by RaNae Merrill February 09, 2023
The structure of your pieced design can be a map for your quilting design.
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by RaNae Merrill December 13, 2022
Have you ever noticed that most coasters don't REALLY do the job? The moisture just runs right off the coaster onto the table. But The Ultimate Coaster works GREAT!. Make these from your FMM30 practice blocks in just a couple of minutes
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by RaNae Merrill November 11, 2022
International Quilt Festival in Houston showcases the best quilts in the world and this one, for me, stood out head and shoulders above the rest.
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by RaNae Merrill September 03, 2022
The applique designs in Robyn Gragg's quilt I Choose Joy are so utterly charming that I have to celebrate it!
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by RaNae Merrill August 30, 2022 2 Comments
In Use It or Lose It, Mary Landon uses two simple shapes create a quilting design that is at once bold and subtle.
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by RaNae Merrill August 30, 2022
Laura Ruiz's quilt My Feathered Friends was my favorite quilt at International Quilt Festival Long Beach (July 2022). The quilting on it is really interesting -- watch the video to see why!
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by RaNae Merrill August 10, 2022 1 Comment
If you have ever quilted on a longarm, have you noticed that sometimes the machine seems to always want to go in squares, even when you want to quilt a circle? Here's why. (If you're thinking of purchasing a longarm, read this before you buy!)
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by RaNae Merrill July 29, 2022
If I was that frustrated and worn out after a few rough days, how much harder is it for refugees from the war in Ukraine? What if I weren't able to change my plans and go home?
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by RaNae Merrill July 16, 2022
My mom will never make a quilt, so I made her this one . . .
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by RaNae Merrill June 27, 2022
Quilting with variegated thread can unify a quilt design. But variegated thread can also play tricks on you. Here are two things to watch out for.
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by RaNae Merrill June 21, 2022 1 Comment
Witchway to the Quilt Show, designed and sewn by Kristina McCaughtry and Karen McTavish is so full of quilter-isms, embedded miniature quilts that you could look at it for years and still see something new every time!
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by RaNae Merrill June 01, 2022
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