by lsmith | 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...
by lsmith | 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...
by lsmith | 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,...
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...
