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  • Quilted Panel Project – IPAD zipper pouch

    As part of my Free Motion Doodling focus this month, I wanted to give you some easy projects in order for you to use your quilted panels and here is the first one- the IPAD zipper pouch. This is a tutorial, which means it’s not written in the same detail as a pattern, but I…

  • Free Motion Doodling Fun – Baby Goats

    Free Motion Doodling is one of my favorite ways to quilt. It helps loosen both my shoulders and my creativity, and little by little, I get better as I make time to have fun and practice. If you want to try yourself, I suggest you grab some fabric that really inspires you and make some…

  • Free Motion Quilting Summit

    I’m holding onto summer with clenched fists this year- I am excited for some stability and schedule to return, but I don’t want to forget to have fun. Do you feel that way? Free Motion Quilting feels like a rough road at first, even if you are an experienced sewist and quilter. Letting down the…

  • Free Motion Doodling – Mackinac Boat Collage

    Over the course of the last year, I have found so much joy in creating through art and thread. Joy that helped to heal heartache, which was so deeply needed. I shared a little bit about this in my post: The Heart of Life. This Mackinac Boat collage came from spending time reflecting on my…

  • Free Motion Doodling – Ozzie Cardinal Collage

    This past May, I was able to attend an in person class at the Fiber+Fabric Festival to make Ozzie Cardinal, a collage pattern designed by Lynn Christiansen of Emerald Falls Quilts. She has a digital pattern available through her website, but I had so much fun learning with her in person! This was my first…

  • Half Rectangle Triangles Made Easy

    When it comes to piecing together a quilt top, half rectangle triangles don’t always get the same love as half square triangles. To be honest, they are harder to match and there is a mathematical reason for that. Geometry Class You may remember your days in Geometry class and you may have wanted to forget…

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