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Making Progress with Muscle Memory

Block of the Month Quilt

18 Jul

Making progress with muscle memory: press, fold, match, stitch and trim and…press-press. I can do this while watching my favorite show, snacking and keeping track of the kids. Really. Once you’ve got the freezer paper piecing method in your muscle memory, you’re on a roll!

In this post, see our very own members’ highlights reel in the link below. We’ve made a slideshow to show our progress and feel so, so proud of our tada moments, including the big quilt finishes!

This month, and by the fifth month in all of our BOM programs, Make Modern Triangles members are gettin’ the hang of it, groovin’ and peelin’ off the paper. Big muscle memory is kickin’ in.

They are making progress with press, fold, match, stitch…you get the picture. AND it feels great to tackle this method and ace it!

Making progress with muscle memory in Month five

Like Elana and Stephanie: In the groove and getting them done (and more apparently)…

Making progress with muscle memory with 33 blocks.
Dutch Summer progress with month 5 blocks in light and dark violet.

SNEAK PREVIEW: THE BIG QUILT FINISHES

Congratulations to our finishers!

Barb M. has been a member for several years and is known for creating her own color palettes. Her red, gray and black Echo version is so amazing! Cheers, Barb!

Making progress with muscle memory makes it possible to finish a freezer paper pieced quilt.
Echo by Barb M.

Leslee G., congratulations on a beautiful finish using the Autumn color palette for Echo. Bravo!

Making progress with muscle memory makes it possible to finish a freezer paper pieced quilt, like the ECHO BOM in coral and magenta colors.
Leslee G.’s Echo in the wild.

Karen H. had major surgery this past year and finished her quilt as soon as she was able. We were pulling for her. She chose her own color palette in jewel tones. Fantastic!

Making progress with muscle memory makes it possible to finish a freezer paper pieced quilt in jewel tones.
Karen H. displays her Echo quilt.

Gwen M. created this beauty in greens, blues and teals. She made the center shine and played up the contrast around the outer blocks. Congratulations, Gwen!

Freezer paper pieced Echo quilt in blues greens and teals.
Gwen’s Echo quilt sparkles like a gem.

Queue up the Slideshow!

Click on slideshow below to see all of the progress the Make Modern Triangles members have made this past month.

Enjoy the show! When you are ready to quilt along, join us by signing up for the Make Modern Triangle Club here: www.makemoderntriangles.com

Happy quilting!

xo Rebecca

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There was a time when I almost gave up quilting altogether because I HATED paper piecing so much, and it took me so long. 

Having to sew through your foundations, spend countless hours ripping paper from the seams, having sore fingers, and not even wanting to do it anymore... That’s where I was with the whole paper piecing thing. Ready to just throw in the towel. 

And then a friend introduced me to Freezer Paper Piecing, and it changed my life forever. I have never looked back, and now I LOVE paper piecing. 🙌

Instead of tearing paper out of every seam, I could just peel it off… and use it again... and again... and again! 

It was like magic. And it still feels like magic every time I do it! 🪄

Comment “FREEZER” if you want to take my free class and experience the magic yourself. 💕

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Beautiful quilts, made with modern triangle blocks Beautiful quilts, made with modern triangle blocks. That’s what we do around here. ✨

We have 11 modern block-of-the-month programs already inside the vault, and it keeps growing every single year. You also get instant access to the bonus patterns, classes, and workshops, too! 

It’s a modern place for an old-fashioned hobby, full of quilters of all skill levels who support one another, celebrate, and create beautiful quilts. 

Want to join? Comment ‘CLUB,’ and I’ll send you the details. 💕

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
This is what makes my programs accessible for even This is what makes my programs accessible for even brand-new quilters: ⬇️

👉 They’re built with Modern Triangles.
Think of them like quilty puzzle pieces. One small shape at a time. Each month you make a set of triangles, and by the end of the year… you’ll suddenly have a quilt that feels like a masterpiece.

👉 You only ever need to focus on the next step.
Not the whole quilt, not the finishing, not how it will look months from now.
Just one block (or triangle!) at a time.

👉 YOU don’t have to do the hard thinking because I’ve already done that for you.
No math, no stress, no guesswork, just clear instructions, support when you need it, and joyful sewing!

Your job is simply to create, enjoy, experiment, and celebrate the “Ta-Da!” moments along the way.

Whether you’ve made 50 quilts or zero, you belong here, and you’ll finish with something you’re really proud of.

Comment “DUTCH” if you want to make this beautiful modern triangle quilt! 💌

#modernquilting #quiltinginspiration #beginnerquilter #quiltteacher #quiltdesign
I’m not even exaggerating when I say that I probab I’m not even exaggerating when I say that I probably would have saved hundreds of hours if I knew the magic of freezer paper piecing when I first started quilting. 😅

There was a time when I almost gave up quilting altogether because I HATED paper piecing so much, and it took me so long. 

Having to sew through your foundations, spend countless hours ripping paper from the seams, having sore fingers, and not even wanting to do it anymore... That’s where I was with the whole paper piecing thing. Ready to just throw in the towel. 

And then a friend introduced me to Freezer Paper Piecing, and it changed my life forever. I have never looked back, and now I LOVE paper piecing. 🙌

Instead of tearing paper out of every seam, I could just peel it off… and use it again... and again... and again! 

It was like magic. And it still feels like magic every time I do it! 🪄

Comment “FREEZER” if you want to take my free class and experience the magic yourself. 💕

#foundationpaperpiecing #freezerpaperpiecing #quiltingbeginner #modernquilting
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