Since I know I have a few good friends that read my blog but may not follow along on facebook or instagram…I thought I should probably share some pictures of a fairly significant change that recently occurred in the Lapacek household.So… of my three girls Pip has had the longest hair. She had hair when […]
The Sunny Sunflower Block Exchange
Just under a year ago a friend of mine invited me to join a Sunflower Quilt Block Exchange. The final group would have to make one ‘Sunflower’ themed block for each person that signed up for the group. Well…37 sign ups later I had 37 Sunflower blocks on my plate. It was no big deal […]
Oh Tannenbaum
Last night I was searching back through my blog to see if I had a picture of my Christmas Tree collection… I do not…I’ll try to get one this year. Instead of finding that – I found blog posts with pictures of our Christmas tree since 2009! Of course…you get to reminisce with me! Christmas […]
Zentangle Christmas Tree
A few weeks ago I saw a book on Zentangles and I decided to grab it. It looked like fun and while I do enjoy hand sewing when I can’t be machine sewing it’s nice to have another project to work on too. While I was there I also picked up a wood Christmas Tree […]
Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Winner
WOW! All I can say is WOW! I had 609 comments left for the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day! I’m pretty sure that’s the most comments I have ever received on one post! I absolutely LOVED reading about what everyone likes to indulge in at the Holidays! And it was super fun to have my […]
Aurifil BOM Nearing the End
With December arriving it means one thing…the very last Aurifil Block has been revealed! The lovely and talented Pat Sloan designed the final block “Good Vibrations.” I got to work on mine immediately! I now have successfully completed all 12 blocks of the Aurifil BOM. I personally am loving what I am seeing. Yes. It […]
Handmade Christmas Ideas–Gumdrop Pillows
This holiday season I’m not doing very many craft shows…in fact, I just had one. Which means – I can actually make things for my family for once! Today I put together a Gumdrop Pillow designed by Amy Butler for Pip using all her old baby blankets. The blankets are soft, cuddly, cozy and full […]
Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!
Tis the Season for Sew Mama Sew’s Giveaway Day’! I LOVE Giveaway Day! (well..technically week). It’s a great opportunity to take some time, check out bloggers, and of course – win some goodies in the process! Before we get to the giveaway I want to tell you WHY you want to follow my blog and […]
Project QUILTING 2014 Bonus Challenge Triple Trouble
Happy Sunday everyone! I’m so anxious to get started with Season 5 of Project QUILTING that I’ve decided to add to the Project QUILTING challenge fun of Season 5 and offer a BONUS Project QUILTING Challenge. How will this be different than the normal Project QUILTING Challenges? To participate you must purchase the Mystery Bundle. You […]
3 Roses–Color MERCEDI Project QUILTING Challenge Piece
As soon as I started thinking about what I would do for the Color MERCEDI Project QUILTING Challenge I knew what I wanted to do right away – Three Roses. It would be simple but perfectly fitting for this challenge. I also finished the entire thing start to finish in just a few hours one […]