Larkspur Lane Designs

Now that I've told you about the worst quilt shop I've ever been to, maybe we should visit the other side of the coin. Do you have a...

I used to think there was no such thing as a bad quilt shop, but after almost 9 years of quilting, I'm finding that's simply not tru...

I got a lot of positive responses about the free pattern I offered yesterday, so I have decided to go ahead and produce a printed version of...

This isn't a very good picture, but this is one of my very first quilt designs. I made this quilt for a friend's daughter and have ...

I am sitting here in the Westfield Library again, trying to keep up with emails, and blogging, while waiting for my laundry to dry at the la...

I am fortunate to have a cottage on Lake Erie at which I get to spend one week a summer. This is that week. Our cottage is in Westfield, New...

Why is there so much work involved in going on vacation? I still have to finish the laundry so I have clothes to pack for my kids and myself...

What a great weekend! My friend, Kourtney Kenzie, fellow quilter/designer, came to stay with me for a couple of days of sewing, laughing, pl...

Another version of my design, Oh Christmas Tree, appeared in QUILT IT FOR CHRISTMAS 2008. Since that publication, I have redesigned the qui...

Here is another new design I came up with. I like designs that look 3 dimensional even though my brain knows they are actually flat. How do...

I haven't posted in a while, but that doesn't mean I haven't been working! I've got lots of new projects in the works. I th...

Well, it took a week to get a response from the district manager, but he was very apologetic and admitted that we had been mistreated and th...

I have had so many things on my mind lately, that its been hard to be creative. A recent disagreement with two of my family members has both...

Here are 3 of the blocks for my design Carson's Star. There have been so many things to do since Quilt Market this past May, this had b...

I just got a phone call from Kourtney Kenzie, co-owner of Quiltessentials in Pittsfield, PA, that her and Melanie Barrett's shop, was vo...

Well....I got in trouble for not posting for a couple of weeks. My friend and quilt shop owner, Melanie Barrett of Quiltessentials in Pittsf...

My husband thinks if something comes into this house, it has to stay here. I have tried to throw things away and have found them back in the...

Does anyone make a decent toaster? You'd think making a piece of toast would be simple. We have had a least 3 toasters since I got marri...

Why do people assume just because you quilt, you can or would want to sew anything? I spent the day yesterday making 5 pierogi costumes for...

You can tell by my posting what my choice was. Tomorrow I have to get back into workout mode, but I'm going to take one more day off fro...