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Pumpkin Runner for Fall – Sewing Finish
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Pumpkin Runner for Fall – Sewing Finish

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A New Dresden Quilt Runner with Michael Miller fabrics – Sewing Finish
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A New Dresden Quilt Runner with Michael Miller fabrics – Sewing Finish

  I’ve been an ambassador for Michael Miller fabrics since early this year and they have been sending me the…

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Christmas in July Quilted Pillows with Piping
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Christmas in July Quilted Pillows with Piping

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Another Easy Machine Cover – This time for the Juki
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Another Easy Machine Cover – This time for the Juki

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Easy Sewing Machine Cover + Free Pattern
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Easy Sewing Machine Cover + Free Pattern

I made myself a machine cover!  This is something I’ve wanted since I first got my machine.  So what was…

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Sprucing Up – Boho inspired Dresden pillow (sewing finishes)
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Sprucing Up – Boho inspired Dresden pillow (sewing finishes)

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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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Omigosh this is my new favorite FMQ design. 👏👏 I’m Omigosh this is my new favorite FMQ design. 👏👏 I’m calling it a feathered leaf 🙃
This is maybe the third or fourth time I’ve quilte This is maybe the third or fourth time I’ve quilted scallops. Never stacked like this though. It was a whole different animal to stitching them in a border. 🦁 Anyway this is one of the lessons in chapter 6 of Lulu. Join us at Quiltyclass.com
Some S-curves. LOVE the look of these because it e Some S-curves. LOVE the look of these because it ends up with a geometric vine look.
Pretty pleased 🤭 Pattern is: Lulu Louise. Fabric i Pretty pleased 🤭 Pattern is: Lulu Louise. Fabric is: Pretty Please. Come learn how to quilt this quilt at quiltyclass.com
A few pics from chapter 5. We FMQed feathers in th A few pics from chapter 5. We FMQed feathers in the foreground and s-curves in the background.
We’ve finished quilting our first quilt in the Lul We’ve finished quilting our first quilt in the Lulu Louise quilt. 👏 The first lesson details the plan. Then we move onto practicing a feather on a scrap sandwich. Next we quilt feathers in a V from the inside to the outsides of the quilt. And then finally we quilt the s-curves in the background. 

Next chapter we will FMQ a different top in a whole other way. 🩷 quiltyclass.com
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