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
by lsmith | Oct 27, 2025 | Quilting Tips
My Podcast Chat with Tori & Andi I love to tell stories. It’s probably the Irish in me. So when my friend Tori asked me to join her and Andi on the Quilting on the Side podcast, I was both flattered and excited. Talking with them felt like sitting down with...
by lsmith | Oct 8, 2025 | Blog Hop
My Grandmother’s Story In 1968, my grandmother was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and became a grandmother for the 14th time. She had a mastectomy and radiation treatment, which prevented her from holding her newest granddaughter – me. Even then, her love was felt...
by lsmith | Oct 7, 2025 | Blog Hop
I’ve always had a soft spot for fall. 🍁 Even though my kids are grown, I still feel the seasonal shift when school buses reappear, the horizon fills with color, and the rhythm of the day slows down just enough to breathe and create. The mornings are cooler, the walks...
