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Two Plus Two Equals Buy More Fabric
The Math That Only Makes Sense to Quilters Here’s a riddle for you: if a quilt pattern calls for two and a half yards of fabric, how much fabric should you buy? If you answered “two and a half yards,” I’m sorry to inform you that you are not yet a real quilter. The correct…
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The Quilting Anthem About Bobbins (Yes, Really)
Why I Wrote a Song About Bobbins If you’ve been quilting for more than a week, you already know the moment I’m talking about. You’ve got your fabric pressed, your pattern laid out, your coffee fresh and hot. You sit down at your machine, full of confidence, ready to power through an afternoon of sewing.…
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Quilt Anthems Is HERE — And Here’s Why I Made It
Okay. It is happening. Quilt Anthems is available NOW on all streaming platforms! Go listen. I’ll wait here and vibrate with anticipation. … Okay. Are you back? Good. Let me tell you the REAL story behind this album. I’ve been quilting for years. It’s one of those hobbies that I honestly didn’t expect to take…
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It’s JULY. Do You Know What That Means?
JULY. It is JULY. You know what comes with July? Quilt Anthems. The album is coming THIS MONTH and I am barely containing my excitement about it. But also? July 4th is around the corner and that means one of my very favorite annual traditions: ordering a ridiculous amount of new pool floaties on Amazon,…
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Six Months In: The 2026 Report Card
Can you believe we are at the end of June? I absolutely cannot. Let me do a quick 2026 check-in because I set some big goals in January and I want to be accountable to them publicly. That’s what we do here — we’re honest. Goal: Release an album every month. Status: ON TRACK ✅…
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I Love America
Best New Americana Music 2026! I have been holding my breath all morning, friends. Today is the day. “I Love America” is officially out — my brand-new Americana single — and I get to share it with you just in time for the Fourth of July. There’s something about this time of year that gets…
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A Song About Something That Shouldn’t Work (But Does)
Part of what I love about this year of releasing an album every month is that I’ve given myself permission to follow every single creative instinct — even the ones that sound a little questionable when you say them out loud. “I want to write an album about quilting.” Questionable on paper. Absolutely works in…
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Why Getting on Playlists Is My Dream (And How I’m Chasing It)
Let me be transparent about something that every independent artist thinks about but not enough talk about openly: playlists. Specifically, getting on them. Editorial playlists on Spotify and Apple Music are genuinely life-changing for independent artists. One placement on the right playlist and you go from your loyal, wonderful, irreplaceable core audience to thousands of…
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The Halloween Album: My Son Wrote Songs for It (And They’re Incredible)
I need to tell you about my son. Because part of my story in 2026 — and a very exciting part — is that the Halloween album I’m releasing in October includes songs that HE wrote. My son. Who has inherited, apparently, the songwriting gene and then some. I am not going to overshare because…
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Introducing the “Quilt Anthems” Album: What It’s All About
Okay. It is time. Let me OFFICIALLY introduce you to what’s coming in July. Quilt Anthems — an album by TheMelanieGrace, celebrating the art, community, love, and legacy of quilting. I am a quilter. Have been for years. And when I started thinking about what kind of music quilters have — songs that really celebrate…
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Singer-songwriter turning 10+ journals of songs into reality ✨ Classical soprano gone indie | Transparent about AI collaboration | “Through It All” album Feb 2026 | Mom of 2 | 5:30am fitness | Also quilts sewmelanie.com
