by lsmith | Nov 4, 2019 | Quilting Tips
Forget-Me-Not Quilt – Copyright 2019 Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts So many of us have been touched by people suffering with Alzheimer’s. My hushand’s father died from complications associated with the disease. My father’s mother died of the...
by lsmith | Oct 15, 2019 | Designs
Celtic Medallion Quilt Northcott was celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Stonehenge Fabrics with a Block Party and a design challenge for a Traveling Stonehenge Quilt Display. This quilt was designed specifically for that challenge. Although it wasn’t chosen as...
by lsmith | Oct 12, 2019 | Pieced Quilts
Quilting is 75% planning and 25% improvising for me. Given most of my quilts are of my own design, I have the fun of figuring out how to cut and assemble the pieces. Generally, I have a good idea on how this should go. But every so often, my plans go awry, so I...
by lsmith | Oct 7, 2019 | Quilting Tips
Disappearing 4 Patch Ever buy a quilt kit and then decide you don’t like the pattern by the time you get around to making it? That was the case with this quilt. My son and I picked out the kit several years ago. A few months ago, I found the kit in the closet...
by lsmith | Sep 11, 2019 | Quilting Tips
Most of us over the age of 30 vividly remember the detail of their day on September 11, 2001. I was on a plane that safely landed at its destination. I flew to St. Louis, MO for a day to investigate a property and was supposed to fly back home the same day. Obviously,...
