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How to Free Motion Quilt a basic meander (video tutorial)
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How to Free Motion Quilt a basic meander (video tutorial)

We are quilting up our Little Miss Sawtooth quilt today with a full tutorial and video.Β  Are you ready? It’s time!Β  Your quilt top is basted and sandwiched and you are ready to add the touch that will make your quilt the dreamiest possession you own.Β  It’s time to quilt this lovely!Β  Don’t start your…

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How To Spray Baste a Quilt on the Wall (video tutorial)
Basting

How To Spray Baste a Quilt on the Wall (video tutorial)

  Hello, everyone! I am so, SO happy you are here!Β  Today I have a basting tutorial for you and it’s a basting method I’ve been using since 2013 and I just love it so much.Β  I’ve been asked about it many times, but I’ve never been able to properly show it due to the…

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do. Good Stitches – Emerge Circle – The Pineapple Blocks Tutorial
Quilt Blocks

do. Good Stitches – Emerge Circle – The Pineapple Blocks Tutorial

Emerge Circle is a group of 11 quilt makers (including myself) dedicated to making quilts for those in need. Β Our aim is to donate 10 quilts per year. Β Our circle is part of the bigger group of charity quilters called do. Good Stitches. Β You can read about it and it’s creator Rachel Hauser here. Every…

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What is birthing a quilt? (and tutorial)
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What is birthing a quilt? (and tutorial)

I don’t like the name of this. Β Birthing a quilt. Β Who named this process that? Β I definitely prefer calling it the ‘inside out method’. I was asked to make a quilt without any batting, so that it would be thin for a photography prop. Β And promptly decided that this would be the perfect time to…

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How to piece like a rockstar – Part 4 – How to make better flying geese
Quilt Blocks

How to piece like a rockstar – Part 4 – How to make better flying geese

This post has been edited to add in this video on 10/12/17. Β  I want to start this off my saying that you are making a quilt. The little things really don’t matter. Like if your points line up, or if your edges are wobbly, or if you have a pinch or two in your…

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Friday Tuts – Granny Square Block Tutorial
Quilt Blocks

Friday Tuts – Granny Square Block Tutorial

Friday’s tutorial this week is one of my favorite quilt blocks. Several years ago, a little after my love affair with crochet began and I started making pinterest boards about it, I finally sat down and let my grandmother teach me. It’s slow, time consuming and utterly relaxing. Β And it’s for me. Β I rarely share…

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Happy day! The Swayful quilt pattern is here. IN Happy day! The Swayful quilt pattern is here. 

INCLUDED SIZES
β€’ 32” Γ— 44”
β€’ 68” Γ— 68”
β€’ 80” Γ— 92”

SKILL LEVEL
Confident Beginner

PATTERN FEATURES
β€’ Fat quarter friendly
β€’ Simple snowball construction
β€’ Rotating block layout creates woven movement
β€’ Unique border construction
β€’ Scrappy friendly
β€’ Bonus scrappy backing instructions included
β€’ 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. πŸ‘πŸ‘ https://meanderandmake.com/kits/swayful-quilt/
We have soooooo many new kits for the Swayful quil We have soooooo many new kits for the Swayful quilt. Option to add your preferred background fabric. And you can see what it the fabrics look like in the quilt. 🩷
Sharing my testers versions of Swayful. Pattern re Sharing my testers versions of Swayful. Pattern releases this week πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘
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There's something about starting a new quilt that There's something about starting a new quilt that never gets old.

The fabric pull. The daydreaming. The excitement of choosing what you'll make next.

To celebrate the upcoming release of the Swayful Quilt Pattern, all Southern Charm Quilts patterns, books, and journals are 10% off this week.

If you've had a pattern on your wish list or have been waiting for the right time to start a new project, now's a good time. 🩷

And don't forget... Swayful arrives on Friday. https://meanderandmake.com/patterns/
There are some projects that give me the same gidd There are some projects that give me the same giddy, obsessive feeling I had when I first discovered patchwork. And this mini quilt wall is doing it for me.

I vividly remember 2008, sitting on Google and finding all these blogs with pictures of patchwork. Any patchwork at all. I was hit with this massive need to cut it all up and sew it all back together.

And then, every once in a while, boom. A new quilty project comes along and you get that same loving rush of excitement all over again. I’m always chasing those old feelings. 🩷
Announcement day! πŸ‘―β€β™€οΈ Class begins June 29 ⏰ www. Announcement day! πŸ‘―β€β™€οΈ Class begins June 29 ⏰ www.quiltyclass.com
A few photos from the final chapter πŸ’› I always lo A few photos from the final chapter πŸ’›

I always love this part. The sewing is done, the quilting is done, and all that's left is getting it up on the wall.

For this one, I used two hanging loops instead of the three I used on my sample. Both work great, but if you're curious, the third loop does a better job of hiding the pushpin. Little details like that always seem to matter more to me after the quilt is finished πŸ˜…

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