Lois & Clark Connection

Machine Applique does it sound difficult or scary to you? It doesn’t have to be! Machine Applique – the process of preparing and stitching a shape to a quilt block or background fabric. I’m sharing today how I use machine applique in my quilts, and how you can too! Learn the Basics ** Thread – […] Read more…

Is there Health Benefits of Quilting? 5 Key Health Benefits of Quilting! What are they and why would you choose to quilt? Anyway, quilters just cut fabric up in pieces and sew it back together don’t they? These questions do come up and they have awesome answers! Quilting is a tradition that has been passed […] Read more…

Today I am excited to announce that my video tutorial on English Paper Piecing is available! English Paper Piecing – often called EPP for short is the art of folding and hand stitching fabric pieces around shapes of card stock, and then stitching them together to make designs and blocks to be used in quilts […] Read more…

Flying Geese Blocks the fast and easy way! No Waste Flying Geese blocks are used as a building block for many quilt blocks and patterns. They are also used alone and can be made in varying sizes. An example of this would be the points in the sawtooth star block like we are using for […] Read more…

I am very excited to say that I am making a Meadowland Quilt! I used a couple packs of Charm Squares and added scraps from my stash to complete the quilt. Get a FREE tips sheet on choosing fabrics for your next quilt! This pattern is very beginner friendly and goes together easily and quickly. […] Read more…

Hourglass blocks are pretty simple to make. It is kind of like making a double HST (half square triangle) block. I just finished a quilt along and made a bunch of sawtooth star blocks. I have decided to use hourglass blocks alternately with the sawtooth blocks for two simple reasons. First I wanted to try […] Read more…