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![playing with feather quilting on your home sewing machine](http://arbeedesigns.com/cdn/shop/articles/playing_with_feather_quilting.png?v=1714423497&width=533)
Feather Quilting
Today I was playing with feather quilting and I have to admit I love how the feathers pop when you echo quilt around it. Get 15% off this workshop!
Feather Quilting
Today I was playing with feather quilting and I have to admit I love how the feathers pop when you echo quilt around it. Get 15% off this workshop!
![creating a gift from stash scraps](http://arbeedesigns.com/cdn/shop/articles/CreatingAGift.png?v=1713815585&width=533)
What To Do With Pre-cut 2-1/2" Squares
A nice way to create a gift from your stash - ideal to get a young one (or any age) motivated to begin quilting!
What To Do With Pre-cut 2-1/2" Squares
A nice way to create a gift from your stash - ideal to get a young one (or any age) motivated to begin quilting!
![tips and tricks for Entwined Star block and quilt](http://arbeedesigns.com/cdn/shop/articles/Entwined_Star_Tips.png?v=1713213425&width=533)
Another Star block - tips to help you
I do hope these tips are useful for you when constructing the beautiful Entwined Star quilt and other quilts that use triangles and squares.
Another Star block - tips to help you
I do hope these tips are useful for you when constructing the beautiful Entwined Star quilt and other quilts that use triangles and squares.
![nine patch blocks in progress](http://arbeedesigns.com/cdn/shop/articles/9-patch.png?v=1712599158&width=533)
A WIP Waiting To Be Finished
Any idea what I'm going to be making with all these nine-patches? Will I add some applique as I am so accustomed to do?
A WIP Waiting To Be Finished
Any idea what I'm going to be making with all these nine-patches? Will I add some applique as I am so accustomed to do?
![comparing two African Daisy flower blocks - original and simplified](http://arbeedesigns.com/cdn/shop/articles/Arctotis_Flower_Block_simplified.png?v=1711996715&width=533)
Arctotis Block Continued
Do you have a favorite color for this Arctotis (African Daisy) applique block? Would you use the simplified version or the original to make this?
Arctotis Block Continued
Do you have a favorite color for this Arctotis (African Daisy) applique block? Would you use the simplified version or the original to make this?
![creating an Arctotis (African Daisy) flower block](http://arbeedesigns.com/cdn/shop/articles/Arctotis_Flower_Block.png?v=1711399180&width=533)
Arctotis Flower Block
Creating an African Daisy block (Arctotis) was a lot of fun, but there was one difficult part. Can you guess what that was?
Arctotis Flower Block
Creating an African Daisy block (Arctotis) was a lot of fun, but there was one difficult part. Can you guess what that was?
![Bargello in Spring - the first of a series of colorful season quilts](http://arbeedesigns.com/cdn/shop/articles/Spring-Bargello.png?v=1710799507&width=533)
Bargello in Spring
It all began when I was having issues with the internet one day and couldn't get online to do my usual work, I thought.... "oh well, how about pulling some...
Bargello in Spring
It all began when I was having issues with the internet one day and couldn't get online to do my usual work, I thought.... "oh well, how about pulling some...
![quilt blocks can be more than a quilt](http://arbeedesigns.com/cdn/shop/articles/More_than_a_quilt.png?v=1710182420&width=533)
Applique Animals
That has to be the most awesome gift you could make for a new born baby and it comes free with Zoo Friends.
Applique Animals
That has to be the most awesome gift you could make for a new born baby and it comes free with Zoo Friends.
![a thank you for the yellow rose creative embroidery quilt](http://arbeedesigns.com/cdn/shop/articles/yellow-embroidered-roses.png?v=1709580203&width=533)
Free-motion Thread Play
I made this project for a friend's birthday so it made the process even more enjoyable, but not as much as the appreciative look on his face as he opened...
Free-motion Thread Play
I made this project for a friend's birthday so it made the process even more enjoyable, but not as much as the appreciative look on his face as he opened...
![Twisted Patchwork - an online workshop creating multiple designs from one concept](http://arbeedesigns.com/cdn/shop/articles/Twisted_Patchwork.png?v=1708985620&width=533)
Twists and Turns: The Birth of Four Designs
Spotlighting one online class which is a combination of four quilts made from the same concept which are all quite different. This entire workshop evolved around four Hoffman Fabrics.
Twists and Turns: The Birth of Four Designs
Spotlighting one online class which is a combination of four quilts made from the same concept which are all quite different. This entire workshop evolved around four Hoffman Fabrics.
![inspiration for quilt making part 4](http://arbeedesigns.com/cdn/shop/articles/Inspiration_Continues.png?v=1708366348&width=533)
13 ways to find inspiration for quilt making - ...
As you can observe, there's a wealth of inspiration waiting to be discovered through visual cues, written content, audio resources, and insights from others.
13 ways to find inspiration for quilt making - ...
As you can observe, there's a wealth of inspiration waiting to be discovered through visual cues, written content, audio resources, and insights from others.
![inspiration for quilt making through sound and music](http://arbeedesigns.com/cdn/shop/articles/Inspiration-sound.png?v=1707766372&width=533)
Where Do You Find Inspiration - part 3: Audio I...
Audio Inspiration is our next part in finding inspiration for quilt making.
Where Do You Find Inspiration - part 3: Audio I...
Audio Inspiration is our next part in finding inspiration for quilt making.
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