Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend – Sometimes
by lsmith | Mar 16, 2020 | Quilting Tips, Tips and Tricks
Working on a diamond background for a wall hanging, I discovered a few tricks that make these diamonds a bit easier to cut and piece so the points match beautifully. First, I sewed either two or four strips together in the order needed. When sewing them together, I...
Quilters, Quarantine and Covid-19
by lsmith | Mar 15, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Fellow quilters, this is an uncertain time. With the corona virus spreading rapidly around the globe, people are emptying grocery shelves, schools are closing, travel is slowing, and people are shutting themselves up in their homes. I would suspect that most quilters...
Over the Rainbow – Final day
by lsmith | Mar 14, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Gradations Quilt – design by Sue Pelland Today was quite rewarding! I sewed the nine squares together and added the border according to the instructions. I was pretty happy with the results. Now, I just need to start quilting it! I learned so much on this quilt....
Over the Rainbow – Day 5
by lsmith | Mar 13, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Today, the Leaves Galore ruler was used to cut smaller melons or petals. Again, eight of each color. These were fused together on a Goddess Sheet. Then, I matched the flower color to the ring color. The flowers were fused to the background on top of the lemon leaves....