by lsmith | 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...
by lsmith | 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...
by lsmith | Jul 22, 2020 | Quilting Tips
For a limited time, the Justice Quilt pattern will be offered free in a Quilt-a-Long in the Facebook Group. Starting this week with Fabric Requirements, we will be posting one part of the pattern a week for eight weeks. Once the pattern parts have all been posted, the...
by lsmith | Jul 21, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Justice On the first Tuesday of every month (#Giving Tuesday), Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts will donate the 100% of the proceeds from the purchase of a Quilt for a Cause Pattern. Each Quilt for a Cause Pattern will have a specific non-profit associated with it....
by lsmith | Jul 20, 2020 | Quilting Tips
I don’t mind pressing blocks or unwrinkling lengths of normal width fabric, but I detest ironing extra wide fabric. No matter how you place it on your ironing board, some of it drapes onto the floor and crumples. It is a never ending wrinkle battle! However, I...
by lsmith | Jul 18, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Two of my quilt designs are shown in Timeless Treasures’ Digital Catalogue! Please follow the link and see pages 4-5 (All-American Heroes – 72″ x 72″) and 20-21 (Town Heroes – 84″ x 84″). The patterns will be published in my...
by lsmith | Jul 16, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Wintergreen Block I have been very quiet on my blog for a few weeks because I have been in the midst of design mania. What exactly is design mania – its when you have so many ideas flowing you work hard to capture them all. What triggers design mania? For me, it...
by lsmith | Jul 10, 2020 | Quilting Tips
The first fabrics were added to the shop (online). These beautiful Hoffman Watercolor fabrics are the basis for the Justice Quilt. I love the Watercolor fabrics because they have such depth to them. Next week, we will be filming the first segments for the quilt...
by lsmith | Jul 7, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Yesterday, I finished cleaning out a closet that had all of the projects and papers from when my kids were in elementary and middle school. Given one of them has graduated from college, it was a good time to purge. I couldn’t part with all of it and kept items...
by lsmith | Jul 2, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Justice – Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts, copyright 2020 Social justice has been headlining the news lately. The latest wave started in Minnesota and spread across the globe. This was the inspiration for the Block of the Month – Justice. This Block of the...
