by lsmith | Feb 22, 2024 | Quilting Tips
Do you suffer from procrastination? I certainly do. I often excuse it by saying I work better under pressure. But if truth be told, it is usually because I am mulling over a myriad of options on how to do something. I suffer from analysis paralysis! What exactly do I...
by lsmith | Feb 19, 2024 | Color Theory
In college, our dorms were located near Little Italy in Cleveland. You couldn’t beat the Italian food. Of course, as a poor college student, I lived on pasta. Most of all, I remember pulling all-nighters… The reward, other than convincing yourself you...
by lsmith | Feb 17, 2024 | Quilting Tips
Watch this video to learn some of my tricks for making fusible applique! To explain how I assembled the block, I made a video for you. I spent a lot of time talking about fabric marking as it is so important when you are making fusible appliques. When making the...
by lsmith | Feb 13, 2024 | Quilting Tips
The #1 mistake every quilter makes is to buy a fancy sewing machine. We spend lots of money on domestic sewing machines with loads of fancy stitches. Then, we only use the straight stitch and blanket stitch for our quilts! That seems like a bit waste of our resources....
by lsmith | Feb 12, 2024 | Color Theory
Do you have a few things in your sewing studio that are totally unrelated to sewing, but you like to have with you? Mine may seem childish, but I have a collection of teddy bears. They sit atop my bookshelves. George is my most beloved bear. George went everywhere...
by lsmith | Feb 6, 2024 | Color Theory
As you know, I have been having fun giving color tips. On Mondays, I share color schemes inspired by my photos. In my classes, I show how to use these to pick your own palettes. One of the most common questions, is “how do you use these palettes in a...
by lsmith | Feb 6, 2024 | Quilting Tips
Quilt Block Mania is rolling into February celebrating makers. Each month, a group of talented designers share a free 12-inch block based upon a set theme. You get to hop from one of our blogs to another and collect them all. You can make a mini quilt, a quilt based...
by lsmith | Feb 5, 2024 | Color Theory
Do you ever scroll through your photos and just stop. You find that one photo that brings you back to a certain time and place. You pause soaking in that memory. This photo was one of those. It was taken during our honeymoon in Santorini. We were on a sunset dinner...
by lsmith | Jan 31, 2024 | Donations
Are you really good at making top and not so good at finishing them? If so, you probably have stack of tops, some of which you aren’t even sure you want any more?? Or was one of your new year’s resolutions to clear out a bit of stash, maybe to make room...
by lsmith | Jan 30, 2024 | Pieced Quilts, Quilting Tips
Do you struggle with sewing oblong diamonds together? These quilts are so pretty, but the seams can be daunting. I know, because I am in the midst of making one! It never fails that you try to align your seams and they get wonky. They are hard to line up to make...
