It’s Thursday everyone! It’s time start getting you even more excited about the ‘dreaming in Fabric Mystery QAL’ I’m teaming up with Shannon of Fabrics N Quilts to bring you all! Grab the button below to help share the word with all your friends! <div align="center"><a href="http://www.fabricsnquilts.com/scrapquiltchallenge" title="Dreaming in Fabric Mystery QAL"><img src="https://vw-fabricsnquilts.storage.googleapis.com/cache/f5/48/f548fad23e2eb0feb1ed5fb82e83fdfb.jpg" alt="Dreaming in […]
2015 Summer Art Camp for Kids
Sadly, this summer our school district did not offer a summer art class as part of their summer school curriculum for students just finishing the first grade. I’m sure many of you know that Capri is big into art. She is forever creating new things and coming up with ideas I would never have dreamed […]
“Flight School” Quilt Top
My ‘Quilt Top To Do’ List for July is slightly ridiculous. I’m pretty sure have about five quilt tops that I need to finish, start and finish, or design, start and finish … in just four weeks. Oops! At least it’s something I love. I have to be honest – after my vacation to Mexico […]
Shadow Box Log Cabin Block Tutorial
Each month with each new Focus Through the Prism Project QUILTING Challenge, I am sharing a fun 20” block tutorial based of that months block inspiration. This month we are to be inspired by the Log Cabin. I came up with the ‘Shadow Box Log Cabin Block’. This is a fun little twist on the […]
Friendship Star Focus Through The Prism Link Up Post
June Project QUILTING Focus Through the Prism Challenge: Friendship Star Are you having trouble linking up? Check out my post ‘How To Link Up to a Link UP‘. If you don’t have instagram/flickr/or a blog please email me: lapaceksorchard {at} gmail {dot} com a picture of your finished project and a paragraph or so on […]
Turning Points Quilted Pillow
I count myself lucky that when cards fall as they should I get to be a pattern tester for the lovely and talented Sam Hunter of Hunter’s Design Studio. While I’m testing I can’t really share my progress pictures because we don’t want to give away the pattern until it’s released. I did a little […]
Crossroads Quilt–Homespun Meets Modern
I was challenged by Audrey Manning to use a bale of homespun from Mill House Quilts and make a modern quilt. The Modern Quilt Club at Mill House Quilts that I attend every month is currently working through the book Lucky Spool’s Essential Guide to Modern Quilt Making: From Color to Quilting: 10 Design Workshops […]
Friendship Star–A Focus Through the Prism Project QUILTING Challenge, June
Can you believe it’s time for the second ‘Focus Through the Prism’ Project QUILTING Challenge!? SEVENTY amazing quilts were made during the first round and I’m beyond impressed! If you can, take a few minutes to visit, read the stories, and comment on all the amazing work done. Let’s support each other and make this seven […]
A Fairy and a Dutch Rose
Last year I came up with a block tutorial for a large Dutch Rose Block. I decided to make another one the other day. I am in love with the fairy in the center of the star! I also just love what the floral stripe is doing on the outer edges too. This really makes […]
A Cross Stitched Gnome
Our neighbor girl who has been babysitting for us practically since Cedi (our oldest) was born graduated from High School this year. She’s a wonderful kid and I know she has big things in her future. We’re super excited for her but we are all going to miss her terribly! She loves gnomes and she’s […]