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Para Para Quilt #3 – Spirited Version – Quilt Reveal
Quilt Reveal

Para Para Quilt #3 – Spirited Version – Quilt Reveal

  I’ll be talking about the Para Para quilt today. This one has sat unfinished since February/March. We had the Para Para quilt along at the beginning of the year and seems like it finished up right around the time Covid began or became widespread. I became involved with other things and the quilt top…

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Quilt Reveal – Para Para Quilt #2 – Violet Sky Fabrics
Quilt Reveal

Quilt Reveal – Para Para Quilt #2 – Violet Sky Fabrics

  She’s done!!  I feel so good about this one.  It’s very rare for me not to have some changes I wish I had made on fabrics, but on this quilt I really love all the fabrics used and how they look together.  I did get creative with my free motion quilting too and that’s…

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Pattern Release – Para Para Quilt
Quilt Pattern Release

Pattern Release – Para Para Quilt

  It’s release day!!  I love this quilt y’all.  It’s one of my favorites.  It’s not an easy one, it’s one you sink your teeth into and have to pay attention to.  BUT sometimes that’s exactly what you need and want!  I love that’s it’s square, that it’s HUGE (80″), that it’s a sampler of…

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

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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Quilt Reveal – Para Para + 2020 Goals
Quilt Reveal

Quilt Reveal – Para Para + 2020 Goals

  Well, she’s done.  My very last finish in 2019 and the one I spent all of 2019 wanting to make.  If you missed my last posts on this Para Para quilt, you can find them here, here and here. Happy New Year by the way!  I’m looking forward to 2020 and I’m getting asked…

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

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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A few photos from the final chapter 💛 I always lo A few photos from the final chapter 💛

I always love this part. The sewing is done, the quilting is done, and all that's left is getting it up on the wall.

For this one, I used two hanging loops instead of the three I used on my sample. Both work great, but if you're curious, the third loop does a better job of hiding the pushpin. Little details like that always seem to matter more to me after the quilt is finished 😅

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Chapter 6 of the Morning Rising Mini Quilt Class i Chapter 6 of the Morning Rising Mini Quilt Class is now available ✂️

In this final chapter, we're adding fabric hanging loops, inserting the dowel, and getting the mini quilt up on the wall. It's a short chapter, but it's the one that takes the project from finished quilt to finished display.

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Lots of work on the new book is happening in the b Lots of work on the new book is happening in the background. LOVE that feeling of being in the thick of a random idea. 🥰 Anyway, butterflies. Because they are my favorite and are so fun to quilt.
New kit in stock for the Attic Window quilt. http New kit in stock for the Attic Window quilt. 
https://meanderandmake.com/quilt-kits/a-life-with-quilts/
A little look at some of the free motion quilting A little look at some of the free motion quilting I’ve been doing for my upcoming book, Book of Many Mini Quilts. 🥰
A few photos from Chapter 5 💛 I finally got the Dr A few photos from Chapter 5 💛
I finally got the Dresden attached, and seeing it sitting on that quilted background made me ridiculously happy. All those little blades, all that straight line quilting, and now it actually looks like the quilt I’ve been seeing in my head.
I went with the traditional method on this one, top stitching around the edges and stitching in the ditch between the blades. It takes a little more stopping and starting, but I really love the definition it gives the Dresden.
And yes, I definitely spent some time just standing there looking at it before moving on 😅
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Final day to pre-order the Milkland collection htt Final day to pre-order the Milkland collection https://meanderandmake.com/fabric/pre-order/arrival-june/
Chapter 5 of the Morning Rising Mini Quilt Class i Chapter 5 of the Morning Rising Mini Quilt Class is now available ✂️
In this chapter, we’re attaching the Dresden plate and exploring two different quilting options. You can choose a traditional approach with top stitching and stitch-in-the-ditch quilting, or a free motion method using flowing S-curves to secure the plate.
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Last call for Sunset Serenade 🌅 Sunday is the fin Last call for Sunset Serenade 🌅

Sunday is the final day to preorder this collection.

Right now you’ll find:
✨ Fat quarter bundles
✨ Half yard bundles
✨ Individual yardage
✨ Quilt kits
✨ Matching wide backs

After Sunday, the yardage and kits will be removed from the shop. Fat quarter and half yard bundles will remain only while supplies last.

If you’ve been waiting to grab Sunset Serenade, now is the time.

I’ll tag everything in this post so you can take a closer look.

https://meanderandmake.com/fabric/pre-order/arrival-june/
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