Category: Around the House

Fall Is Here

I thought you might like a little tour around the house and porches.  The decorating fairy has been busy around the place this week. The front porch. Outside dining table. Front entry table. Living room mantel. Dining room table. Sideboard. Kitchen vignette. I just have to show you my Spooky Canasta quilt one more time! […]

Little Fall Place Mat

It is fall, Eva needed a new placemat, so here we are.  I made it with a charm pack of Hello Fall (by Sandy Gervais for Moda) in no time flat.  I pretty much made it up as I went along.  Cut 2 1/2 inch squares to sew on the corners of four charm squares […]

Where I Work Now

  I have shared with you in the past the great sewing studio I had in my former house.  The house itself wasn't so great by any means, but my husband sweetened the pot by promising me he would put in a perfect sewing studio in an outbuilding to the house.  And he did.  I […]

Throwback Thursday

It's been a busy week, with my stash sale, mailing all the goodies out, and having to work two days.  Consequently, I don't have anything quilty to blog about, because I have spent no time in the sewing room. I went way back in my archives, to July 2007 and found this post on decorating. […]

I Have the World’s Most Annoying Dog

This makes a pretty perfect Wordless Wednesday post.  It's for all of you who have been asking me for Ozzie updates.  He certainly isn't maturing or mellowing out with age.  I must say he makes me laugh.

Kaleidoscope Quilted

  I am so thrilled with this quilt!  It only has one major problem, and that is that I didn't make it twice as big. It was beautifully quilted by Mary of Quilt Hollow, and I don't think I could be any crazier about how it turned out.  Zoom in if you can and take […]

Closet Organizing

Well, this isn't actually my closet, but I did spend all day yesterday organizing my closet for the spring/summer season.  The funny thing about any closet organizing photos you find on the internet, is that whose ever closet it is, it only seems to have maybe 24 clothing items.  That definitely is not the case […]

Clematis and Baby J

Is this not amazing?  It is a clematis vine, one of two, that has been trained to grow over a wrought iron gate on our property.  I had no idea in the world what that spindly, not so interesting looking vine was, until it bloomed.  Breath taking.  Who knew.  That is the fun thing about […]

Roses Roses Roses

Our roses are going bananas this year.  This big bouquet of yellow ones that my husband brought in the house didn't even make a dent in the profusion of blooms on the bush!  You couldn't even tell any were missing.  I am not the only one with beaucoups bouquets.  Everyone is remarking how amazing the […]

Succulent Garden

This last weekend I had a chance to visit one of my sisters.  My husband and I had tickets to a play in the City, and we spent the night at my sister's place on Saturday night.  Sunday morning my sister and her husband took me to a local garden nursery that was simply amazing.  […]

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Nicole

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.

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