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Cats
by lsmith | Mar 17, 2021 | Quilting Tips
Edmund As some of my followers know, I have a little black cat and two huge black dogs. My little black cat, Edmund, has a likeness to the character Toothless from “How to Train Your Dragon.” Contrary to popular belief, black cats are not bad luck, unless...![Spring Fling](https://ml4coykpzwr1.i.optimole.com/cb:rZfo.27f86/w:1080/h:675/q:eco/f:best/ig:avif/https://tourmalinethymequilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Spring-Fling-scaled.jpg)
Spring Fling
Spring Fling The Cherry Blossom festival in Washington DC marks the beginning of spring here. It starts the first weekend in spring and lasts a few weeks. During that time, the skyline is filled with pink and white buds, while the streets are filled with people (maybe...![Charming Crocus](https://ml4coykpzwr1.i.optimole.com/cb:rZfo.27f86/w:1080/h:675/q:eco/f:best/ig:avif/https://tourmalinethymequilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Charming-Crocuses.jpg)
Charming Crocus
by lsmith | Mar 12, 2021 | Designs, Quilting Tips
8-Chain Block Each month EQ8 initiates a Block Spotlight. For March, it was a very simple block, the 8-Grid Chain. This is a block that you may have used on an Irish Chain quilt or as a good connector block on a quilt. I wanted to do something to jazz it up a little....![Cats Cradle](https://ml4coykpzwr1.i.optimole.com/cb:rZfo.27f86/w:1080/h:675/q:eco/f:best/ig:avif/https://tourmalinethymequilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-02-22-14.47.35-scaled.jpg)
Cats Cradle
by lsmith | Mar 10, 2021 | Quilt Along
Does anyone else find it a little ironic that the Cats Cradle Block includes six Birds in the Air Blocks? As ironic as it is, I doubt the origin of the block had anything to do with cats catching birds. More likely (this is my guess), the block originated from the...