by lsmith | Dec 28, 2025 | Blog Hop, General Quilting
Maybe you’ve made beautiful blocks — and even whole quilts — and now you’re curious about what happens when those blocks start working together with intention. Seasons was created for that moment. For several years, I’ve designed Block of the Month projects for blog...
by lsmith | Dec 22, 2025 | Blog Hop
This is my first year participating in a Linky Party hosted by Meadow Mist Designs — and I’m thrilled to join in. Cheryl has been hosting this wonderful year-end event for 11 years, inviting quilt bloggers to share their Top Five Posts from the past year. Since many...
by lsmith | Dec 16, 2025 | Quilting Tips
A small project, clear steps, and a fresh look at curved piecing. I originally revisited the Double Wedding Ring because I needed to test a block for my Viewed Through a Dewdrop pattern. I wanted to be sure the block would behave before committing it to a larger...
by lsmith | Dec 10, 2025 | Designs, Quilt Along, Shop
A Fall Quilt Designed for Real Quilters and Real Homes I didn’t set out to design a new fall quilt. Truly.I was just teaching a few techniques for another class — freezer-paper templates and quilt-as-you-go appliqué — using this sweet little pumpkin block as the...
by lsmith | Dec 9, 2025 | Craft, Quilting Tips
A sweet, simple, fat-quarter-friendly holiday project. ✨ Intro If you’ve got two fat quarters and a little time, you can make a sweet batch of folded fabric ornaments. Each ornament takes about 15–20 minutes once you’re in the groove, and they’re perfect for...
by lsmith | Dec 6, 2025 | Designs, Quilting Tips
by lsmith | Dec 2, 2025 | Blog Hop, Quilting Tips
Introducing Father Time: Ringing Out the Year, One Stitch at a Time This week I get to do one of my favorite things in my holiday prep…I pull out my nutcracker collection. Not the digital ones — the real ones.All 50+ of them. (Yes, I’m still collecting. No, I’m not...
by lsmith | Nov 23, 2025 | Classes
The Story Behind My Exclusive Alaskan Quilting Cruise Quilt Recently, my friends Andi and Tori from Quilting on the Side asked me one of my favorite questions:“Where do your quilt ideas come from?” For me, inspiration always starts with a connection — a place, a...
by lsmith | Nov 4, 2025 | Blog Hop
The Chef Nutcracker: Cooking Up a Little Gratitude November is a month full of gratitude. I keep a personal gratitude journal to remind me of all the things in my life I have to be thankful for. It helps me keep my spirits high — especially as the weather turns...
by lsmith | Oct 27, 2025 | Quilting Tips
