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Row by Row 2018

Row by Row 2018

We have officially kicked off the 2018 Row by Row Experience! Some of you have your plans all made - you know what rows you want and have mapped out...

Row by Row 2018

We have officially kicked off the 2018 Row by Row Experience! Some of you have your plans all made - you know what rows you want and have mapped out...

The Connection Bag

The Connection Bag

I am so excited to finally be releasing our latest pattern today - The Connection Bag trio! I will tell you we have our heart and soul in this one...

The Connection Bag

I am so excited to finally be releasing our latest pattern today - The Connection Bag trio! I will tell you we have our heart and soul in this one...

Flower Garden Mini Revised

Flower Garden Mini Revised

The Flower Garden project started about a year ago as just a simple sketch. Raw edge applique is one of my favorite techniques and the one I've been doing the...

Flower Garden Mini Revised

The Flower Garden project started about a year ago as just a simple sketch. Raw edge applique is one of my favorite techniques and the one I've been doing the...

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...

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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