I’m happy to be sharing with you some more information about one of our fabulous Project QUILTING sponsors this season -  Barbara Raisbeck of Quilts by Barb. But before I get too far into her interview I have to share that she just became a grandma again! Barb recently welcomed her first granddaughter to this […]

Since I’ve done ‘Closer Look’s’ at all the other quilts in the Project QUILTING challenge I figure I’d do one for the quilt I created as well. On the other feature’s I typically showed the quilt and then the inspiration – on this post I’m going to show you how the quilt was created – […]

art nou·veau also Art Nou·veau n. A style of decoration and architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, characterized particularly by the depiction of leaves and flowers in flowing, sinuous lines. Here are some examples of items you’ll find categorized as ‘Art Nouveau’ on etsy: ‘What’s Your Style: Art Nouveau’ by TheApple Art […]

1. Red door, 2. Sharon S Project Quilting Entry, 3. Trapezoid, 4. Project Quilting 3:1, 5. side view, 6. ImFeelinCrafty-PQ-Wk1-quiltdtl-1, 7. DSCN0798, 8. DSCN1064windows Created with fd’s Flickr Toys Quilter: SweetDreamsbySarah ‘Red door’ I’ve always loved the bright pop of a red door on a house, especially up against a relatively simple wall… I made […]

This doesn’t happen often but I’ll take it when I can!  The girls snuggled together to watch “The Little Mermaid”.  Pip played around them.  Happy Afternoon to ME!

So far I’ve gotten a lot of positive feed back on my ‘closer look’ posts.  I think this a great way to get the story behind each quilt without feeling so overwhelmed on the flickr group – I mean we did ONLY have 33 entries this past week!  Let me know what you think of […]

Yeah!  It’s time for Block 2 of the Home Sweet Home Quilt Along.  Before we get to it though, I want to share with you a little about the designer, Diane Lapacek. What is your crafting style? Quilting and fabric dyeing are my passions. How did you get started creating? I learned to sew in […]

Quilter: tesuquewho ‘window quilt’ Inspired by brick arch framed by foyer window. Measures 14 X 8 Inches. From Bismarck, ND.   Quilter: Shout4Joy ‘Details, Details’ Details, Details! is my entry for Challenge 1, Season 3 of Project Quilting. I was inspired by the art deco details on a building downtown. This quilt was created in […]

Quilter: SewLizz Inspired by the NMAI, I used canyon colors and windswept shapes. Straight line quilting on the strata fabrics and squash blossoms in the sunlit sections. 15"x24" The whole piece is freezer paper applique’ and made in Sycamore, IL – far from the southwest, to be sure, but when the snow flies very much […]

  ‘My Home’ by Kim Lapacek, KimsCraftyApple Fabric 1: Medium or light for sky (I chose blues) – you should have at least 2 different fabrics for this color (lower left) · CUT: 4 – 4” squares Fabric 2: Light/Medium for grass (green) (upper left) · CUT: 2 – 3.5” x 7.5” rectangles (or strip […]