Back to School for the Kidlets
My kiddos went back to school yesterday to start their Junior year of high school. I can’t believe they’re already Juniors, can that really be
I’m Angela- Co-host of the Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting PBS show. APQS Long arm Dealer and Educator. Triplet Momma. Designer. Thread Bimbo.
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Every Quilt Has a Story
When people visit the showroom for the first time, a few things always catch their eye. First is all those amazing APQS machines just begging
Captains and New Longarmers
Things have been very busy, but we are all celebrating the end of the school year. My triplets are THRILLED and have big plans for
Take a look at our new sign. Happy New Year! We’ll reopen on Jan 2!
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. My kidlets stayed still long enough to get a quick photo on Christmas Eve. I’m so incredibly blessed
A Playdate with triplets- tigers and human plus a kanga and an ocelot!
I am still on a complete high! Last night I surprised my kidlets with an early Christmas gift. They had no idea where we were
GooseyGirl’s Owl Tree
Here’s another owl from GooseyGirl. She’s really doing well with the machine embroidery.
Owls and UFOs Are Invading
School is out and my kidlets are finding ways to fill their days. Specifically, GooseyGirl has started making machine embroidery owls, started making a tote
My Kidlets Are Now Freshmen!
This morning my kidlets “graduated” from 8th grade and are now Freshmen! I’m so proud of them. All three got straight A’s, Presidential Academic Awards
BirdMan’s Ky State Fair Ribbons
You’ve seen the ribbon haul from RocketMan and GooseyGirl… now for BirdMan’s ribbons! He won third place for his Rainbow Escape quilt which he quilted
More Ky State Fair Ribbons- GooseyGirl
The Ky State Fair closed on Sunday so I went to pick up all of our goodies on Monday. This year the kids really did
RocketMan Takes the Blue & Purple Ribbon!
The Kentucky State Fair opened today and the kidlets went over to see if any of their entry’s won ribbons. RocketMan won a First Place,
BirdMan Has Been Published!
I’m so excited! As I was crusing through Facebook this morning I saw that someone had posted a photo on Claudia Pfeil’s wall. BTW- if
GooseyGirl Got Pierced!
I promised my little GooseyGirl that when she was a teenager she could get her ears pierced. Well, she turned 13 in April so…..
RocketMan Wins Second Place Ribbon!
My little RocketMan won second place at MQS, the national quilting show in Kansas City! I’m so proud of him! BirdMan also had a quilt
GooseyGirl Takes Third Place
GooseyGirl’s quilt won third place in the Junior Division -hand guided at the National Quilting show, MQS!
Circus With The Kidlets
Recently we went to the circus and we typically go every year. I just love it! When the kidlets were small it seemed like every
Scrappy Batik and Sewing with My Boys in the QJ Studio
Amy is a relatively new quilter who made this massive scrappy batik quilt. I think it measured 115 x 120 or so. It was a
BirdMan’s Heart
A few weeks ago our family parrot, Apollo, passed away. He was a Green Cheeked Conure with personality to spare. His chosen human was BirdMan
Big Changes
I’ve been very, very busy. I’ve completely redesigned my site from the ground up, changed host providers, merged my blog site and my main domain
Halloween In Review
This year we went up to a farm in Indiana to pick our own pumpkins. The field was HUGE! RocketMan decided you get more
We’re a foster family!
It’s official! We are now a foster family for the Shamrock Foundation. Shamrock is a no kill shelter in Louisville and for three years we
Adventures in Dollywood
All those weeks I didn’t post over the summer were full of plenty of adventures. One of them was our trip to Dollywood. I had
I’m back and 7th grade has begun!
Well, that was the longest hiatus I’ve ever taken from blogging over the last 6 years. I really needed the break. We’ve been swamped and
