Palmetto Pines

Palmetto Pines

by | Jun 8, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Palmetto Pines Dresden plate designs had always fascinated me. But as usual, I couldn’t quite stick to the norm. Rather than a scrappy or bicolor design, I decided to stretch and use a color gradient. Of course, this meant I had to keep track of fabrics a bit...
Palmetto Pines

Dresden Assembled!

by | Jun 3, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Palmetto Pines My Dresden plate (nine 9 3/4-inch blades) was finally assembled in an 8 x 8 block quilt! The 10-inch blocks were sewn together in the pattern I had designed. I had several to chose from. Then, 6-inch borders were added to finish it off. It didn’t...
Hugs and Kisses

Hugs and Kisses

by | Jun 2, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Hugs and Kisses – Copyright Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts, 2020 Babies bring smiles to our faces and joy to our hearts. We want to give them hugs and kisses. So why not give them Hugs and Kisses – a quilt made with my new quilt pattern! The 57-inch square...
Dresden Plate Centers

Dresden Plate Centers

by | May 29, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Typical characteristics of a Dresden plate or flower are the blades/petal and the centers. We have covered the blades, but what about the centers? Note, I wrote centers and not circles. In many instances the centers are circles or semi-circles, but that is not the...
Quilt Woman

Quilt Woman

by | May 28, 2020 | Quilting Tips

I am just full of good news this week! QuiltWoman.com announced in their weekly newsletter that they are now carrying my patterns. QuiltWoman.Com is not only a direct retailer but also a wholesale distributor. They supply patterns to lots of quilt stores around the...