Tag Archives: Smith Stitch Studio
Catherine Whall Smith . . . shares the BACK!
Since a lot of my hand quilting is completed using the design lines on the back of the piece, I thought I would share the back of my piece in Quilt National 2021 – “Transfusion . . . in TWO … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . so how many have you made – Phyllis Small has made 80!
Yeah, you read it correctly “80@80:The artworks of Phyllis Small” – Opening Weekend: Saturday, March 20, 2021 – 10a-4p & Sunday, March 21, 11a-4p. Grab & Go treats! FREE From March 21 through May 1, 2021, The Windsor Art Center … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . JOINING borders to make a whole!
As “Transfusion #12” (the dresses) gets larger and larger – I realized that the weight of the quilt will compromise the stitching of each of FOUR separate border pieces on each of the sides. So my solution was to “Join … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . had a “studio pause” to meet a deadline.
Just when everything was going great in my studio as I worked through some ideas including adding my signature slashing lines inserted “after the fact” (see below) for “Transfusion 12” – THE DRESS PROJECT, an email reminded me of … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . found “THIS”, while looking for “THAT”
Since the 12 pieces of the “Hay . . . Keep Your Distance” series are finished, I decided to work on the cows image that I’ve had on my design wall for quite a while! I like the way they … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . is doing a little reading!
According to the “Birds in Connecticut” field guide by Stan Tekiela the bird in the Alexander Henry Fabrics Collection: “Bird Seed” fabric used in my “Hay . . . Keep Your Distance” fiber art series could be the American Gold … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . wonders if our teachers will be wearing masks in the Fall.
My studio up-date on the “Barriers” series will be short this week. I completed the top to the first shutter panel, looked pretty good – but as I was thinking about where my hand quilting would go, I thought that … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . is stitching up more masks to get ready to get out of LOCK DOWN!
This Friday, I am sharing something on the lighter side from ~ Bear Creek Quilting Co. “I hear some people are starting to feel stressed in lockdown! I was just talking about this with my sewing machine, and she seamed … Continue reading