by RaNae Merrill December 28, 2019
A simple explanation of what is (and isn't) a machine quilting foot, and how to choose the right one for you.
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by RaNae Merrill December 28, 2019 1 Comment
Is learning - or improving - your free-motion quilting on your list of New Year Resolutions? Well, let's get that DONE TOGETHER in the first month of 2020! Join me for a live quilt along!
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by RaNae Merrill December 28, 2019
We've created the FMM30 Fabric Kit Marketplace to make it easy for you to find just the right fabrics for your Free-Motion Mastery in a Month quilt! Read More 
by RaNae Merrill December 28, 2019
For Christmas this year I made these simple quilted ornaments with leftover pieces of quilted fabric, plus other scraps of fabric, batting and ribbon I had around my studio. Learn how to make them either with or without a circular embroidery attachment for your sewing machine. Happy Holidays!
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by RaNae Merrill December 13, 2019 3 Comments
It's the holidays and I'm making English toffee - a tradition in my family since I was a child. Making English toffee is an endeavor with results that seem really extravagant, though the actual process is quite simple. So here, for your holiday pleasure, is my family recipe for English toffee. It’s a wonderful treat for yourself, and an impressive gift for family, friends, colleagues and clients. Happy holidays!
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by RaNae Merrill December 01, 2019
If you purchased the On the Town Clutch Kit, visit this page to download the instructions that accompany the pattern.
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by RaNae Merrill October 17, 2019
This recipe makes an awesome pizza with fall ingredients and flavors: apples, bacon, arugula and . . . cinnamon! (As you may have figured out by now, I love to cook as much as I love to quilt!)
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by RaNae Merrill October 06, 2019 1 Comment
Do you have a success story with Free-Motion Mastery in a Month? Want to give a shout out to a fantastic teacher? Want to show and tell and strut your stuff? Post a comment here and tell us all about it.
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by RaNae Merrill September 26, 2019 2 Comments
"What do you do when you can't draw? My hand shakes and my lines are all squiggly, never nice and smooth. Is there anything I can do?"
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by RaNae Merrill September 12, 2019 2 Comments
Here are the three things you can do to fit into your busy, busy life the small free-motion quilting exercises that will make a BIG impact on your free-motion quilting skills.
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by RaNae Merrill September 06, 2019 1 Comment
In early August I got to spend a couple of days at
Nashua Sew & Vac in Nashua, New Hampshire teaching Free-Motion Mastery in a Month. Here are a couple of photos I received from Sherry, the Education Director at the store, who had invited me there to teach and took the class with me. I love what she did with her practice blocks!
