by lsmith | Sep 9, 2026 | Quilting Tips
Our design wall is always busy. I am fortunate to have so many wonderful fabric collections to inspire...
by lsmith | Sep 7, 2026 | Quilting Tips
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Ribbon is one of my favorite ways to level up a project. A little metallic shimmer along a seam, a woven trim tucked into a border — it...
by lsmith | Aug 28, 2026 | Applique Quilting, Classes
I hear you. You want to make the Poinsettia Runner. I know. It’s the one that makes people stop and stare. It’s the one that gets touched, photographed, and coveted at every guild meeting and show. I see your messages. I know what you want. Here’s...
by lsmith | Aug 18, 2026 | Patterns
Most children remember being told: no running in the house, no running with scissors, and for goodness sake, stop fooling around. Well — now that we are all grown up, we can spool around all we want! I still wouldn’t recommend running with scissors though. And I...
by lsmith | Aug 18, 2026 | Patterns, Quilting Tips
In my previous life — the one before quilting consumed me entirely — I traveled extensively for work. I found myself in some very unusual places: the bowels of hospitals, maintenance yards for trains, alongside bottling machines for soda, inside nuclear power plants,...