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Applique – Perfect Circles with Aluminum Foil
applique | How to Make a Dresden Plate

Applique – Perfect Circles with Aluminum Foil

  I’m going to show you how to make perfect circle appliques using a method of turned edge applique that uses aluminum foil to help you get the circle perfected.  This would be the opposite of raw edge applique.  You would choose this method if you are trying to avoid having any raw edges on…

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How to Hand Applique
applique | English Paper Piecing | How to Make a Dresden Plate

How to Hand Applique

  In this post, we are chatting about hand applique. I’m posting this during EPP week, but know that though many use hand applique with their English paper piecing, hand applique can stand all on it’s own.  There is no end to all the shapes you can applique.  So this tutorial doesn’t only apply to…

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5 methods of Hand Work that will Soothe Your Soul
applique | embroidery | Quilting Chats

5 methods of Hand Work that will Soothe Your Soul

I feel like before my mind realized I needed a slow down, my body already knew. Prior to the end of 2016, I had already dabbled here and there in ‘slowing down’.  I had just not given it a name or thought very much of it.  I learned to do some needle work because of…

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✨ Soulshine is coming back to the sewing room ✨ W ✨ Soulshine is coming back to the sewing room ✨We’re starting the Soulshine Quilt Class in mid-February, and I’d love for you to sew along with me. The pattern is already waiting for you inside the class, and kits are available if you’d like an easy start.If you’ve been dreaming about making a star quilt that feels doable and really fun to quilt with lots of negative space, Soulshine might be just the project for you.Hope to see you there 🤍 quiltyclass.com
So pleased to have another #fernwehquilt So pleased to have another #fernwehquilt
I can't remember if I've showed this one here or n I can't remember if I've showed this one here or not. The quilt top was sitting in a closet for two years. Then I quilted it, and then it sat on a table quilted, but not bound for several months. FINALLY it's done. 😊 Sometimes these things just take how long they take. ❤️ https://meanderandmake.com/quilt-kits/fernweh-quilt/
I hope you are joining in! 👏 https://quiltclass.so I hope you are joining in! 👏 https://quiltclass.southerncharmquilts.com/courses/Soulshine-Quilt
Calm + Content is now in stock. 👏 Calm + Content is now in stock. 👏
Some stills of the finished Quilt as Desired rag q Some stills of the finished Quilt as Desired rag quilthttps://quiltclass.southerncharmquilts.com/courses/quilt-as-desired
This is the finished quilt from Quilt as Desired 💛 This is the finished quilt from Quilt as Desired 💛
All of those practice blocks finally came together, and I love how much texture and personality this one has after washing.Rag quilts are such a forgiving finish, and they’re a really satisfying way to see how far your free-motion quilting has come.QuiltyClass.com
A little more about Chapter 8 of Quilt As Desired A little more about Chapter 8 of Quilt As Desired quiltyclass.com
Chapter 8 of Quilt As Desired is up and ready for Chapter 8 of Quilt As Desired is up and ready for you. Here's a few pics... (oh and we are one chapter away from being completed!) https://quiltclass.southerncharmquilts.com/courses/quilt-as-desired
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