In mid-March I signed up for the APQS Longarm Certification course. I’ve had my Lenni machine for a few months now, and while I’ve done some practice runs and finished a quilt or two, I wanted to really dive in and learn techniques and skills to make me comfortable quilting for others. Continue reading “Love in the time of Covid”
I’ll start by saying I don’t think I need to go into great detail on the status of the world right now. You’re reading this through an internet connection, you know about the global pandemic. Continue reading “Patchwork Crafted is now Open!”
This is a day I never thought would happen. At least not for thirty years maybe…
But today, I’m here to tell you about the biggest and latest addition to my quilting studio, my APQS Lenni Longarm Quilting machine. Continue reading “Everyone, Meet Lenni!”
Recently I posted a picture of my organized fabric shelves in my craft room, and actually got questions about it, so here I am answering an actual question from instagram! In all honesty, I took these pictures for this post MONTHS ago, the message on instagram just kicked me in the butt to actually get them posted. Continue reading “Up-cycled Fabric Bolts”
I can’t remember the first time I came across a mention of Uppercase magazine… it might have been during my graphic/web design classes I was taking at the community college back 7 years ago. It may be more recent than that. But earlier this summer I FINALLY bought a subscription.
It was way past due. Continue reading “Change Transitions & Evolution”
If you’ve hung around for a while, you’ve noticed that whenever a friend has a baby, I make the same quilt pattern. It’s tried and true, I came up with the design and pieces myself and honestly, I LOVE trying the same thing in new color ways. Each time I make it I’m excited to see how it works. Continue reading “The Strength of the Wolf is the Pack”
So for the first part of this year, the majority of my craft supplies have been packed up tight. My husband and I closed on our new house in mid-February, so of course I started packing in January, and really haven’t unpacked everything at the new house yet. If you’ve been following my instagram (@patchworkaplenty) you’ve seen a few updates here and there about design and organization that’s happening. But just recently, I found a project worthy of breaking out some of my supplies from their boxes in the corner. Continue reading “A Foray Into Handbags”
