by lsmith | Oct 17, 2026 | Quilting Tips
We like to experiment with specialty stitches or different threads and hope that everything is going to go swimmingly. Well, I’ve recently been working on a few projects that did not go quite as swimmingly as I had hoped! So, I want to share some of the lessons...
by lsmith | Oct 11, 2026 | Quilting Tips
by lsmith | Oct 3, 2026 | Quilting Tips
One seam to bind them all… That may be a good knock-off of The Lord of the Rings, but binding is a whole other blog post. Instead, we are getting back to basics and maybe not-so-basics. There are at least four different seams you can use on your quilting projects,...
by lsmith | Sep 27, 2026 | Quilting Tips
What is your favorite holiday/season to decorate? My top one is Christmas and the runner up is Halloween. There is just something fun about adding spooky and discordant stuff. It doesn’t have to make sense, just have that eerie vibe to it. I started with my...
by lsmith | Sep 17, 2026 | Quilting Tips
Picture it: you’re deep in the zone — chain piecing, quilting, stitching on a binding, whatever it is — everything humming along. Then you glance down and realize there’s not a stitch to be found. Your bobbin ran out and you never even noticed. And that...
by lsmith | Sep 9, 2026 | Quilting Tips
Our design wall is always busy. I am fortunate to have so many wonderful fabric collections to inspire...
