by lsmith | Jul 1, 2024 | Quilting Tips, Tips and Tricks
When you get a new pattern, do you just want to dive in and start cutting? (Unless it is a super beautiful fabric that you are just not sure you ever want to cut…) You are not alone. We can’t wait to get started. The excitement is building. And we want...
by lsmith | Mar 22, 2024 | Quilting Tips, Tips and Tricks
How do you make those curlicues?? I thought this was a fusible applique pattern. That is an excellent question, and I am going to show you how I made them! There are a couple of tricks: use interfacing, mark before you stitch, and thread the stitches. Don’t...
by lsmith | Mar 19, 2024 | Quilting Tips, Tips and Tricks
Have you ever been in a hurry to make a quilt and wished there was a way to go even faster? I have been there. I needed to get a quilt done quickly for Market and had lots of other projects on my plate. This particular quilt was small and fusible applique. Which meant...
by lsmith | Feb 27, 2024 | Tips and Tricks
As a designer, I don’t want people making copies of my patterns and giving them to someone else. That takes income away from me. But I do want you to make copies of my patterns for your use. This is particularly important when the pattern has attachments like...
by lsmith | Jul 29, 2023 | Quilting Tips, Tips and Tricks
SKU stands for Stock Keeping Unit. Yup – I had to look it up. Why should quilters even care about SKUs? Yes, we need them if we want to make a quilt exactly as designed. But what else does a SKU do? If you are shopkeeper, designer or suppliers, SKUs keep your...
by lsmith | Jul 27, 2023 | Quilting Tips, Tips and Tricks
The selvedge, or finished edge, of your quilting fabric may be a little more special than you realize. Are you curious? If so, please read on. First, it helps to understand a little bit about how fabric created. Woven fabrics, like quilting fabric, are made on a loom....
