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December 2009 news
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Drawstring Sack Contest Ends August 21st, 2009
April 30th, 2009
Well, Yes, I did decide to finally post something new for both of my subscribers, thanks again Chuck and Kathy D.
So it has been a huge couple of months for this little quilt maker. Almost immediately after I returned from Costa Rica, I found myself inspired to change my focus and get back into the design studio. Prior to the trip Michael Miller Fabrics invited me to lend a mind and hand in coming up with a program that we could do that would allow us artists to make a difference on a global level. I thought to myself, "Self, that should be a breeze." Well fortunately enough I was able to spend a good deal of time with my son in Costa Rica making videos of the local animals in their native habitat. I realized that the second best thing for me about CR (surfing the obvious first thing)was watching the animals roam freely in their own environment. Wow! I must have spent three hours watching a big female iguana chase all the other males out of the trees near her spot, than have a snack break on the local flowers, then rest in the sun. I had never seen a twelve pound lizard fall from twenty foot up in a tree, THUD! Then she just walked away, amazing.....
Oh yes the quilts,
So I convince Michael Miller Fabrics to send me a whole box of their newest colors of the Fairy Frost Fabric, and I began creating quilts to help raise money for the Endangered Species. I have already created four, up-close and personal animal face quilts and patterns, fabric bundles and complete quilt kits. The response to the quilts has truly been overwhelming. They are very simple raw-edge applique projects finishing around forty inches square. Hope you like them, and you may visit my website, www.robappell.com to get your own supplies and start helping out too.
Bengal Tiger by Rob Appell
Red Eyed Tree Frog by Rob Appell
Gianta Panda by Rob Appell
Brown Pelican by Rob Appell, free pattern for this quilt durning the
Central Coast Quilt Shop Tour, June 5, 6, 7, 2008.
February 18th, 2009
Home safe, as many of you may know the entire family and I were lucky enough to spend last week in Costa Rica, at the Hotel Las Tortugas.
The trip was amazing, the surf was working and we all traveled and played very well together. So the best part, The Hotel now has one of my quilts hanging in the main lobby. The hotel is absolutely wonderful, complete with a beautiful beach, kid friendly pool, excellent restaurant, and fabulous staff. It is a huge honor to be welcomed to display my art in Costa Rica, now you all must go on vacation to Hotel Las Tortugas and see the quilt in person.
December 17th, 2008
With just a few shopping days to go, we are all getting way too excited about the Holiday. Plenty of time to send your hubbys in for the New Pfaff, and boy are the new bodies nice, big and bright! Rob Appell Designs has a few new goodies as well, that is right, embroidered shirts, trucker style hats, and prints of his quilts. No matter how you celebrate enjoy this holiday season.
November 14th, 2008
Well the lightning bolt finally hit me. The Holidays are around the corner and we need to make Gift Certificate available online, so.... a new page has been added so that you may purchase a gift certificate online, we will process it and ship it to the recipiant. Only took half a decade to figure that one out. Maybe i should spend less time chasing the waves. Wow, did I just say that?
October 17th, 2008
Wow, what a roller coaster the past week has been. First, my wife went to colorado for a few days, that left my 5 year old son, my 3 year old daughter and myself to find something wonderful to do. We did. A Dads and Kids camp out on the beach, with the off shore winds, it would prove bo be quite nice even in october, but the winds changed and we froze. Not the whole time, just in the mornings and at night, so most of the time. We did survive, heck, we did great. Well the raccoons ate all of our breakfast foods, but we still did great.
A long weekend fell heavy into a long, busy week. The climax was learning that the retreat that has been planned and sold out for november, was never really on the books at the lodge. Yes, I had to scramble, but luckily almost all the gals planning on coming can make the change of date to the following weekend. I love to host the retreats, and to think I had messed it up that bad was heartbreaking. The embroidery Collection, may show up soon at the shop to start filling the orders, but until then, I just released four quilts that have been shot with a mega high resolution camera and my buddies at Foreverstoked matted and mounted some as prints. So now we can offer 8x10 or 16x20 prints of "La Playa Loca", Scuba Time", "Beyond the Tides" and "The Twizzleman Project" all that in one week, life is never dull.
September 24th, 2008
What is up....
First, the surf was been way too good to spend much time on my website, designs or even going to work. I did get some great feedback on "Born to Sew" my premiere collection of Tattoo Inspired Embroidery designs. The disc are due in any day, we had some fine tuning to finish, but they are coming. I also have started to sell some custom embroidered shirts. I am happy to work with anyone personal level to create an awesome, one-of-a-kind Shirt. I only use the finest blanks, threads and stabilizers. Most short sleeves will set you back about sixty bucks and the long sleeves with free motion embroidery on the arm, a cool hundred. Worth it, only if you want the coolest stuff around.
August 1st, 2008
I can not believe it, "Born to Sew" Rob Appell's first embroidery collection on a multi-format cd rom is being pressed today! This is a crazy cool new collection of some less than normal embroidery designs. The collection will launch at Pfaff Convention in Texas the 5th of August, they will be available for purchase shortly there after. Yippee!
July 25th, 2008
New Embroidery Collection!
July 16th, 2008
Check out Behind the Seams at www.nowsewing.net to see some great sewing tips. Rob has been part of the BTS Team for the past several tapings and has just returned from yet another session. Big Things in our future with PFAFF. Did I say Q-Bot the automated computer for your Grand Quilter and Frame - super cool! I have other secrets but I can not tell you until after Pfaff Convention. Even if you bribe me with chocolate chip cookies.
July 8th, 2008
The Cotton Ball's on line store is up, running and has just a few goodies being added each day and a "Deal of the Month" special product. Hit the Goodies link to the left and shop till you drop.
The Summer is off to a grand start and there are all sorts of great things to do in our town. Visit the links to events to see what is happing in the near future.
Oh, and Rob is trying to grow a beard, but it is not going well...
