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Hi! I'm Kim Lapacek
Get to Know Me
I am a 40+ year old mother, wife, artist, apple orchardist, retired civil engineer, and entrepreneur.
I’m currently in a major quilting phase of my creative endeavors. In 2010, I came up with the concept for Project QUILTING and since we’ve started the challenges, thousands of quilts have been created and hundreds of dollars worth of prizes have been given away.
I’m a HUGE fan of quilt alongs. It’s really helped me hone my piecing skills and try things I never thought I would try before. Also – they’ve been great for helping me use up my scrap stash! Whatever level of quilter you are, don’t rule out a quilt along just because you don’t need ‘another’ sampler quilt – there is so much to learn out there – you’ll surprise even yourself!
I enjoy sharing my enthusiasm about creativity through teaching, lecturing, blogging and via social media.
Join me on Social Media!
How Did All Start?
About Persimon Dreams
Why the name "Persimon Dreams"?
I chose Persimon after my third daughter Persimoni. I did run it by the older girls first so they wouldn’t feel bad and they okayed the name – it helps too that we don’t actually call her Persimoni ... we call her Pip. We didn’t put two m’s in her name like the fruit, persimmon, so I didn’t put two in my business name either.
The "dreams" portion of my name comes from where many ideas emerge: in my sleep, especially in the dreams right before I wake. Inspiration and ideas have come to me countless times this way, and I know I can count on my dreams to help me create.
Sponsors
Would you like to Sponsor Persimon Dreams? Contact me to find out how you can!
Let's take a look at all the fabulous Sponsors for Season 10 of Project QUILTING!
ULTIMATE WEEKLY SPONSORS
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WEEKLY PRIZE SPONSORS!
The companies and people listed below have generously donated a variety of prizes for the one or all of the weekly challenges in Season 10 of Project QUILTING! The winners will be drawn randomly from all of those who participate in the challenge LIVE on the Project QUILTING Facebook page.
GRAND PRIZE SPONSORS
At the end of the season one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to win a fabulous grand prize bundle (details coming)! To have your name put in the hat for this prize you must complete at least one challenge. Your name will go in one time for every challenge you complete. If you complete all six challenges in Season 10 your name will go in a seventh time – increasing your chances of winning!
Errata
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Errata
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Before you start any of my patterns please check here to see if there are any updates to the patterns. I do my best to make sure they’re correct when they’re published but unfortunately no one is perfect.
Dresden Neighborhood
Most copies have been updated but some of the first patterns indicate that you will need a 1/2 yard of fabric for the background. This will work but you would have to piece it to make it 24.5″ square. If you don’t want to piece your background start with 2/3 yard of fabric.
*I recommend the EZ Quilting Dresden Plate which has a maximum height of 8”. Other DRESDEN rulers will also work but if the wedge is longer than 8” you will either trim the wedges to 8” OR make your background larger to fit the longer wedges.
Interested in making some of the custom buildings I featured in my Dresden Neighborhood Sew Along? Here’s where you can get them:
Want to purchase wholesale quantities for your shop or class? Find them HERE.
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