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Quilting Activities I Recommend, Part I

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 Geez, that whole pandemic thing really changed a lot. One thing it didn’t change for me is my love of sewing. In fact, sewing became one of my most important outlets, especially during the early days when there was so much uncertainty and anxiety.  Over the last couple of years, I’ve tried out many new ways of building out my sewing skills and connecting to others. There are two quilting activities that I now recommend. This post is about the first and I’ll update about the second over the next couple of days.  Early on in the pandemic, I wanted a monthly subscription of quilting related stuff. I tried a couple of the fabric and notions boxes, but just didn’t feel inspired. So, I kept looking and eventually came across the  Murder Mystery Quilt , which is a monthly quilt pattern, plus a chapter of a mystery novel, plus a facebook group that the creator claims is filled with “the nicest quilters on the internet.” She’s not wrong! Each subscriber is put in a small group where people sha