Quilt Project Overload!
by lsmith | Oct 1, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Do you have more than three quilt projects in the works? Do you have one big project that has stalled? Do you lack motivation to tackle it because it is just so overwhelming??? I think we have all been there unless you are blessed to be an super organized and motived...
Star Filling
by lsmith | Sep 28, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Last week, I shared how to make diamond and turn them into stars. Now, we are going to fill those stars so that we have a beautiful square block for a quilt. If you look at the star, I mean the fabric one, not the one in the sky, you will notice two different...
Childhood Cancer Awareness
by lsmith | Sep 25, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Most people don’t think about childhood cancer until it strikes someone you know. A few years ago, my neighbor’s daughter started her first day of kindergarten. The next day, she spiked a fever and was hospitalized shortly thereafter. She was diagnosed...
Design Wall Stability
by lsmith | Sep 23, 2020 | Quilting Tips
For quite a while, I have relied on my flannel design wall during my quilt construction. It helps keep the pieces in order and enables me to see progress. Unfortunately, the only way for me to hang it was with tacks in the wall, over a doorway. It was the only open...