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 | 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,...
by lsmith | Jan 8, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Time Cutting Corners – teal & violet Now that the holidays are over, I have time to play and improve my skills. Since I liked the the Cutting Corners pattern, I decided to do it again – this time in teal and violet. It went together very quickly, so I...
by lsmith | Jan 7, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Pinwheel Lanyard Does your quilt guild or other organization have name tags? Are they boring plastic, paper or write-on stickers? Or have you created your own wearable work of art to serve as a name tag? Our guild encourages people to make their own name tags. So for...
by lsmith | Jan 6, 2020 | Quilting Tips
My sister is such a thoughtful person. For my birthday, she sent me a box of quilting goodies. She is not a quilter, but looked online for a list of quilters favorite tools. She chose quite well! Here are four of my favority things from that box of goodies. That...
