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Basic Quilt Making Skills – for beginners
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Basic Quilt Making Skills – for beginners

Complete Basics If you already have sewn some, then some of what we are learning today you may already know.  If you’ve bought your very first sewing machine with big plans to jump straight into quilt making then this will be even more helpful to you. We will walk through some of the basics including: …

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Quilt Making Terminology – for beginners
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Quilt Making Terminology – for beginners

All those words One of the ways in which I was most confused when I first started quilting was all the terminology with quilters and quilt patterns.  It’s a deep well of words you may not know or have never heard. There is much to unpack in this lesson, so we’ll jump right in. The…

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Basic Quilting Supplies – for beginners
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Basic Quilting Supplies – for beginners

Everything You Need Today we will get into the nitty gritty of what you need to get started. There are only a few basic supplies you need to get started, but these supplies have a way of lasting for the ages. So think of the majority of these supplies as items that rarely need replacing.  Most…

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Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine – for beginners
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Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine – for beginners

Today we are getting to know your machine. Obviously, this is a bit of a harder lesson to teach due to the fact that we are probably using different machines and machines all have little differences, BUT most machines have massive similarities as well.  They all do the same thing, but levers and buttons or…

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A Beginner’s Guide to Sewing Machines for Quilting
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A Beginner’s Guide to Sewing Machines for Quilting

Sewing Machines for Quilters Today we are going to talk about sewing machines.  There are SO many!  When starting out it’s easy to be overwhelmed with all your options. There’s also no right or wrong options, there’s only finding the one that works best FOR YOU! If you are unsure if making quilts is going…

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Sunday is the final day to pre-order both Garden T Sunday is the final day to pre-order both Garden Therapy and Some Place Grand if you want them in your hands by February. These two collections have been favorites, and this is your last chance to reserve them before they arrive. Find them at meanderandmake.com (direct link in my stories)
First mini of the year. and SURPRISE the mini patt First mini of the year. and SURPRISE the mini pattern is coming with the Soulshine Quilty Class as an extra little gift. https://quiltclass.southerncharmquilts.com/courses/Soulshine-Quilt
✨ 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
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