I have been so organized the past couple of days. I think my lackadaisical summer schedule is done for. Do you remember back in January of 2024 I posted on the Pomordoro technique? Go back and take a look at that post where I explain how it works. It is a time management method where […]
It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you focus and set aside a set amount of time to work on a project. I told Dennis to turn up the air conditioner upstairs because I wanted to work in my sewing room for an hour and a half yesterday afternoon. I set my little timer and […]
You may recall me posting about getting up my courage to send another quilt off to my quilter in Florida. She is such a lovely person and I have used her for years. She did all she could to help me recover my loss when USPS lost the previous quilt I sent to her. I […]
We are doing all right. Thank you to all for the prayers and good wishes. We have not had to evacuate, and the fire is 33% contained. The air quality was a bit smoky earlier today, but is fairly clear now. The total acreage burned is over 10,000 acres. A 65-year-old man named Herbert Wayne […]
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 […]
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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.
