Category: Around the House
We are having a couple of dinner guests this week, and I felt like I needed to spruce up the spring decorations a bit. I spent Monday planting some hanging baskets for the back porch, and doing a couple of little vignettes for the front doors and the front porch. I found the little "lunch […]
It feels so good to have finished something. This little table topper is from the pattern "Paganini", a Schnibbles pattern designed by Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's Quilt Company. The pattern has three or four variations, including a beautiful one with a scalloped border. I made a variation of my own with this project, making […]
I definitely needed a distraction last week, and applied myself to assembling a Princess Castle. What do you think about that? This sort of task is not my forte by a long shot, so I went into it with some trepidation. My first problem was trying to figure out the drawings and assembly instructions. After […]
Just a quick post while the dogs take it easy. I seem to be playing catch up today, trying to make up for not being home since Saturday. Between working, going to the Fancy Food Show and attending my aunt's memorial services, I just feel wrung out and like the house is falling apart. I […]
Ahhh. I am done. Done with the shopping, done with the decorating, done with the running around. All I have to do from now until Christmas is enjoy the carols on the iPod, tweek my decorations, and wallow in the lovliness of the holiday season. Oh. Well, I do have a few presents to wrap. […]
Honestly, I wasn't planning on making any Christmas gifts this year. I have enough going on, I told myself. But then, as I was going over my Christmas gift list, there are a few people who are just tricky to buy for. Someone to whom you would like to give a gift, but you don't […]
I loved my autumn decorations, but I have to say, now that Thanksgiving is over, I am so ready to embrace the Christmas holiday season whole heartedly. In my old house, I despaired each year when I got out my Christmas collections, as there was just no place to put them. Also, last year we […]
Well, thank you all for your suggestions on how to best get candle wax and candle stains out of fabric. I got some great ideas, and got cracking to try and remove the mess that I made when I spilled a bunch of liquid wax all over my brand new table topper. My first step […]
I just had gotten the binding sewn on my new Clover table topper. I was laying it out on the counter. Do you see that horrible spill? No it isn't cat barf. That would have been preferable. It is candle wax. The candle in the upper right of the photo tipped over and the wax […]
This is such a simple idea I am sitting here smacking my forehead with my palm. Is your linen closet a mess? A jumble of mis-matched sheets and pillow cases? And have you ever once, since they came out of the plastic package, been able to get your bottom sheets folded properly so they lay […]
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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.
