Tip Tuesday – Build Your Own Log Cabin Quilt!
by lsmith | Jan 16, 2024 | Designs, Pieced Quilts, Quilting Tips
You never know what your first “hit” will be when you are a designer. My first “hit” pattern was Rustic Refuge… I am still not sure if it was the adorable outhouses with the log cabin layout. Or if it was the toilet paper themed fabric,...
Motivating Monday – Apple Blossom
by lsmith | Jan 15, 2024 | Color Theory, Quilting Tips
Trust Yourself with Color! Do you doubt yourself when selecting colors? If you do, pick a photo you like, find the pleasing colors in it. Then, match those colors to fabric. You can then translate those colors into a quilt! I recommend finding a large solid/blender...
Tip Tuesday – Accordion Folding
by lsmith | Jan 9, 2024 | Quilting Tips
For those of you with Accuquilt experience, I would love your feedback on this. A lovely woman is making my Sweet Tea Pattern as part of a quilt along and ran into a snag. The pattern is written for rotary cutting. She self-admittedly is not good with a rotary cutter....
Motivating Monday – Up and Away
by lsmith | Jan 8, 2024 | Color Theory, Quilting Tips
Trust Yourself with Color! Do you doubt yourself when selecting colors? If you do, pick a photo you like, find the pleasing colors in it. Then, match those colors to fabric. You can then translate those colors into a quilt! I recommend finding a large solid/blender...