Through a trunk show and slide presentation, guest speaker Jane Adolf shared how to provide a quilt back that will be easy for your long-armer to load and stitch to your quilt top.  She addressed the many decisions a quilter faces when choosing a backing, such as the front and back “talking” to each other, […]

Have you ever found yourself with a steering wheel that was too hot or too cold from the weather?  Susan has the answer! These steering wheel covers were so easy to make with her meticulous instructions! She first taught us how to make a bias binding that would lay flat when sewn to a circle. […]

Thanks to Susan W. for teaching this class on making a Kite in a Square.  Each completed square looks like a kite, and four can be arranged in various ways to make the blocks. This is just one of the many possible layouts. Sew and Tell Angelique’s Christmas Tree wall hanging Kim’s Jelly Roll Race […]

At the last Cuddle Care meeting members made squares utilizing the Quilt-As-You-Go technique.  At this meeting members were shown how to add a sashing to complete quilts for the Children’s Hospital. Thanks to Debbie for taking pictures in my absence.  She sent several photos of members hard at work.  Please take note of the seam […]

If you attended this year’s Quilters’ Day Out or the Kentucky State Fair, you may have seen this amazing reverse appliqué zebra by Tamila Johnson-White.  We were fortunate to have Tamila share with us at our first meeting in September.  She provided several examples of needle turned and raw edge reverse appliqué techniques, and explained […]

Over fifteen Nimble Thimblers rotated sewing during the day in the Demonstration Booth at the Kentucky State Fair.  Actually, they spent more time engaged in conversations with visitors to the booth who wanted to know more about LNT and the Maryhurst bags we were making.  Terrie provided her vintage machines, which also received much attention, […]

LNT member Barbara is very skilled at creating beautiful art pieces from favorite pictures.  The cardinal was created from a picture on the cover of a National Geographic magazine.  Notice how she added shading with differed colored thread. Barbara is working on an art quilt of her home, with a fence in the foreground and […]

Several LNT members enjoyed an outing to the Filson Club to hear this program given by LNT member Maureen Lane, who is the Filson’s Museum Registrar and Exhibits Coordinator.  Maureen shared information on quite a few quilts based on the patterns, materials, methods, and technologies of the day, as well as personal narratives of the […]

The LNT Third Annual Children’s Quilt Show was a grand event!  Several young people, aged 17 and under, displayed their quilts, receiving many “oohs” and “aahs” from attendees.  The talent and creativity of our local youth is quite inspiring! The puzzle table was a favorite place for many to “hang out” during the afternoon. Debbie […]

The first Thursday in August is traditionally the time for celebrating the birthday of Louisville Nimble Thimbles.  This year was extra special because it is LNT’s 40th birthday!  We celebrated with loads of food and special guests who were members 40 years ago during the founding of LNT. Sew-and-Tell Kim has gone to town with […]