Tip Tuesday – Diamond Seams
by lsmith | Jan 30, 2024 | Pieced Quilts, Quilting Tips
Do you struggle with sewing oblong diamonds together? These quilts are so pretty, but the seams can be daunting. I know, because I am in the midst of making one! It never fails that you try to align your seams and they get wonky. They are hard to line up to make...
Tip Tuesday – Build Your Own Log Cabin Quilt!
by lsmith | Jan 16, 2024 | Designs, Pieced Quilts, Quilting Tips
You never know what your first “hit” will be when you are a designer. My first “hit” pattern was Rustic Refuge… I am still not sure if it was the adorable outhouses with the log cabin layout. Or if it was the toilet paper themed fabric,...
Stitch and Flip
by lsmith | Dec 21, 2022 | Pieced Quilts, Quilting Tips
Stitch and flip is a great technique to use for triangular pieces. With stitch and flip, you sew on the diagonal and then trim the excess. The benefit of this technique is it minimizes potential for stretching and warping. The downside is that the procedure is not the...
Peppermint Parfait
by lsmith | Nov 6, 2021 | Pieced Quilts, Quilting Tips, Shop
The Christmas holiday has some familiar smell for me: gingerbread, almond, chocolate, and peppermint. Peppermint is probably one of the ones I most strongly relate to Christmas. They remind me of the peppermint candies my grandmother would set out. My mouth starts to...
Look Book News
by lsmith | Oct 20, 2020 | Pieced Quilts
As many of you who follow me know, I have been working with Northcott and Timeless Treasures. I am always excited when their new Look Books for patterns are available to the public and this is no exception. First, I am happy to announce that Pinwheel Puzzles is...