Jungle Flower Power
by lsmith | Jun 11, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Jungle Flower It was time for another EQ8 Block Challenge. This month’s block was Jungle Flower. It is a 4 x 4 combination of drunkard’s path blocks. Drunkard’s path blocks are quarter circles inset within a square. If you are very good at curved...
Sapphire Nights
by lsmith | Jun 10, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Sapphire Nights – copyright 2020 Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts. This quilt is a third in my twisted Dresden Series.a It has been so much fun playing with the blocks to get different images. Sapphire Nights is a little different from the first two in the series...
Purple Craze
by lsmith | Jun 9, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Purple Craze – Copyright 2020 Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts Jimi Hendrix meets Dresden Plate to create Purple Craze! Purple Craze is the latest in my Dresden Plate designs. The gradient of purple is like the smooth sound of Jimi’s music interrupted by the...
Palmetto Pines
by lsmith | Jun 8, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Palmetto Pines Dresden plate designs had always fascinated me. But as usual, I couldn’t quite stick to the norm. Rather than a scrappy or bicolor design, I decided to stretch and use a color gradient. Of course, this meant I had to keep track of fabrics a bit...
Dresden Assembled!
by lsmith | Jun 3, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Palmetto Pines My Dresden plate (nine 9 3/4-inch blades) was finally assembled in an 8 x 8 block quilt! The 10-inch blocks were sewn together in the pattern I had designed. I had several to chose from. Then, 6-inch borders were added to finish it off. It didn’t...