🧵 Appliqué Apprehension
by lsmith | Jan 18, 2021 | Quilting Tips
Flower Fiesta Updated May 2025 to better guide you through choosing your ideal appliqué method—part of the new Appliqué Unplugged series! ✂️ Finding Your Perfect Fit Appliqué can be intimidating, even for seasoned stitchers. I get it—I was once there too. Despite...
Snowflake Whimsy
Snowflake Whimsy is underway! I am having so much fun putting this together and want to share what I have accomplished so far. The first step was washing all of the fabric. Why wash them? There are two very good reasons. The first reason is that fabrics have a little...
Western Spy
by lsmith | Jan 12, 2021 | Designs, Quilting Tips
Western Spy This week EQ8 announced another block challenge – Western Spy. Think eight-point star meets wreath. Designing with this was fun… piecing it would be a different challenge: y-seams galore! When I saw this block, two totally different ideas came...Kitty in the Middle Fabrics!
by lsmith | Jan 11, 2021 | Quilting Tips
Les Chat Noir (the black cats) fabric from Dear Stella has arrived in shops! I was so excited to get my fabrics. As a designer, I see the pictures of the fabrics before they are released, but they always look so much better in person! The little kitty faces (LW1170...