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...
by lsmith | Jan 3, 2020 | Quilting Tips
Center Medallion finished last summer And this is how some unfinished objects – UFOs – get their start…..Early last summer, I started a National Quilting Circle Quilt Block Challenge called Windmills and Pinwheels. I was making great progress until...
by lsmith | Dec 10, 2019 | Quilting Tips
For those of you who have read some of my earlier posts, you know that I have been taking classes to earn my APQS Longarm Quilting Certification. It was an intensive, informative, challenging and rewarding 14 week program. The lessons started with the basics of...
by lsmith | Nov 7, 2019 | Quilting Tips
Fergus, our Newfie is 38 lbs at 12 weeks old. Meet Fergus our 12 week old Newfoundland puppy (Newfie). At 12 weeks he is 38 lbs, so it is easy to understand why he is considered a giant breed. To keep both Fergus and the rest of the household calm, he needs a large...
by lsmith | Nov 5, 2019 | Quilting Tips
Celtic Medallion Quilt Pattern for Sale! I am so excited and pleased to announce that my Etsy store is now OPEN for business! This was a HUGE step for me. I am selling my patterns online now, which was my goal for 2019.The patterns are available digitally, so there is...
by lsmith | Nov 4, 2019 | Quilting Tips
Forget-Me-Not Quilt – Copyright 2019 Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts So many of us have been touched by people suffering with Alzheimer’s. My hushand’s father died from complications associated with the disease. My father’s mother died of the...
by lsmith | Oct 15, 2019 | Designs
Celtic Medallion Quilt Northcott was celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Stonehenge Fabrics with a Block Party and a design challenge for a Traveling Stonehenge Quilt Display. This quilt was designed specifically for that challenge. Although it wasn’t chosen as...
by lsmith | Oct 12, 2019 | Pieced Quilts
Quilting is 75% planning and 25% improvising for me. Given most of my quilts are of my own design, I have the fun of figuring out how to cut and assemble the pieces. Generally, I have a good idea on how this should go. But every so often, my plans go awry, so I...
