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How to Trim Half Square Triangles with a Basic Ruler + GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT
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How to Trim Half Square Triangles with a Basic Ruler + GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT

Today’s post is part of a series of video tutorials showing you how to use some of my favorite rulers….

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How to Make a Dresden Plate – Using Embroidery for Applique
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How to Make a Dresden Plate – Using Embroidery for Applique

Today’s post is part of a series called How to Make a Dresden Plate.  There are no measurements included in…

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Embroidery – Basic Stitches and Skills
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Embroidery – Basic Stitches and Skills

  Embroidery is not a subject I talk about much on this blog.  We are all about our quilts, after…

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Applique – Perfect Circles with Aluminum Foil
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Applique – Perfect Circles with Aluminum Foil

  I’m going to show you how to make perfect circle appliques using a method of turned edge applique that…

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How to Make + Sew Dresden Plates
Dresden Plates

How to Make + Sew Dresden Plates

There’s a video tutorial here that demos how to sew Dresden blades and how to topstitch the plates onto your background.

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How To Use A Dresden Ruler
Dresden Plates | Specialty Ruler Tutorials

How To Use A Dresden Ruler

A video tutorial demoing how to use the Dresden ruler and cut Dresden blades.

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Block Building Basics – How to Make 4-at-a-time Flying Geese
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Block Building Basics – How to Make 4-at-a-time Flying Geese

Today’s post is part of a series called Quilt Block Building Basics.  There are no measurements included in these posts,…

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How to make Dresden plate centers with Heat n Bond
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How to make Dresden plate centers with Heat n Bond

Watch a video on how to make your dresden plate centers with heat n bond adhesive for a quick raw edge applique.

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How to Hand Applique
applique | Dresden Plates | English Paper Piecing

How to Hand Applique

  In this post, we are chatting about hand applique. I’m posting this during EPP week, but know that though…

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How to Turn a Quilt Block into a Pillow – French Seam
Quilted Pillows

How to Turn a Quilt Block into a Pillow – French Seam

  Hey lovelies!  I wanted to show you the French seam today.  It’s pretty easy and has a lovely finish. …

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How to Turn a Quilt Block into a Pillow – Zig Zag Seam
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How to Turn a Quilt Block into a Pillow – Zig Zag Seam

  Hey lovelies!  We are talking about turning blocks into pillows today.  I’ve got directions and a video below, but…

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Block Building Basics – How to Snowball Corners
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Block Building Basics – How to Snowball Corners

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Finally got it bound. Here’s the Soulshine quilt i Finally got it bound. Here’s the Soulshine quilt in Calm + Content fabrics. 🥰
What a day. 🙃 At least the view has been crinkly f What a day. 🙃 At least the view has been crinkly filled.
We have two new fat stack bundles in the shop! ( We have two new fat stack bundles in the shop! 

(10) fat quarters each. Think of these as budget bundles or collection sampling. You can always add to them from your stash for your next fat quarter friendly quilt. Meanderandmake.com
A few pics of what we are working on in chapter 6 A few pics of what we are working on in chapter 6 of the Swayful Quilty Class. 

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Chapter 5 is here! This is where your quilt really Chapter 5 is here! This is where your quilt really starts to come together. We'll arrange the blocks, create a balanced layout, sew the rows, and watch the woven design appear one seam at a time. If you've been waiting to see the magic happen, this is the chapter for you. 💛

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I might have taken too many pictures but I’m in lo I might have taken too many pictures but I’m in loooovvvvve. 🥰 chapter 5 of Swayful is now up at Quiltyclass.com. Next up 👉🏻 quilting
Chapter 4 of the Swayful Quilty Class is now avail Chapter 4 of the Swayful Quilty Class is now available!

This chapter is all about building the border. We'll snowball the corner units, make the border units, and use a simple batch sewing workflow to keep everything moving quickly and efficiently.

It's a shorter chapter, but by the time you're finished, you'll have every border unit ready for quilt assembly. The quilt is really starting to come together!

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Not sure I like these flowers but I do love the pa Not sure I like these flowers but I do love the pairing of straight lines with this one #bookofmanyminiquilts
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