My Aching Wrist!
by lsmith | Mar 28, 2021 | Quilting Tips
Have you ever spent a day stitching and have your wrist ache the next day? Well, that was me when I started embellishing Snowflake Whimsy. After two solid days of gripping the quilt in my left hand while stabbing the needle through with my right hand, my left wrist...
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...
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....
Quilt As Desired
by lsmith | Mar 8, 2021 | Quilting Tips
Have you ever noticed that most quilt patterns end with “quilt as desired” just before you are instructed to bind the quilt? Why do designers say that rather than tell you how to quilt it? For some of us, figuring out how to quilt it is our biggest fear....
Retooling
by lsmith | Mar 3, 2021 | Quilting Tips, Tips and Tricks
Have you ever found yourself struggling while you are cutting your fabric? I found myself pushing down harder on the ruler to hold it in place. I tried adding nonstick tape, but I never seemed to get it in the right places. Meanwhile, my rotary cutter seemed to take...