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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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There’s a new studio update available for July on There’s a new studio update available for July on my site. Walk around my studio with me and see all the pretties and crinkles. https://southerncharmquilts.com/2026/07/03/july-studio-update-swayful-mini-quilts-new-fabric-arrivals/

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Chapter 2 of the Swayful Quilty Class is now avail Chapter 2 of the Swayful Quilty Class is now available!

This chapter is all about getting your fabrics ready before we begin sewing. We'll cover fabric placement, choosing a fat quarter pull, exploring color inspiration with Swayful mockups, preparing fabrics with pressing spray, and my favorite paper plate method for organizing blocks.

A little preparation now makes the sewing process so much more enjoyable.

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A little free motion quilting on the Well Loved mi A little free motion quilting on the Well Loved mini quilt.
Milkland just arrived! If you didn’t preorder, we Milkland just arrived! If you didn’t preorder, we have a very limited supply now available.  https://meanderandmake.com/fabric/collections/milkland/
Still over here working on this book and LOVING ev Still over here working on this book and LOVING every moment.
Today is the final day of our pattern sale! https: Today is the final day of our pattern sale! https://meanderandmake.com/patterns/
Did you grab your copy yet? All patterns currently Did you grab your copy yet? All patterns currently on sale thru Sunday. https://meanderandmake.com/kits/swayful-quilt/
Happy day! The Swayful quilt pattern is here. IN Happy day! The Swayful quilt pattern is here. 

INCLUDED SIZES
• 32” × 44”
• 68” × 68”
• 80” × 92”

SKILL LEVEL
Confident Beginner

PATTERN FEATURES
• Fat quarter friendly
• Simple snowball construction
• Rotating block layout creates woven movement
• Unique border construction
• Scrappy friendly
• Bonus scrappy backing instructions included
• Detailed diagrams and step-by-step instructions

Find it here: https://meanderandmake.com/kits/swayful-quilt/
Tomorrow is the day! Swayful quilt pattern is here Tomorrow is the day! Swayful quilt pattern is here. 👏👏 https://meanderandmake.com/kits/swayful-quilt/
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