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...
by lsmith | Jan 27, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Recently, I had to take a short break from my longarm quilting. Just like your car, it was only for a few hours, while my local Handiquilter technician, Joe, performed routine maintenance. Instead of every 3 months or 5,000 miles, my longarm needs maintenance every...
by lsmith | Jan 24, 2020 | Quilting Tips
For generations, quilting has been a group activity. Today, we may sit our sewing rooms and stitch by ourselves, but we still seek the comradery that comes with quilting. To achieve that, we join guilds that meet routinely, we take classes, and we join FaceBook...
by lsmith | Jan 23, 2020 | Color Theory, Quilting Tips
Read words, faces, expressions, palms – sure! But reading color? What exactly is that? Over the holidays, I took advantage of some of the clearance sales and increased my stash – my husband may argue that it was completely unnecessary… Regardless, I...
by lsmith | Jan 22, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Cutting Corners Quilt by Jordan Fabrics. Dahlia sampler quilting by Laureen Smith. I am excited that I finished my quilt sampler on the Cutting Corners quilt from Jordan Fabrics. Some people think of samplers having different patchwork. They can also have different...
by lsmith | Jan 20, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Most quilters have an element of quilting they don’t enjoy as much as others. For me, it is binding a quilt. It is a necessary evil in my mind. I have tried various methods to minimize the torture of this last step. That being said, if it has to be done by hand...
by lsmith | Jan 13, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Red Star Runner – Copyright 2020 – Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts I have always been drawn to Scandanavian Redwork. I have used it in cross stitch for beautiful Christmas ornaments. It appears in sweaters and blankets. So why not in quilts? Star blocks can...
by lsmith | Jan 11, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Pinwheel block Each month EQ8 challenges designers to use a particular block in a quilt. These are then posted for others to see. This month’s challenge was the Pinwheel Block based on a 5 patch. Hourglass block Since the pinwheel block had corner stone patches,...
