Some of you probably just heard me chatting with Pat Sloan about Project QUILTING. I wanted to make it easy peasy for you to find out more about it when you visited my website! Of course…I had to instagram myself talking with PAT SLOAN!!!! I hope you enjoyed our little chat – it was definitely […]
Quilts on a Fence
It was a wonderful, but super hot and humid, weekend at the orchard. Before I get to the meat of my post I just wanted to remind you to tune in this afternoon to listen to me chat with Pat Sloan on the American Patchwork and Quilting Radio Show! You’ll be able to listen in […]
I {Heart} Craftsy
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I {Heart} Craftsy. It’s a great tool to take classes at my convenience and still learn from amazing teachers … all from the comfort of my own home! Did you know that Craftsy offers a bunch of free mini classes? These mini classes are a great […]
2014 Craft-Apple-Ar
Tomorrow is the 4th Annual Craft-Apple-Ar at the orchard! I hope you are all as excited as I am! We have some really great vendor’s coming with their hand crafted items, vintage finds, and of course – delicious food from Slide Food Cart! I have a sneak peek at some of the vendors and […]
Little Red and White House Quilt
The inspiration and challenge of pure ‘red and white’ quilts of the ‘Infinite Variety: Three Generations of Red and White’ show was just too much for me to ignore. I decided to do a whimsical house applique with a tree and some bushes for my August Off Season ‘Red and White’ Project Quilting Challenge. I […]
Quilt Block Tutorials on Craftsy
I’ve been working really hard to put together some quilt block tutorials together for you all and publishing them onto my Craftsy Pattern Store. One that I had promised to you all way back in February was the Modern Log Cabin Block that I used to make my Modern Log Cabin Quilt. Source: Modern Log […]
Dutchman’s Tree Block Tutorial
Are you ready for the 34th Block of the ‘Twisted Traditional’ Quilt Along? I hope so because here it is! Dutchman’s Tree Block Tutorial for 52 Twisted Traditional Block Quilt Along Finished Block Size – 8.5” x 8.5” By twisting the traditional block ‘Dutchman’s Puzzle’ we can create a block that is a fun twist […]
Guest on American Patchwork and Quilting Radio
The countdown continues! Yes, I know I just mentioned that I was going to be a guest on Pat Sloan’s American Patchwork and Quilting Radio Show next Monday, August 25th on my post yesterday…but I had to bring it up again today. Check out the graphic that came to my email just yesterday! This just […]
Paris, France with Pat Sloan
I’m having a lot of fun ‘traveling’ the world with Pat Sloan’s Globetrotting Mystery BOM. This month we headed to Paris, France – a city I’ve never been to in real life. Here are all my blocks together…just one more before we put it all together! I thought it was appropriate to share with you […]
Opening Weekend of 2014 Apple Season
I’ve been talking about it starting for weeks and this past Friday it happened – our apple orchard, Lapacek’s Orchard, opened for the 2014 season. I’ll still be blogging about my creations throughout the season but I probably won’t get to it daily anymore. I am going to try to share with you some ‘week […]