Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara

Chasin’ Chickens

JudyL — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:10:45 +0000

Except for having hawks and coyotes and no telling what else waiting to eat my chickens (one less snake I might add), they could run loose and free range . . so long as they stay off the Highlander. Come to think of it, with that luggage rack on top, I think it could be [...]

Yarn Arrivals

JudyL — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:35 +0000

My yarn arrived today for Camp Loopy. This is what I got for the baby blanket. It’s pinker than I thought it would be. I was aiming for more peachy than pinky but I should have known since the color is “Flamingo”. This is the yarn I ordered to make the Cowlie for Chad. Looks [...]

Rise & Shine!

JudyL — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:03:04 +0000

My little roosters are so cute and so screechy! We’ve never had roosters and when my grandma had them, I was so scared of them that I stayed far away from from them. Earlier in the morning yesterday, the little one would crow, and the bigger one would crow, then the little one would crow [...]

Sneak Peek at Feathered Carpenter’s Star

JudyL — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:23:53 +0000

Here’s a sneak peak of how the Carpenter’s Star will be quilted during the upcoming feather lessons. This is way more feathers than I would normally put on this quilt. Except for the background behind the outermost star points, every square inch of this quilt has feathers. That’s a whole lot of feathers! There’s still [...]

Sweet Treat Quilt Along – Part 4

JudyL — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:58:50 +0000

After the first borders, which were given in Part 3, it’s time for the pieced borders. This border can be made using all plain, non-pieced squares/rectangles — some cut 4-1/2″ and some cut 5″ x 4-1/2″ (to make the top and bottom strips measure 51-1/2″ and the side borders need to measure 60-1/2″) or a [...]