Winter Whispers Runner
by lsmith | Mar 27, 2026 | Quilting Tips, seasons
What Have You Made with Your Winter Whispers Blocks? So many of you have downloaded Frosted Branches, Frozen Flowers, and Glacial Hearts — and I am genuinely curious what you’ve been making with them. Hit reply and tell me. I love seeing where these blocks end...
Glacial Hearts
by lsmith | Mar 7, 2026 | Quilting Tips
Winter Whispers was designed to be a series, and Glacial Hearts is the third block in that seasonal story. Created specifically for a March release, this block brings together several things we tend to associate with this month—buds just starting to pop on the trees...
Frozen Flowers
by lsmith | Feb 4, 2026 | Quilting Tips, seasons
Winter Whispers — Block Two Winter Whispers was designed to be a series, and Frozen Flowers is the second block in that seasonal story. Created specifically for a February release, this block brings together several things we tend to associate with this month—snow,...
Stencils or Templates
by lsmith | Jan 22, 2026 | Quilting Tips
First, let’s be clear — these are my definitions, and they may not match industry standards. I think of templates as something you trace around the outside of, while stencils are something you trace inside of. Why did I make both?Honestly — because the cutter does it...
What Is 3-D Appliqué?
by lsmith | Jan 22, 2026 | Quilting Tips
What better way to describe 3-D appliqué than with pictures? At its heart, 3-D appliqué is a way to add texture, depth, and visual interest to fusible appliqué projects — and solve one of the most common appliqué dilemmas at the same time: How do I quilt this? With...