This summer I have had the great fortune to work with two local intermediate units to create fun fiber arts residency camps for area students. Each program contained multiple weeks of camps and activities of which my residencies were designed to be a part. I am feeling very grateful to be fully vaccinated and able […]
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This summer I am sharing a few periodic tours of my home gardens. The “Happy Hour Garden Tour” series on the La Rue de Fleurs’ YouTube channel is designed to take you on short, casual walkabouts of my home garden. Imagine we are walking around together as friends while we all enjoy a few sips
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This month I was invited to take part in Bucknell University’s Small Business Development Center Community Panel discussion as part of the finalé to their Breaking Brand webinar series. The five-part series focused on brand and community building strategies for small businesses and creative entrepreneurs in central PA, both where I live and where the
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The new Primary Prairie Quilt Pattern is now available as a printable PDF pattern via the La Rue de Fleurs Etsy shop! Create your own unique expression in fabric with help from me! The Primary Prairie Quilt Pattern is beginner-friendly in construction while offering playful possibilities for the more advanced. Designed for the scrap hoarder,
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Temperatures are warming up and we are getting back outside for the patio season! If, like me, you are looking around your home and patio this time of year and accessing the décor, or lack thereof, perhaps you would like to join me in this fun little project. I created this quick tutorial for how
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I have been making patchwork Minky blankets for my Etsy shop nearly since the beginnings of La Rue de Fleurs in 2012. Simple patchwork with fun, playful prints and color palettes defines the collection. Each blanket has a particular theme or story it is communicating through the fabric choices. Sometimes those themes are very apparent,
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The beginning of April is always the start of a new growth season here in the northeast. Along with the snowmelt and new growth comes a lot of wind and showers, hopefully leading to a May full of flowers. All of the birds begin to sing their uplifting songs throughout the day and especially in
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I would like to highlight another version of my popular Patchwork Minky Blankets. The Ocean Explorer Patchwork Minky Blanket has all of the features of this collection, including square piecing creating a classic patchwork effect, a bright color pallet and theme of adventure and geometric prints in a blue, green, orange, red, white and yellow
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Today I am sharing a look at the quilted version in the collection of my popular Patchwork Minky Blankets. Woodland Fox has all of the favorite features of this collection, including square piecing creating a classic patchwork effect, but also includes a layer of warm and natural cotton batting. A soft, autumnal color pallet and
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The Frosted Fawn is another version of my popular Patchwork Minky Blankets. featuring rectangle piecing creating a classic patchwork effect. The soft color pallet and theme of woodland and geometric prints in a blue, gray, aqua, mint and black and white combination has a serene feel perfect for a gender neutral nursery in light green
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