Hello everyone! Can you believe that Season 11 of Project QUILTING starts in 7 weeks!? Okay – that may seem like a while yet but my work begins now! I’m looking for sponsors for Season 11 to help motivate folks to make their quilts in just ONE week! About Project QUILTING Running 12 weeks during […]
A Piece Of … Ocean Dreams by Kim Lapacek and a Giveaway
Welcome to the dreams of the ocean! I’m excited to share with you the quilt I created for the Island Batik “A Piece Of …” blog hop. I call it “Ocean Dreams” and it’s created using a pattern I’m working on called Bohemian Dreamer. (actual pattern coming in 2020!) November is blog hop month for […]
Top it Off! A finished Quilt
I made it! Even in the midst of crazy apple season I was able to create a fun table topper featuring island batik fabrics for the October Island batik Ambassador Challenge. This month’s Island Batik Ambassador Challenge is to create a table topper with applique celebrating a season. The fabrics showcased in this post were […]
Classic And Vintage: Broken Dishes Quilt Block
During apple season, whenever I have a project that I’ve volunteered to work on, I always try to make it fit more than one of my tasks. When the Fat Quarter Shop asked for folks to make a 12” Classic and Vintage: Broken Dishes quilt block I knew I could make it work for another […]
Mermaid’s of Ohio–an Island Batik Ambassador Quilt Finish
As an Island Batik Ambassador, the September challenge was to use an AccuQuilt Block on Board (BOB) die with the theme “Child’s Play.” The random BOB die that was sent to me was the “Ohio Star” and I decided to cut up a fat quarter pack of Mermaid Cove Island Batik’s to accomplish the challenge. […]
Big Star Braid in Island Batik Fabrics
At the beginning of June I packed up my sewing machine and a collection of Island Batik fabrics and went to Blue Bar Quilts. My good friend and fellow pattern designer, Sam Hunter, was in town to teach her “Big Star Braid” pattern. I had remembered at the last moment that the Island Batik Challenge […]
New Pattern in a New Book– “Modern Patchwork”
Last fall, as the caramel melted or on rainy days, I spent my time developing and creating a new pattern for the book “Modern Patchwork, 12 Fresh Quilting Patterns to Inspire Your Creativity” for Leisure Arts. This book features twelve stunning projects that range from pillows, place mats, totes, aprons, and of course quilts! The […]
Blooming Artsy Fartsy Challenge
Island Batik Ambassadors faced a “Arsty Fartsy” challenge for the month of July. I do love creating an arty quilt and thought I’d have this one done way early this month. It turns out that didn’t happen! But I did finish in plenty of time so I feel like that is a win. This month […]
Pour Painting with the Kids
Hi everyone! How’s your summer going? We’ve been super busy with softball and basketball this summer but enjoying all of it. I’ll admit – my photos haven’t been downloading to my computer easily lately and I have been too lazy to figure out why. And because I’ve been too lazy to get my photos all […]
Flocked Star Mini Quilt Wall Art
The Island Batik Ambassador challenge for June was “Try It.” This was perfect timing for me! I also work with Thermoweb and recently they released a new product – Flock Transfer Sheets. I knew this was a fantastic opportunity for me to see how the Flock would work on fabric. I used scraps from a […]