Fergus Tries to Help

Fergus Tries to Help

by | Jun 25, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Fergus Yesterday, I received some unwanted assistance with my quilting. Many of my readers know that our youngest is a 10 month old Newfoundland puppy. He is a typical toddler – full of energy and demanding of attention. This makes hand needlework a bit...
Block of the Month

Block of the Month

by | Jun 24, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Justice – Copyright 2020 – Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts Cabin Fever – Copyright 2020 – Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts Never Forget – Copyright 2020 – Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts Never Forget (with star border) – Copyright...
Cherrywood Challenge 2020

Cherrywood Challenge 2020

by | Jun 23, 2020 | Quilting Tips

For the past three weeks, I have been stretching my creativity for a quilt challenge – Diana, Cherrywood Challenge 2020. For the challenge, you must use the four chosen Cherrywood fabrics provided (you can also use 4 Cherrywood coordinating fabrics for up to 30%...
Buttons and Bows

Buttons and Bows

by | Jun 22, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Buttons and Bows – copyright 2020 – Tourmaline and Thyme Quilts Are you looking for a sweet quilt for the special little girl in your life? Buttons and Bows is a foundation pieced quilt that can be assembled in a weekend. When complete, it is 58 inches...
Guest Post – Jenny Satterthwait

Guest Post – Jenny Satterthwait

by | Jun 18, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Laura Heine “Painterly” collage method I have been a ‘traditional’ quilter since 1995 when I took my first class. We lived in Aiken, SC, at the time and so I attended the NC Quilt Symposium for several years and loved being exposed to all the wonderful...
Jungle Flower Power

Jungle Flower Power

by | Jun 11, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Jungle Flower It was time for another EQ8 Block Challenge. This month’s block was Jungle Flower. It is a 4 x 4 combination of drunkard’s path blocks. Drunkard’s path blocks are quarter circles inset within a square. If you are very good at curved...
Sapphire Nights

Sapphire Nights

by | Jun 10, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Sapphire Nights – copyright 2020 Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts. This quilt is a third in my twisted Dresden Series.a It has been so much fun playing with the blocks to get different images. Sapphire Nights is a little different from the first two in the series...
Purple Craze

Purple Craze

by | Jun 9, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Purple Craze – Copyright 2020 Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts Jimi Hendrix meets Dresden Plate to create Purple Craze! Purple Craze is the latest in my Dresden Plate designs. The gradient of purple is like the smooth sound of Jimi’s music interrupted by the...
Palmetto Pines

Palmetto Pines

by | Jun 8, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Palmetto Pines Dresden plate designs had always fascinated me. But as usual, I couldn’t quite stick to the norm. Rather than a scrappy or bicolor design, I decided to stretch and use a color gradient. Of course, this meant I had to keep track of fabrics a bit...
Palmetto Pines

Dresden Assembled!

by | Jun 3, 2020 | Quilting Tips

Palmetto Pines My Dresden plate (nine 9 3/4-inch blades) was finally assembled in an 8 x 8 block quilt! The 10-inch blocks were sewn together in the pattern I had designed. I had several to chose from. Then, 6-inch borders were added to finish it off. It didn’t...