Etsy Store is OPEN for Business
by lsmith | Nov 5, 2019 | Quilting Tips
Celtic Medallion Quilt Pattern for Sale! I am so excited and pleased to announce that my Etsy store is now OPEN for business! This was a HUGE step for me. I am selling my patterns online now, which was my goal for 2019.The patterns are available digitally, so there is...
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
by lsmith | Nov 4, 2019 | Quilting Tips
Forget-Me-Not Quilt – Copyright 2019 Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts So many of us have been touched by people suffering with Alzheimer’s. My hushand’s father died from complications associated with the disease. My father’s mother died of the...
Quick Pinwheel Strip Quilt
by lsmith | Oct 12, 2019 | Pieced Quilts
Quilting is 75% planning and 25% improvising for me. Given most of my quilts are of my own design, I have the fun of figuring out how to cut and assemble the pieces. Generally, I have a good idea on how this should go. But every so often, my plans go awry, so I...
Recycled Quilt Kits
by lsmith | Oct 7, 2019 | Quilting Tips
Disappearing 4 Patch Ever buy a quilt kit and then decide you don’t like the pattern by the time you get around to making it? That was the case with this quilt. My son and I picked out the kit several years ago. A few months ago, I found the kit in the closet...
9/11 Tribute Quilt
by lsmith | Sep 11, 2019 | Quilting Tips
Most of us over the age of 30 vividly remember the detail of their day on September 11, 2001. I was on a plane that safely landed at its destination. I flew to St. Louis, MO for a day to investigate a property and was supposed to fly back home the same day. Obviously,...