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The Perfect Graduation Gift

Graduation season is full of big emotions.

There’s excitement about the future, pride in everything your graduate has accomplished, and maybe just a little bit of nostalgia about how quickly the year...

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QSTs: Building on What You Already Know

If you’ve made it to Week 6 of the Skill Builder Quilt Along, pause for a second and give yourself some credit.

You’ve already learned strip piecing, half-square triangles in multiple methods, and fl...

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No Waste Flying Geese

Flying geese are among the most recognizable shapes in quilting. Once you start noticing them, you’ll see them everywhere: borders, stars, arrows, and sometimes entire quilts made from rows of flying ...

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Half-Square Triangles 8-at-a-Time

Half-square triangles are one of the most versatile building blocks in quilting. 

If you’ve admired quilts with pinwheels, stars, zigzags, or chevrons, you’ve likely been looking at blocks made with ...

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5 Common Quilting Fears

If you spend any time in the quilting world, you’ll notice something interesting about quilters. We are incredibly creative, generous, and supportive, but we’re also a little bit nervous sometimes. Mo...

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