by lsmith | Mar 6, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Pinked Heart Wreath Ever wonder what pinking is or why fabric why people do it? Pinking is the serrated edging made with special scissors or a specific rotary cutter blade. For example, I used pinking shears to make strips for this heart-shaped wreath....
by lsmith | Mar 4, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Recently, I was asked how I purchase fabric for my personal projects. Do I buy online or at a fabric store. The answer is – it depends. Like most quilters I am attracted to sales and shiny objects. I will buy yard collections if they appeal to me and find a...
by lsmith | Feb 26, 2020 | Designs
All month, I have been posting clues about my newest pattern. This quilt was designed to represent love from an older and simpler time. It symbolizes the move from lover to bride, wife, and homemaker. This quilt includes four blocks based upon traditional designs....
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,...
