Recent Posts Tagged With 'quilts'

• What is an ACEO anyway?

  Posted on Thursday May 21st, 2009 at 14:43 in etsy, quilts, aceo, kimscraftyapple

  Either you are like I was a few months ago and have never heard of an ACEO or you may be like I am now and are OBSESSED with ACEO's!SO...what is an ACEO anyway?ACEO stands for Art Cards Editions and Originals. It measures 2.5" x 3.5". They are becomi...

• New Quilts from Diane

  Posted on Thursday April 23rd, 2009 at 08:54 in quilts

  I have had these three gorgeous quilts in my procession now for way too long! I can’t believe it has taken me so long to get them listed!The first one I’m going to talk about is Porcupine Pineapple. My mother-in-law, Diane, is responsible for thi...

• Treasury Saturday - March 21st

  Posted on Saturday March 21st, 2009 at 07:58 in etsy, quilts, treasury, teapots, shop local, gloriousglassgarden, mulberrymoose, theswedishquilter

  Argghh! I did it again! I didn't copy my favorite treasury so far! Teapots and Quilts! I'm so mad at myself but I can't find it anywhere so I guess that means I didn't copy it...argghh! Well, here are the treasuries I did remember to copy this week.....

• Flip Flop Quilt for Capri

  Posted on Wednesday March 4th, 2009 at 07:28 in quilts, flip flops, capri, hand dyed fabric, quiltsbybarb, karma lapacek

  I have shown you Karma's True Lover's Knot quilt already. Today I'm going to show off the quilt that she made for her second niece, Capri. I call it the Flip Flop Quilt because the fabric in the 'ball' area is an adorably fun flip flop design. Kar...

• Quilts By Barb Etsy Shop!

  Posted on Wednesday February 18th, 2009 at 11:04 in etsy, quilts, quiltsbybarb

  Hello everyone! I just wanted to share some wonderful news with you! I have been helping Barb set up her very own etsy shop. Yes, you can now view all the amazing quilts that Barb makes herself and easily purchase them.There are currently seven items...

• Under the Sea Quilt from Barb and Katrina

  Posted on Tuesday February 17th, 2009 at 08:09 in quilts, under the sea, quiltsbybarb

  As you saw in a previous blog entry I showed off the murals that I painted in my girls room. Both girls started out there lives living 'Under the Sea'. The quilt I'm showing off in this entry is one that was given to my daughter Cedi by my aunt Barb...

• Butterfly Garden

  Posted on Sunday February 8th, 2009 at 07:46 in quilts, convergence, swarovski crystals, embellished, art quilt, wall hanging, butterfly garden, hand dyed fabric, ricky tims, hand dyed fibers, kimscraftyapple

  In 2007, I only attended one day of the Quilts By Barb Crazy Extravaganza because my baby was still pretty little and I couldn't leave her for too long. I decided to try out a convergence technique that I learned from the book ‘Ricky Tims’ Conver...

• An Interview with Peg from KuddleZoo!

  Posted on Friday February 6th, 2009 at 08:17 in interview, quilts, etsybaby, cpsia law, kuddlezoo

  Yes, we have a stay of one year before the CPSIA Law for third party lead testing comes into affect. That's one small victory for us, the little guy...but that still means in a year all these wonderful shops that sell amazing children's items are n...

• Meet Kiki from AlltheNumbers

  Posted on Friday January 30th, 2009 at 08:34 in etsy, quilts, interviews, jumpers, quiltsyteam, allthenumbers

  AlltheNumbers is an amazing store that makes amazing baby items. She is a member of two of the same teams as me: Quiltsy and etsyBABY. I have featured many of her items in my treasuries and now I want to introduce her to you. AlltheNumbers will also ...

• My Favorite Part about Making a Quilt....

  Posted on Thursday January 29th, 2009 at 06:49 in fun, etsy, quilts, thread, quiltsyteam, starter sentence

  I'm going to start mixing things up a bit now. I'll continue to publish interviews with people affected by the CPSIA Law, but I'm going to add some other fun things back into this blog as well.Today, I'm going to share with you the responses I got fr...

• An Interview with ME! (KimsCraftyApple)

  Posted on Sunday January 25th, 2009 at 08:34 in jewelry, clothing, quilts, interviews, hand dyed fabric, cpsia law, kimscraftyapple, 2009 quilts by barb quilt retreat, lapaceks orchard, hand dyed onsies

  For the past week or so I've been doing interviews with shops that are going to be affected by the CPSIA Law starting on February 10th, 2009. Turns out...my shop is also going to be affected so I thought I would do an interview with myself so you can...

• Welcome to 'The Jungle'

  Posted on Wednesday January 7th, 2009 at 07:48 in monkey, quilts, wisconsin, madison, zebra, lions, elephant, murals, giraffe, in the jungle, hand-dyed, quiltsbybarb

  Article 2 of the mural seriesWhen we discovered that Cedi was going to be a big sister, and soon, we started to prepare her for the fact that she was going to be living in "the Jungle" instead of "Under theSea". I had previously painted all of the a...

• A Chat with UniquelyNancy

  Posted on Monday January 5th, 2009 at 05:57 in bags, vintage, quilts, costumes, interviews, wood working, uniquelynancy

  I found UniquelyNancy (www.uniquelynancy.etsy.com) through my Quiltsy team. She makes amazing bags and quilts. I based my G R E E N V I O U S treasury around her bag (shown in the upper left corner). Nancy gracefully agreed to do an interview for ...

• and of course...more treasuries!

  Posted on Saturday January 3rd, 2009 at 15:49 in babies, quilts, capri, treasury, zadyball, tutucuteandmoore, kimbuktu, artopiary, bellataylor, imogensgarden, sugarplumtree, sushiforbaby

  Yes, I've been busy making more treasuries! I was disappointed to learn you're only supposed to have one at a time! Oh well. My latest treasury-west is a wish list for Capri's 1st birthday gifts. I wanted to get this up sooner than later in case they...