Back to School Preparation

Back to School Preparation

by | Aug 7, 2020 | Quilting Tips

As my youngest son is getting ready to go back to college, I am in mask making mode again. Amazing how much you learn and grow after making several hundred of these! He likes the masks made with the Creative Grids template. Of course, I don’t quite follow the...
Timeless Treasures

Timeless Treasures

by | Aug 6, 2020 | Quilting Tips

In October, another Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts pattern will be available for use with Timeless Treasures fabric. The pattern is called Big League and is for use with Timeless Treasure’s Big League fabrics. The fabrics and pattern are shown in the Timeless...
Adding Fabric to the Shop

Adding Fabric to the Shop

by | Aug 5, 2020 | Quilting Tips

I am slowly adding fabrics to the shop as it is an investment in the future. All of the fabrics so far are Hoffman Watercolors (1895 or 839) that are used in my designs. As more of my designs are published, more fabrics will be added. My goal is for my customers to be...
Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday

by | Aug 4, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Today is Giving Tuesday! On Giving Tuesday, proceeds from all of my Quilts for a Cause are donated to their respective charity. The Justice Quilt has proceeds donated to “Facing History and Ourselves.” Facing History and Ourselves provides teaching...
Christmas in July Continues

Christmas in July Continues

by | Jul 30, 2020 | Quilting Tips

The Christmas spirit is alive and well this July. We have just released a second holiday design – Poinsettia & Pine. This design comes in two colorways: Light and Dark. You choose which you like better! My guys like the darker one better and my sister likes...
Quilt Patterns are like Recipes

Quilt Patterns are like Recipes

by | Jul 29, 2020 | Quilting Tips

My mom taught me that the first step in cooking is to read the WHOLE recipe before you start. The same is true of quilt patterns. Sometimes we are so eager to get started that we want to skip this step, but it is a bad one to skip. As my mom explained, the list of...
FIghting with Technology

FIghting with Technology

by | Jul 28, 2020 | Quilting Tips

My longarm has sat idle for about four months as I have been in mask mode and in a design frenzy. So I decided to finish Palmetto Pines on my longarm. My husband was great and helped me to get it loaded a week ago. Then came quilt time. As most longarm quilters know,...
Finding Memories

Finding Memories

by | Jul 27, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Over the weekend, I finally finished cleaning out my studio. It took forever as I carefully folded and organized fabric. I scrutinized each item to determine if I really needed. If I didn’t, it was donated or pitched. That takes time and sometimes emotional...
Wintergreen Dreams

Wintergreen Dreams

by | Jul 25, 2020 | Quilting Tips

It is Christmas in July at Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts as we publish out first Christmas Quilt- Wintergreen Dream. The pattern is designed for foundation (paper) piecing, so it comes together quickly and accurately for a great weekend project. The block is set on...
Vlogging?

Vlogging?

by | Jul 23, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Thanks to my kids, I am entering the 21st century. In the past few days, they have taught me to produce my own videos and publish them not only to Facebook, but to YouTube as well. I am strictly a novice, but keep learning new tricks with each attempt. Under their...