by lsmith | Feb 21, 2020 | Quilting Tips
As with most mysteries, there is a cliff hanger. I apologize for the delay in posts, which had the that effect. The Lover’s Knots alternate with the Home Maker blocks to surround the Wedding Bouquet. Now, the Farmer’s Wife now starts to fit into the...
by lsmith | Feb 20, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Variable Block Quilt Layout Flower Weave Block This month, the EQ8 Block Spotlight was the Flower Weave Block. It is a contemporary block within EQ8. The Block Spotlight is a monthly challenge, which encourages each of us to get out of our comfort zone and try...
by lsmith | Feb 17, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Remember the Wedding Bouquet Quilt block from Day 1? It has found a home between two of the Home Maker blocks. Do you see a pattern emerging? What do you think the next set of blocks will look like? How many more of each block are there? The Farmer’s Wife block...
by lsmith | Feb 16, 2020 | Quilting Tips
The clues for this mystery are starting to come together today. Two of the Lovers Knot blocks flank the Home Maker Block. Note the Lovers Knot is oriented differently on either side of the Home Maker. Spoiler, this set of blocks is duplicated later in the quilt. The...
by lsmith | Feb 15, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Home Maker Block The fourth clue in our Valentine’s Day Mystery is the Home Maker Block by Clara Stone, Practical Needlework, ca. 1906. It follows the progression of Lover’s Knot, Wedding Bouquet and Farmer’s Wife. In Old Fashioned Love, women...
by lsmith | Feb 13, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Farmer’s Wife Block Most old romances start with flirtation, love and marriage. Our first two blocks – Lover’s Knot and Wedding Bouquet. cover that. The next block represents what happened after the wedding – in many cases – a woman...
by lsmith | Feb 11, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Lover’s Knot What Valentine’s quilt would be complete without the mention of Love? There are several traditionla blocks that represent love. I needed one that would compliment the Wedding Bouquet block from yesterday. It Lover’s Knot by Nancy Cabot,...
by lsmith | Feb 10, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Wedding Bouquet Block For Valentine’s Day, a quilt in hues of pink and white, made of blocks about love and relationships, seem so appropriate. At least, that was my thinking when I designed my latest quilt. As with several of my other quilts I used traditional...
by lsmith | Feb 3, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Several years ago at a quilt guild meeting, I won a scrubbie, like the one you use in the shower, and I didn’t understand what it had to do with quilting. But, I kept it in my quilt basket hoping one day I would figure it out. A few years ago, I was watching...
by lsmith | Jan 28, 2020 | Quilting Tips
January Crazy Quilt Block I have always wanted make a crazy quilt. In fact, I have been collecting fabric remnants, ribbon, beads, lace, and other bits and bobs for years. Many of these came from the clearance rack or estate sales. What I had been missing was...
