by lsmith | Aug 9, 2026 | Quilting Tips
August is rolling through and the kids are getting ready to go back to school. Mine kids are well past that, but I did get more time to see them this summer! In between those precious visits, I was busy teaching and publishing new patterns for all of...
by lsmith | Jul 17, 2026 | Patterns, Quilting Tips
July is here and I am hiding in the air conditioning! If you are too, there’s something new waiting for you this...
by lsmith | Jun 18, 2026 | Quilting Tips
Quilt Projects and Home Repairs Have More in Common Than You Think Why is it that we learn our best lessons the hard way? A week ago, I shared a little progress on the Quilting… You Say? Quilt Along — proudly showing off my first word, “Appliqué.” Before I...
by lsmith | Jun 18, 2026 | Patterns
How many of you have heard the phrase Keep Calm and Carry On? It started as a British morale poster in World War II — Churchill’s era, soldier on, make the best of things. Quilters, being the resourceful souls they are, have made it their own: Quilt On. I love...
by lsmith | Jun 7, 2026 | Quilting Tips
Press open, press toward one side or the other, spin the seams… is there a rhyme or reason to any of these directions?? Seam allowances are just as important in quilting as the cutting and the quilting. Most of us know that the 1/4″ seam allowance is just...
