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Good Girl Quilt #7 – in Earthy Goodness – Quilt Reveal
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Good Girl Quilt #7 – in Earthy Goodness – Quilt Reveal

Good Girl Quilt So excited to have this one finished! Making a quilt with fabrics I’ve designed (majority of) has been mind-blowing. And I think doing so will actually help me get better at designing them. Fingers crossed anyway. Find the Good Girl pattern here. See all my other Good Girl quilts here. About the…

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Good Girl Quilt #5 – Earthy Goodness – In Progress
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Good Girl Quilt #5 – Earthy Goodness – In Progress

Good Girl Quilt If I’m not mistaken Good Girl is the second quilt pattern I ever wrote. It’s the perfect pattern for a beginner to take on and learn how to sew a quilt top, but also a great quilt if you are sitting on top of strip scraps. If you are looking for these…

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Trippy Quilt #6 – The Bright One – Quilt Reveal
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Trippy Quilt #6 – The Bright One – Quilt Reveal

Trippy Quilt I feel like I’ve been working on this quilt forever. It was HUGE! 100 inches square, so you know. I worked my fanny off on it. It was a commissioned quilt and made with colors chosen by someone else. Trippy is a part of the Scrappy Pattern Pack (3 quilt patterns), you can find it…

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Tips for Choosing Fabrics for the Little Miss Sawtooth Quilt
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Tips for Choosing Fabrics for the Little Miss Sawtooth Quilt

Little Miss Sawtooth Little Miss Sawtooth is hand’s down my most popular pattern. Here’s why I think that is: It’s the perfect beginner pattern. Nothing but the basics are involved. Plus it comes with a video tutorial for each and every block. You can do this! And you’ll learn a wide range of skills if…

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A Dresden Quilt #10 – Mostly Oranges + Pinks – Quilt Reveal
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A Dresden Quilt #10 – Mostly Oranges + Pinks – Quilt Reveal

A Dresden Quilt in mostly oranges and pinks, plus a bit of turquoise and yellow fabrics Well, I finished her and my goodness she takes forever, but well worth the effort I think. I just love Dresdens so much! A Dresden Quilt is a free pattern that you can find here. All my Dresden tutorials…

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Tips for Choosing Fabrics for the A Dresden Plate Quilt
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Tips for Choosing Fabrics for the A Dresden Plate Quilt

A Dresden Quilt A Dresden Quilt is one of my most popular patterns. I’ve made it 9 times! And am currently working on my 10th version. 🙂 A bit obsessive, but lol, I don’t care. I do love this quilt so much. See all of past versions of A Dresden Quilt here. Get the A…

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Something new is coming! Quilt As Desired is my up Something new is coming!Quilt As Desired is my upcoming free motion quilting class, and we’ll be stitching 25 FMQ designs together… then turning all of our practice blocks into the coziest rag quilt.This class will be included inside QuiltyClub.com , or you can grab it on its own.I cannot wait to quilt this one with you. https://quiltclass.southerncharmquilts.com/courses/quilt-as-desired
I’ve been free motion quilting since 2018 and it h I’ve been free motion quilting since 2018 and it has been the slowest part of the quilting journey for me. It did not come naturally. I practiced through a lot of very ugly stitching before anything started to look the way I imagined it could.I keep seeing comments like “I could never do this,” and I just want to say… I used to think that too. I was you. It really does change if you keep going, even when it feels like it’s not working.Thank you for all the love on this piece this week. It feels like I finally hit a little milestone with my quilting, and that’s a pretty special feeling. ❤️
Spent about two hours yesterday on this. One of my Spent about two hours yesterday on this. One of my many goals is a whole cloth quilt with a lot of doodle quilting. Maybe next year will be my year.
1 minute of the FMQ process at 1.5x speed. I start 1 minute of the FMQ process at 1.5x speed. I started at the bottom making a curving line to the top and back down again. Added a variety of plumes on one side, back down, then the other side. See the whole video at regular speed in Quilty Club (Chapter 5, Cozy Fall Stitches). quiltyclub.com
All done. Here’s a tiny close up tour of the quilt All done. Here’s a tiny close up tour of the quilting, just because. #freemotionquilting
I got a little extra on the quilting. Maybe too mu I got a little extra on the quilting. Maybe too much, maybe perfect? Negative space makes me lose my mind a little every time. #freemotionquilting
The Maple Leaf Disco fabric line felt especially r The Maple Leaf Disco fabric line felt especially right for a maple leaf block. Amiright? Made these in class yesterday for the Little Maple Mini. Geez, I'm in love... 🥰
Say hello to the Hand Stitch Companion Pillow. Thi Say hello to the Hand Stitch Companion Pillow. This brand new PDF pattern is perfect for anyone who loves simple hand quilting with a lot of texture. Use a geometric print and stitch right over it or grab a stencil and make your own design. Finished with a neat little zipper back and ready for cozy sewing time.
The Little Maple Mini Quilt is the first piece in The Little Maple Mini Quilt is the first piece in my new wall of mini quilts. We’re beginning the project in Quilty Club and this quilt will be the starting point for the whole wall. quiltyclub.com
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