Dashing Americana
by lsmith | Jun 30, 2021 | Quilting Tips, Shop
A few weeks ago, I joined a group of talented quilters to reimagine a traditional quilting block – Churn Dash. It is an uneven nine patch block with half square triangles (HST) in the corners. It was absolutely wonderful to see how each designer took a fresh...
My Panel is Ruined!
by lsmith | Jun 21, 2021 | Quilting Tips
Have you ever seen a quilt panel that you just had to have? So you hunt online or in your local quilt store until you find it. You are so excited, until you open the panel…. somehow it wasn’t cut right.. you can see the “cut here marks.” It...
Marmalade Sky
by lsmith | Jun 11, 2021 | Quilting Tips
Have you ever seen a picture or scene that reminds you of a song? How about a quilt? Sometimes while I design, I have a song running through my head and that earworm inspires the quilt. This time, I was designing the quilt and it reminded me of a song, which my...
Simply ABC
by lsmith | Jun 7, 2021 | Quilting Tips
Teaching our children their ABCs is an essential part of their learning. Why not make the ABCs simply fun for kids to learn and easy for parents to teach. Simply ABC will make a great throw or wall covering for a child’s room. The large letters and the fun...
Get it Straight
by lsmith | May 25, 2021 | Quilting Tips
Many of us think our obstacle to piecing in the perfect 1/4-inch seam. You have worked so hard to be consistent and know your machine, but pieces are still not quite right… What gives? Maybe it is your cutting. Cutting straight lines is about as easy as walking...