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Why Your Quilt Blocks Shrink (or grow): The Scant 1/4" Seam Secret

Have you ever meticulously cut your fabric only to find your finished quilt block is 1/8" too small? It’s not a spiteful sewing machine—it’s the "turn of the cloth." Learn why your standard 1/4" seam is lying to you and how to master the scant quarter-inch for perfect points and professional accuracy every time.

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Dice Decides Challenge

Struggling with a "closet of shame" full of unfinished quilt tops? Stop the decision paralysis and let fate take the wheel! Join the Dice Decides Challenge, a fun and relaxed 6-week journey designed to turn your WIPs into finished masterpieces—one roll of the dice at a time.

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Lewiston Quilt

Introducing Lewiston, a total stash busting, fat quarter friendly quilt pattern with a bonus project!

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Bowdoin

Bowdoin quilt pattern full reveal and how it got it’s name!

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What Size Should You Cut Quilting Scraps?

Stop the "fabric mountain" from judging you! Discover the Usable Scrap Method—a simple, decision-free system for standardizing your stash. Plus, learn the one essential Fussy Cut Exception: why you should never cut your favorite motifs and how organizing them by color can spark your next big burst of inspiration.

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