Category: Around the House
I spent the entire day yesterday decorating the house. I tell you, that is a job and a half. I am very happy with the way things turned out though. My new discovery this year are micro mini lights that have a battery pack. I love these little lights and have them in a half […]
I get requests now and then to show pictures of various rooms in my house, and thought you might enjoy seeing Eva's new Big Girl bed and early Christmas decorations. Even though it isn't four feet taller and is missing a ladder, she seems pretty pleased with her new bed. She hasn't fallen out, mainly […]
"Gobble Gobble", said the turkey."Soon it will be Thanksgiving Day.Will you eat me?How you treat me!I think I'll run away!" This is a little placemat I just had to make when I saw it on Lori Holt's blog. She has a tutorial for making the 12 inch turkey block, and a pattern you can buy […]
I am still savoring Fall. Enjoying the changing colors, the falling leaves, my pretty autumnal decorations. The rest of the family? They want the Christmas tree up, the sooner the better. I am holding out until after Thanksgiving, but I may have to give something up. My daughter wants a tree on the front porch, […]
I have made a few more Flowering Snowball blocks for the quilt I am making for Eva's Big Girl Bed. Aren't those blocks cool? I love the effect those wild Kaffe Fassett fabrics make. The blocks take very little time to make, maybe 15 minutes or so for each one. I sat down for an […]
Pot Roast and Cherry Pie We had one of those lazy Sundays that hardly ever seem to roll around. Usually I am either packing up the car for a two and half hour drive to see my father, or scheduled to work all day at the shop. This weekend we were all still recovering from […]
No quilt sewing going on, and that is likely to be the case for awhile, so my posting schedule may be affected accordingly. I have been trying to get caught up on some hand sewing, namely bindings. So happy to get the two little Halloween table toppers out at the eleventh hour! I have also […]
My family Halloween party was last weekend, and as usual, there were some pretty great costumes. A Geisha, Medusa, a Flapper, a Professor, a Referee, Ziggy Stardust, an African Potentate, an owl, and entire group who came to the party as The Farmers Wife and the Three Blind Mice. It was fun. My sisters and […]
Nothing sewing related this week, but I do want to share with you one of my favorite fall dinners. The weather is finally starting to feel nippy and I have regretted not grabbing a sweater or jacket once I have dashed out the door on one errand or another. These two dishes, plus a veggie […]
And as soon as my house was all cleaned and the fall decorations put out, Ozzie went outside and tried to make friends with a skunk. That didn't work out so well. Now, anyone who comes into the house is greeted by, well, the smell of skunk. Which predominates over anything else one might notice. […]
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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.
