Scrub a Dub Mat?
by lsmith | Feb 3, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Several years ago at a quilt guild meeting, I won a scrubbie, like the one you use in the shower, and I didn’t understand what it had to do with quilting. But, I kept it in my quilt basket hoping one day I would figure it out. A few years ago, I was watching...
January 2020 Crazy Quilt Block
by lsmith | Jan 28, 2020 | Quilting Tips
January Crazy Quilt Block I have always wanted make a crazy quilt. In fact, I have been collecting fabric remnants, ribbon, beads, lace, and other bits and bobs for years. Many of these came from the clearance rack or estate sales. What I had been missing was...
Inside Machine Maintenance
by lsmith | Jan 27, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Recently, I had to take a short break from my longarm quilting. Just like your car, it was only for a few hours, while my local Handiquilter technician, Joe, performed routine maintenance. Instead of every 3 months or 5,000 miles, my longarm needs maintenance every...Royal Star
by lsmith | Jan 24, 2020 | Quilting Tips
For generations, quilting has been a group activity. Today, we may sit our sewing rooms and stitch by ourselves, but we still seek the comradery that comes with quilting. To achieve that, we join guilds that meet routinely, we take classes, and we join FaceBook...Reading Color
by lsmith | Jan 23, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Read words, faces, expressions, palms – sure! But reading color? What exactly is that? Over the holidays, I took advantage of some of the clearance sales and increased my stash – my husband may argue that it was completely unnecessary… Regardless, I...