Block 14: Follow the Leader was designed by Ryan Walsh (this week’s Project QUILTING guest judge)! I decided to go opposite in color value to what he did…darks where the lights would be… And of course I had to show you the WIP picture of all 14 blocks thus far…just 2 left (1 week)! What […]
The ‘Neglected’ Craft of Mine
I hope most of you that read my blog realize that I don’t just make quilts. It definitely seems as if this is what I tend to talk and blog about the most. I have a bit of crafter’s ADD and to avoid ‘creators block’ I have quite a few crafting hobbies – my two […]
WIP Wednesday – Round 3
We’re heading into the third Wednesday of WIP’s. If you want to look back and see where I started three weeks ago check out WIP Wednesday and WIP Wednesday – Round 2. Boxed In I made a lot of progress on my Boxed in Quilt during the last week. I started by adding on my […]
A Delicious Handmade Treat – Potato Chip Cookies
Such a fabulous combination of sweet and salt – it is difficult to stop eating this delicious treat! Potato Chip Cookies INGREDIENTS 1 pound butter, softened 1 1/2 cups white sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/2 cups crushed potato chips*** 2 eggs Powdered Sugar Optional: 1/2 cup chopped […]
Project QUILTING – Meet Guest Judge Ryan Walsh of ‘I’m Just a Guy Who Quilts’
Once again, I have a wonderfully talented guest judge for this week – Ryan Walsh of ‘I’m Just a Guy Who Quilts’. I discovered Ryan on twitter and have enjoyed his blog for quite awhile. Here’s a little bio that Ryan sent me so you can all learn a little more about him: “Ryan Walsh […]
Sisterhood of the Traveling Quilt
March 19th is National Quilting Day this year. In honor of this great day my Quiltsy Team on etsy decided to do something special. Each person that signed up is making a log cabin block (in cool family colors – blues, greens and/or purples) trimmed to 12-1/2 inches. Those are the only requirements. How many […]
33 weeks – 49 days to go
How Far Along: 33 weeks! Size of baby: a little over 4 lbs and is past the 17-inch mark Total Weight Gain/Loss: +Maternity Clothes: going to stick with about +29lbs since I don’t go to the doctor until next week and I refuse to stand on a scale at home Gender: It’s a GIRL; […]
Project QUILTING – Challenge 5 – Flying Geese
Hello, everyone. Welcome to Season 2, Challenge 5 of Project Quilting. To read more about Project Quilting Here: http://kimlapacek.com/2010/04/project-quilting.html This week’s PRIZES! The winner of the Public vote will take home $10 to SpiceBerryCottage and Downloadable Quilter’s Cookbook 2009 from the QuiltingGallery The winner of the Judges Choice will take home $10 to FabricsNQuilts and […]
Blogger’s Block-A-Palooza: Block #12
I managed to get to Block #12 from SugarStitches today. I managed to complete this one with NO seem ripping – head is definitely starting to clear up. And here’s a quick snapshot of all 12 blocks today. I can’t believe there’s only 2 weeks left to go… SCHEDULE: Monday, January 24 Block #1: John […]
Project QUILTING – Hardware Store – Random Drawing and Public Comment Winners
I’m here to announce the rest of the prize winners! First…the winner of the coffee cozy from QuiltingDiva for this weeks Public Comment Prize! This was determined using the True Random Number Generator on www.random.org. So…the 19th comment is the winner and that is….. Deb said… I just blogged about this weeks entries and included […]