I thought with the holiday looming I’d share with you a few fun little Christmas-y block tutorials I have currently up at Craftsy (not sure if they’ll be there after the 28th so if you like them, get them now!) Log Cabin Christmas Tree Santa Cabin Block Tutorial Hour Mint Quilt Block Tutorial Strip Trees […]
Craftsy Alert–Download Your Patterns NOW
You may have heard the buzz in the pattern designing community – Craftsy is changing! I have a TON of patterns and tutorials on Craftsy. Dresden Neighborhood Pattern by Kim Lapacek This week the changes have been announced that will affect independent designers. Wyoming Dragonfly Quilt Block Tutorial by Kim Lapacek In an email, the […]
DecoFoil Quick Pinwheel Coasters
Are you looking for a quick and fun, DIY project for the holidays? Well – I just posted instructions for the perfect project over on the ThermOWeb blog HERE. Go check it out now to see how to make some quick and fun DecoFoil Pinwheel Coasters!
Fondue Feast – the gift of being together
Sometimes the best gift for the holiday’s is a present of quality time. What better way to spend some quality time together than a “Fondue Feast.” This year for my daughter’s 12th birthday we had a few of her friends over and fed them a TON of fondue! This post will include supplies you should […]
Project QUILTING Recap
Recently I’ve been working on hyping up the 10th season of Project QUILTING and I’ve been getting a lot of questions from newbies about it – YEAH! So – I thought I’d do a fun little recap of what Project QUILTING is, what you can expect if you decide to participate in it and answer […]
#QuiltConReject
“In the Garden” pieced by Kim Lapacek and quilted by Frank Palmer is officially a #quiltconreject. I’m sharing this not because I’m disappointed. But because it’s important to see that even when you make something you love and are proud of, it doesn’t mean it will be accepted by all. Does the rejection make me […]
Snail, I Love You
A friend I’ve made over the years through Project QUILTING and the Focus Through the Prism Challenge, Becky Grover, recently had her illustrations published in a children’s book “Snail, I Love You.” Now available! “Snail, I Love You” is a 32-page, full-color picture book written by Tevah Platt and Willa Thiel, and illustrated by Becky […]
Yo-Yo Christmas Tree
Some people collect Santa’s, some collect snowmen, and I collect Christmas Trees. I like collecting the trees I think because trees have always been so inspiring to me. You’ll even often find them in quilts I make. Last year my mother-in-law made me a super cool Christmas Tree out of fabric yo-yo’s for my collection. If […]
Dresden Neighborhood Sew Along Wrap Up
This year I gave myself a challenge to come up with twelve different themes to use in my Dresden Neighborhood pattern. In 2019, my challenge will be putting these twelve, twenty-four inch blocks into one “cohesive” quilt. I have a few ideas floating around in my brain but I’m not sure what I’ll finally go […]
Needle & Foot Blogger Bundle Giveaway
This year I was honored to be one of the eleven bloggers who curated a special bundle of fabric for the online shop – Needle and Foot. To celebrate these fabulous bundles, Bernie is hosting a “Reader’s Choice & Giveaway” on her blog right now. This is seriously an amazing giveaway! You could win 11 […]