Guest Post – Jenny Satterthwait
by lsmith | Jun 18, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Laura Heine “Painterly” collage method I have been a ‘traditional’ quilter since 1995 when I took my first class. We lived in Aiken, SC, at the time and so I attended the NC Quilt Symposium for several years and loved being exposed to all the wonderful...
Jungle Flower Power
by lsmith | Jun 11, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Jungle Flower It was time for another EQ8 Block Challenge. This month’s block was Jungle Flower. It is a 4 x 4 combination of drunkard’s path blocks. Drunkard’s path blocks are quarter circles inset within a square. If you are very good at curved...
Sapphire Nights
by lsmith | Jun 10, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Sapphire Nights – copyright 2020 Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts. This quilt is a third in my twisted Dresden Series.a It has been so much fun playing with the blocks to get different images. Sapphire Nights is a little different from the first two in the series...
Purple Craze
by lsmith | Jun 9, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Purple Craze – Copyright 2020 Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts Jimi Hendrix meets Dresden Plate to create Purple Craze! Purple Craze is the latest in my Dresden Plate designs. The gradient of purple is like the smooth sound of Jimi’s music interrupted by the...