we’re going to work through four of those quilt tops together. I’ll show you how I’m planning my quilting, choosing my designs, and actually getting those quilts finished. And you can bring your own quilt tops along for the ride. The first three lessons are free to watch. Come join me! Quiltyclass.com
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I’m living in crinkle-town. 🥰 Here’s the two Lulu I’m living in crinkle-town. 🥰 Here’s the two Lulu together.
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