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FPP Makes the Impossible Possible beginner foundation paper piecing piecing skill builder qal tutorial

Have you ever looked at a quilt with impossibly sharp points, intricate geometric designs, or tiny, precise pieces and wondered how on earth someone m...

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Tips & Tricks for Making Flying Geese Quilt Blocks flying geese piecing tips & tricks tutorial

I wrote a post about flying geese a few years ago. Looking back, I knew far less about them than I do now. So, we’re doing this one over—bigger, bette...

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Making Square-in-a-Square Quilt Blocks piecing skill builder qal square-in-a-square tutorial

Some quilt blocks look complicated from a distance but are surprisingly approachable once you understand how they’re built. The square-in-a-square is ...

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HRTs: A Block That Adds Stunning Movement to Your Quilts half-rectangle triangles piecing skill builder qal tutorial

You’ve heard of half-square triangles. But have you met their slightly more dramatic cousin?

Half-rectangle triangles, often called HRTs, work on the ...

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The Perfect Graduation Gift behind the scenes gift quilts

Graduation season is full of big emotions.

There’s excitement about the future, pride in everything your graduate has accomplished, and maybe just a l...

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