Larkspur Lane Designs

The Quilting Gallery is running weekly themed contests. This week's theme is snowmen. This is the quilt that I have entered, but there ...

Yesterday, I took a break from quilting and did something I have never done before. My daughter's Girl Scout Troop volunteered to serve ...

I actually have 2 days off in a row! That is almost unheard of in my life. I have printed the foundations for the second quilt I need to mak...

Now that Christmas has passed, its time to really get to work! I finished one quilt top the weekend before Christmas for a magazine that nee...

I think it has been a couple of weeks since I last posted (I'm too lazy to check for sure), but I thought I should put in a quick appear...

There is a contest going on at the Quilting Gallery website: http://quiltinggallery.com/2009/12/08/voting-now-for-the-holiday-traditions-qui...

A week from today will be my last lecture for 2009. I am doing a trunk show for the American Sewing Guild in Pittsburgh. I have a special wa...

Well, I guess I'm gonna go for it! I gonna put myself out there and see what happens. I teach and lecture close to home, but I think I a...

Wow, what an amazing experience being included in Quiltmakers 100 Blocks issue turned out to be! I have had the opportunity to work with a f...

Well, its finally my turn! Although I have already blogged about the blog tour this week, today is officially my day. I've had all week ...

What a powerful tool a blog can be! ( insert evil laugh here ) And when you have Quiltmaker promoting your blog, how can you lose? It is pos...

The Fedex truck stopped here about an hour ago and dropped off a package. I don't know why, but I always try to figure out what's in...

What a nice surprise to open an email from McCalls Pattern company and see one of my designs featured! I have had several friends tell me th...

Mary from Lake Pulaski, you'll be happy to know I have finally started to piece my design Chocolate Raspberry Torte! I have decided to a...

I'm curious about how other people keep their studios. Are they neat and organized or pure chaos? At the moment, mine is complete chaos,...

It has been longer than usual since I have posted, due to some things in my personal life, but I will be getting back to work and hope to ha...

I missed my deadline to have this quilt shown at Fall Quilt Market in Houston because I had my dates wrong! I thought I had a couple more da...

There is a certain evil person out there, who, I think, checks my blog regularly to see if I'm going to tell you all of the evil things ...

These pictures are just a few of the beautiful homes in Chautauqua Institution. Most of the summer residents are gone by this time of the ye...

This is a picture of my friend Cathy putting together kits for my OH CHRISTMAS TREE quilt (that isn't in this picture, unfortunately). I...