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People often find quilting in times of need to help them through difficult situations – that’s how The Quilting Marine first discovered his love for quilting. After serving 20 years in the United States Marine Corps, The Quilting Marine found quilting as his therapy for PTSD related issues. Now, he has a new goal and his YouTube channel says it best, “I taught myself to quilt and would like to help you make quilts that you can admire for years to come.”

What is your favorite part of the quilting process?

My favorite part is piecing the ...

Quilt Conversations LIVE ! 

We missed you!  We had a great quilt conversation. We talked about how Taffy Candy, the rainbow colorway, was quilted.

We discussed

• Double batting technique
• Decorative stitch accents
• Decorative stitch binding
• Free motion quilting patterns
• Quilt batting selections
  

Every Friday at 7pm(est) on Living Water Quilter Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Watch the REPLAY on Facebook or YouTube.

Misty Doan is many things. She’s a mom, wife, city councilwoman, model, quilter, Missouri Star LIVE host, and now… a designer!

Misty recently created this quilt pattern, Into the Woods! Check it out HERE!

Get to know Misty and all about her inspiration behind her latest creation and her favorite holiday traditions!

Where do you look for inspiration in your work?

Inspiration strikes in all different ways for me. But, everything I make or design is usually with a specific person or purpose in mind. So I think a lot about that- Who is it for? What do they ...

Home is such a special place. It’s where we keep our hearts, hang our hats, and even when we may be miles and miles away, we keep a piece of it with us.

This week’s State Map Applique Pillow project on Missouri Star Live was inspired by a similar idea created by Kelly Young of My Quilt Infatuation that our In-Town Education Manager, Courtenay made to give as gifts to those around her.

Learn how to make an easy, washable, and reusable face mask with Jenny.

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What you’ll need:

• 2 pieces of 6” x 9” fabric 
• (1) 6” x 9” piece of iron-on interfacing (optional)
• 2 pieces of ¼ inch elastic cut to 7” each

1. Cut out two pieces of fabric to 6” x 9” each.
2. Cut out one piece of interfacing to 6” x 9” and iron it onto the back of one of the pieces of fabric.
3. Cut elastic into two pieces measuring 7” each.
4. Place the two pieces of fabric right sides together.

5. Measure a ...

Bold and brilliant colors plus sewing-themed designs?! Sign us up! This is what you’ll find in Tula Pink’s brand new HomeMade collection. Designed with her sewing process in mind, HomeMade is sure to dazzle!

To celebrate the HomeMade collection, Tula Pink, Free Spirit and Aurifil are sponsoring the HomeMade Challenge, a juried and judge quilt competition, and we’re proud to be one of the participating quilt shops!! For the complete contest rules, please click HERE. 

The winner of this challenge wins a terrific grand prize valued at over $10,000 (more details on the prizes HERE), AND ...