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Quilt It Already! | Chapters 1 & 2: Let’s Get Started + Your Quilt Patterns
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Quilt It Already! | Chapters 1 & 2: Let’s Get Started + Your Quilt Patterns

Do you have a stack of finished quilt tops tucked away somewhere, just waiting to be quilted? I certainly do!…

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Quilt It Already! — Come Quilt Those Unfinished Quilt Tops with Me!
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Quilt It Already! — Come Quilt Those Unfinished Quilt Tops with Me!

You know those quilt tops you’ve finished piecing, folded up neatly, and tucked away for another day? The ones that…

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How I Plan My Free Motion Quilting Before I Start
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How I Plan My Free Motion Quilting Before I Start

One of the hardest parts of free-motion quilting can happen before you ever sit down at the sewing machine: deciding…

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Swayful Quilty Class: Chapter 6 – Preparing & Quilting Your Quilt
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Swayful Quilty Class: Chapter 6 – Preparing & Quilting Your Quilt

The quilt top is finished, and now it’s time for one of my favorite parts of the process… quilting! In…

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How I Plan My Free Motion Quilting Designs
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How I Plan My Free Motion Quilting Designs

Before I start free motion quilting, I always make a plan. Rather than sitting down at the sewing machine and…

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Real-Time Free Motion Quilting: Light in the Dark Mini Quilt
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Real-Time Free Motion Quilting: Light in the Dark Mini Quilt

Sometimes it’s nice to simply sit down and quilt. No talking. No rushing. Just the rhythm of the sewing machine…

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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…

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Quilt as Desired: Chapter 9 — Rag Quilt Assembly
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Quilt as Desired: Chapter 9 — Rag Quilt Assembly

Chapter 9 of Quilt as Desired is all about bringing everything together. After working through all of the free motion…

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Quilt as Desired: Advanced Free Motion Quilting Designs in Chapter 8
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Quilt as Desired: Advanced Free Motion Quilting Designs in Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Quilt as Desired focuses on advanced free motion quilting designs, and it marks the final chapter of…

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Quilt as Desired: Combining Free Motion Quilting Designs in Chapter 7
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Quilt as Desired: Combining Free Motion Quilting Designs in Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Quilt as Desired focuses on combining free motion quilting designs in a way that feels practical, flexible,…

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My First Whole Cloth Quilt, A Personal Milestone
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My First Whole Cloth Quilt, A Personal Milestone

I’ve wanted to make a whole cloth quilt for a long time, but I kept waiting. Whole cloth quilting shows…

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Quilt as Desired – Free Motion Quilting Feathers in Chapter 6
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Quilt as Desired – Free Motion Quilting Feathers in Chapter 6

Feathers and Botanical Movement Chapter 6 of Quilt as Desired focuses on free motion quilting feathers and botanical movement, with…

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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.
New fat stack in the shop: https://meanderandmake. New fat stack in the shop: https://meanderandmake.com/fabric/bundles/fat-stacks/
Trying new things. 🙃 Teaching over at Quilty Class Trying new things. 🙃 Teaching over at Quilty Class has been pushing me, tbh. 
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I did not like the Peace Lily design at all, but the feathered leaf 😍. I’m on the fence about the tiny hook flowers as a filler. I like the tornados, but much prefer my swirls and pebbles over them. 
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I’m getting a new class ready now for a 5-quilt FMQ series. Wish me luck!
Some pics of my latest FMQ project. Very very new- Some pics of my latest FMQ project. Very very new-to-me designs. Loving the texture, but missing the feathers. Last little bit of this class will be available in the next hour or so. 
Pattern: Lulu Louise
Fabric: Happy Home
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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