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Quilt Reveal – Star Dance Quilt #3
Quilt Reveal

Quilt Reveal – Star Dance Quilt #3

My latest Star Dance quilt is finished. Here is the thing about this quilt.  It always starts out so lovely.  I’ve picked a nice color palette, great fabrics.  I love the blocks while they are being made, and then once the quilt is on the design wall, I start thinking, “Ugh.” It’s been this way…

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Using mini design boards while making a quilt
Piecing Demos | Quilting Chats | work in progress

Using mini design boards while making a quilt

I have previously mentioned wanting to make and use Lori Holt’s mini design boards before. I feel like whenever you are making quilt blocks that require that certain fabrics to go in certain positions, I have trouble with my usual chain piecing technique.  Sorta. Most quilts that I make, anything can go anywhere, but there…

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Quilt Finish – Star Dance Quilt
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Quilt Finish – Star Dance Quilt

I’ve been working on this quilt all of last week.  Not the one you see above my sewing machine, that’s a WIP, but the one you see at my machine. It’s a simple block, but I had to make 81 of them for a king size quilt, so it took me a bit. Here are a…

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Chapter 6 of Quilt as Desired is ready for you at Chapter 6 of Quilt as Desired is ready for you at Quilty Class . Here's a few pics...
Feathers are my FAVORITTTTTTTTE. I loved demoing a Feathers are my FAVORITTTTTTTTE. I loved demoing all these feathers. Come see, quiltyclass.com
I feel like we are a little more than halfway thro I feel like we are a little more than halfway through Quilt As Desired. LOVING this chapter! 👏
Eek! Chapter 6 has begun. We are learning FEATHERS Eek! Chapter 6 has begun. We are learning FEATHERS! 👏 http://quiltyclass.com/
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Last call for Snuggly is THIS Sunday. https://mean Last call for Snuggly is THIS Sunday. https://meanderandmake.com/fabric/pre-order/arrival-january/
This chapter focuses on organic and curved movemen This chapter focuses on organic and curved movement, where the goal is less about perfection and more about flow. Paisley, toothpaste swirls, organic squiggle lines, and S-curves all ask for a slightly different kind of attention, but together they build a really solid foundation for all-over quilting.This has been one of my favorite chapters to stitch. 👏 I really enjoyed this one.quiltyclass.com
We’re playing with swirl variations this week, som We’re playing with swirl variations this week, some loose and flowy, some a little more structured. Come see Chapter 4 of Quilt As Desired class and quilt with me. I am LOVING this project!
We are stumbling through this class. Getting our p We are stumbling through this class. Getting our practice in. That is what makes you better. PRACTICE. There's no cheat code, sadly. Just work through the lessons. We will make some yuck stitches and that is OKAY! Just keep going, prettiness is on the other side of all this work.Come join us at Quilt Class if you want to quilt along. This class is available as standalone or part of the club.
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