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Beating the Summer Slump: 6 Ways to Keep Quilting When It's Too Hot to Sew quilting mindset

It’s 95 degrees, your sewing room is doing its best impression of an oven, and the last thing you want is to drag a quilt sandwich across your lap. Th...

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Star Rise BOM: Sawtooth Star-in-a-Star block of the month piecing star rise bom

It’s month 7 of the Star Rise BOM, and we’re moving right along. This month, we’re making Sawtooth Star-in-a-Star blocks. This technique elevates our ...

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Isa's Graduation Quilt behind the scenes gift quilts

My niece graduated from high school at the beginning of the month, and I couldn’t be prouder of her. I was fortunate enough to travel to Indiana to ce...

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Star Rise BOM: Ribbon Stars block of the month piecing star rise bom

Welcome to month 6 of the Star Rise BOM. This month, we’re creating the Ribbon Star in two styles. These two smaller blocks are pieced together into a...

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My Must-Have Quilting Tools: What I Really Use (and What You Can Skip) product reviews tools & supplies

The quilting industry sells $5 billion worth of stuff every year. A lot of it shows up in the aisle labeled “for the quilting step,” that moment when ...

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