Basic Embroidery Stitch for I’m a Little Teapot
by lsmith | Mar 22, 2024 | Quilting Tips, Tips and Tricks
How do you make those curlicues?? I thought this was a fusible applique pattern. That is an excellent question, and I am going to show you how I made them! There are a couple of tricks: use interfacing, mark before you stitch, and thread the stitches. Don’t...
Tip Tuesday – Quilt as You Go Applique
by lsmith | Mar 19, 2024 | Quilting Tips, Tips and Tricks
Have you ever been in a hurry to make a quilt and wished there was a way to go even faster? I have been there. I needed to get a quilt done quickly for Market and had lots of other projects on my plate. This particular quilt was small and fusible applique. Which meant...
Motivating Monday – Cactus Flower
by lsmith | Mar 18, 2024 | Color Theory
Most of the year, the landscape in the desert southwest has a neutral landscape of sage and stone. There are varying shades, but most are the dull greens and taupe. You may get splashed of red sandstone. But otherwise, it is relatively unremarkable. Then, for a few...
Tuesday Tips – Marking Matters Part 2
by lsmith | Mar 12, 2024 | Quilting Tips
Recently, I ran into a problem. I wanted to mark a quilt that had already been sandwiched. Of course, I wanted to use a specific template… When working on my longarm, I can use my laser like I do for my pantographs. Granted, that requires perfect alignment as I...