by lsmith | 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...
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...
