I wanted to let you all know that we are doing fine for now. Just so you can see how close we came to being evacuated, the pink area on the diagram above is the mandatory evacuation area. The yellow area is the standby-to-be-evacuated area. That tiny blue dot in the center is where my […]
Well, here we are waiting to see if we need to evacuate. There is a fire near us, quite close, called the Gann fire. We are surrounded by areas that are under evacuation orders or on standby to evacuate. It is extremely stressful, especially since I am on my own with Eva, as her folks […]
I think I am coming along pretty well with my Border of the Month project. Here she is, all but the bottom border. The blocks are all made; I just need to sew them together and attach the border to the bottom of the quilt top. You can get a great idea of what the […]
I think I have a great selection of books to share with you this month. I read a total of twelve books, ten of which I enjoyed, two of which were not for me. My eyesight has improved, so I was able to read more books in print this month. I read four books in […]
We’ve had such a busy week! If you have been wondering where the heck I’ve been, all is well, it’s just been a lot going on. Sunday we attended a wine and food pairing Ryan was hosting at the winery where he is Associate Winemaker, and Monday was Eva’s birthday. Fun times, but no time […]
The Border of the Month project is coming along. This is the sew-along Corey Yoder is hosting. She has a blog, Coriander Quilts, and a YouTube channel where she talks about the fabric lines she designs for Moda, as well as her ongoing projects and tutorials. I really enjoy following her. Anyway, we started with a simple checkerboard center […]
I have been working a bit on the half square triangles I will need for the 4th border blocks in the Border of the Month sew-along Corey Yoder is hosting. Corey always does a YouTube video demonstrating each step of her sew-alongs, and in this latest video, she showed a new trim tool for making […]
There has been a mystery sew-along going on this summer that I have been keeping my eyes on. It is Coriander Quilts Border of the Month sew-along. I adore Corey Yoder and enjoy both her fabric collections and regular Saturday morning YouTube videos. I am typically a bit leary of mystery quilts, and tend to […]
I bought a quilt kit. This one is called Poinsettia and Pears, a kit by Sherri McConnell, featuring her new fabric collection of the same name. This fabric collection is awesome, and the kit includes all the fabrics, the pattern for a block-of-the-month quilt block, and monthly tutorials on how to construct the blocks. I […]
I’ve certainly got my courage up this week. I have sent off another quilt for quilting. This one is going to Florida, where a previous one got lost. My quilter there sounded so relieved and grateful that I was willing to chance sending another quilt to her. Actually, she has quilted for me for nearly […]
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Hello, I’m Nicole, an enthusiastic quilter and fabric lover. This blog is mainly about my quilting journey, but I share some of my other interests as well, which include reading, cooking, decorating, lifestyle, and my family. When I am not quilting, I am reading, and will share monthly book reviews in this space. I love to hear back from my followers and enjoy getting to know you.
