From RaNae's Studio

Keep Your Bobbins Neat with this Fast and Easy DIY

Keep Your Bobbins Neat with this Fast and Easy DIY

by RaNae Merrill June 29, 2021

Do your bobbins get tangled up in your sewing tools drawer? Mine used to until one day I found this simple solution
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Always Get Your Binding Seams Right Side Out

Always Get Your Binding Seams Right Side Out

by RaNae Merrill June 22, 2021

Sometimes when using a two-sided fabric for binding -- a  dyed solid or a batik mostly -- I accidentally joined my binding strips together with a seam sewn backwards so that the seam allowances were on the outside of the binding strip. Here's how I ALWAYS avoid that problem now  . . . .
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What is Bas Relief and what does it have to do with quilting?

What is Bas Relief and what does it have to do with quilting?

by RaNae Merrill June 16, 2021

This panel of St. Michael and the Dragon from the front of a building on my street in NYC is an example of bas relief. Here's what you can learn from it for your next quilt . . . .
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Rub a Dub Scrub!

Rub a Dub Scrub!

by RaNae Merrill June 08, 2021

Hard to get a good scrub on your back?  "If only my washcloth were longer and had handles" . . . . Wish granted!
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Haiku + Quilt = Haikuilt

Haiku + Quilt = Haikuilt

by RaNae Merrill May 24, 2021

My haikuilts are tiny -- 5" x 7" -- art quilts that illustrate and express a haiku. 
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What Fabrics Work Best for Learning Free-Motion Quilting? (Part 2)

What Fabrics Work Best for Learning Free-Motion Quilting? (Part 2)

by Melissa Winters May 05, 2021

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What Large Print Fabrics Work Best for FMM30?

What Large Print Fabrics Work Best for FMM30?

by Melissa Winters April 23, 2021

When you start learning free-motion quilting, begin with a large print fabric and stitch around the design. Look for these characteristics in a fabric.
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Presenting an Online Class in an <BR>In-Person Space

Presenting an Online Class in an
In-Person Space

by RaNae Merrill April 19, 2021

How do you combine an in-person class with a live online instructor? Here's what I learned.....
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Using Zoom's File Transfer function to share documents in a meeting

Using Zoom's File Transfer function to share documents in a meeting

by RaNae Merrill March 22, 2021 1 Comment

File sharing uses the Chat function in Zoom to pass documents to attendees so you can share documents with attendees in real time. 
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Using Zoom's Live Transcript feature to add captions to your meetings

Using Zoom's Live Transcript feature to add captions to your meetings

by RaNae Merrill March 15, 2021

Adding captions to a meeting makes it that much more accessible, especially to those who might have hearing issues. Learn how easy it is to add subtitles to Zoom meetings.
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Play Day & Crochet!

Play Day & Crochet!

by RaNae Merrill February 13, 2021

Having fun with my next T-shirt Quilt ... As You Go!
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Sleeping Better Because of a T-shirt Quilt

Sleeping Better Because of a T-shirt Quilt

by RaNae Merrill January 19, 2021

An unexpected benefit of my t-shirt quilt  .... here's why.
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