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Plant Bucket Tote

Plant Bucket Tote

I am a huge lover of all things plants, but until recently I thought my green thumb was only functional outside. Surely I couldn't keep houseplants alive, could I? Last...

Plant Bucket Tote

I am a huge lover of all things plants, but until recently I thought my green thumb was only functional outside. Surely I couldn't keep houseplants alive, could I? Last...

5 Reasons We LOVE the Strip Quilt!

5 Reasons We LOVE the Strip Quilt!

Grab this FREE pattern here! New Throw Size Strip Quilt made by Clarissa Tinjum, Quilted by Connie Biselx We've been making Strip Quilts at MT for years now, and our...

5 Reasons We LOVE the Strip Quilt!

Grab this FREE pattern here! New Throw Size Strip Quilt made by Clarissa Tinjum, Quilted by Connie Biselx We've been making Strip Quilts at MT for years now, and our...

Improv Quilting

Improv Quilting

Have you heard of improv piecing? Basically, it is the process of sewing a quilt without a pattern, letting it grow organically as you stitch each block together. I’ve wanted...

Improv Quilting

Have you heard of improv piecing? Basically, it is the process of sewing a quilt without a pattern, letting it grow organically as you stitch each block together. I’ve wanted...

Handmade Giving Gift Guide with Sara

Handmade Giving Gift Guide with Sara

We are so excited to have Sara Sunderlin on the blog today! She's got great gifts ideas to share - and there is still time to make them! Here's Sara!...

Handmade Giving Gift Guide with Sara

We are so excited to have Sara Sunderlin on the blog today! She's got great gifts ideas to share - and there is still time to make them! Here's Sara!...

Handmade Giving Gift Guide with Connie

Handmade Giving Gift Guide with Connie

I love handmade gifts! I love making them and receiving them. What better way to say, I love you? When I'm making a handmade gift I'm thinking about that person...

Handmade Giving Gift Guide with Connie

I love handmade gifts! I love making them and receiving them. What better way to say, I love you? When I'm making a handmade gift I'm thinking about that person...

Handmade Giving Home Decor

Handmade Giving Home Decor

We are going to change up our Handmade Giving series just a little bit today to share some ideas for bringing handmade into your holiday decorating. I'm sure there are...

Handmade Giving Home Decor

We are going to change up our Handmade Giving series just a little bit today to share some ideas for bringing handmade into your holiday decorating. I'm sure there are...

Get to Know Katie

I learned to quilt under my grandma’s feet at the ripe age of four. My first project? Digging through her scraps to make an improv cat quilt. Quilt police? Never heard of her—rules aren’t really my style. I believe in diving in feet first and pushing the limits of sewing and quilting…because why not? And, honestly, that’s what seam rippers are made for!

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