Finding the Silver Lining
by lsmith | Aug 6, 2021 | Tips and Tricks
Yesterday, I was so excited to finally have the Sun King medallion appliqued onto the background fabric. I had pinned it on and used a blanket stitch around the perimeter of the circle to secure it. I wasn’t thrilled as I reached the start again as the fabric...
Template Frustrations
by lsmith | May 19, 2021 | Foundation Quilting, Quilting Tips, Tips and Tricks
Have you ever used paper foundations or templates for a project? Have you sewn a block together and found it to be smaller than the designer says it should be? Did you measure your 1/4-inch seam accurate and still have an issue? You are not alone. This often happens...
Fabric Maps
by lsmith | Apr 12, 2021 | Tips and Tricks
Have you ever worked on a quilt and been confused about which color was which? Have you ever decided to change the fabric in a quilt pattern? If so, then you probably have had fabric confusion. The symptom include the following statements: What color was that? How...
Press – Wet or Dry
by lsmith | Apr 11, 2021 | Tips and Tricks
Over the past two days, I have been washing fabric for the Forget Me Not quilt, which as twenty-one fabrics of varying shades and intensities of purple and yellow. Fabric cuts ranged from 1/4 yard to 1 1/2 yards. The light batiks bled very little as expected. The...
Photo Op
by lsmith | Apr 6, 2021 | Quilting Tips, Tips and Tricks
This weekend, I was getting a few quilts ready to photograph a few quilts for our local quilt exhibition – Quilters Unlimited – June 4 – June 6, 2021. To complete this, I had two tasks: add a sleeve to the quilt for hanging and take the photographs....