Quilt Block Mania – February 2024
by lsmith | Feb 6, 2024 | Quilting Tips
Quilt Block Mania is rolling into February celebrating makers. Each month, a group of talented designers share a free 12-inch block based upon a set theme. You get to hop from one of our blogs to another and collect them all. You can make a mini quilt, a quilt based...
Tip Tuesday – Diamond Seams
by lsmith | Jan 30, 2024 | Pieced Quilts, Quilting Tips
Do you struggle with sewing oblong diamonds together? These quilts are so pretty, but the seams can be daunting. I know, because I am in the midst of making one! It never fails that you try to align your seams and they get wonky. They are hard to line up to make...
Put a Light Under It
by lsmith | Jan 23, 2024 | Quilting Tips
Updated May 2025 to better guide you through choosing your ideal appliqué method—part of the new Appliqué Unplugged series! 🖼 Design Transfers: Let There Be Light (and Less Guesswork) You’ve got your templates ready—now how do you get them onto your fabric without...
Motivating Monday – Clouded Liberty
by lsmith | Jan 22, 2024 | Quilting Tips
Looking for color inspiration? We visited Liberty Island during one of our trips to New York City. At first, I was disappointed at the weather. It would not be great for photos. Then, the sun was just in the right place, that golden hour, for a beautiful photograph....
Tip Tuesday – Build Your Own Log Cabin Quilt!
by lsmith | Jan 16, 2024 | Designs, Pieced Quilts, Quilting Tips
You never know what your first “hit” will be when you are a designer. My first “hit” pattern was Rustic Refuge… I am still not sure if it was the adorable outhouses with the log cabin layout. Or if it was the toilet paper themed fabric,...