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...
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...
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...
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...
by lsmith | Mar 11, 2024 | Color Theory
Optical illusions or literary license? I am talking about white sand beaches. This beach is truly a coral beach in a Pacific Atoll. At first glance, the sand is so pale it looks almost white. But when trying to match the color, it is actually a light taupe or fog...
