Category: Around the House
I have needed a new mat for my laptop computer for the longest time. I've made do with doilies or old table mats, but I got the notion to make myself something cute this weekend. I've been watching some of Lori Holt's YouTube videos on scrap busting and that led to me browsing through a […]
What's on your bed this February? It has been cold and not particularly spring-like here where I live, and I have been craving some brighter and more cheerful colors. This is the Fat Quarter Shop Designer Mystery quilt for 2011. The fabrics are various Fig Tree prints with a strawberry theme. What caused me to […]
Is Santa having some trouble figuring out what to put in your family's Christmas stockings? Never fear, help is here. Carol in Texas gave me the bright idea to share some possibilities with you. I have some ideas for men, women, and tween girls that could help you out. I got most of my stocking […]
Thanks so much for all the great ideas on how to set up a guest room to be extra welcoming and comfortable for folks who are visiting you during the holidays (or any time!) I put together a couple of goodie baskets based on your recommendations. The first is a food basket with bottled water, […]
What's on your beds this holiday season? I have a slew of Christmas quilts, but most of them are not a full queen bed size, which is awkward. I put my thinking cap on and came up with a solution that is working out surprisingly well on a couple of different fronts. First of all, […]
Have you made a red and white quilt? I have made a few of them, and never get tired of that color scheme. The one above is a sampler quilt I did as a sew along a number of years ago. I do recall that I got the idea for the setting from something Carrie […]
Well, we got started on our Christmas present wrapping. How novel, not to wait until the last minute. In the past, we have always wrapped gifts in our master bedroom, which created chaos and left the room a total disaster for days on end. I do not know why we never thought to set up […]
This weekend I felt a bit like the kid in the movie Home Alone. My husband, daughter, and granddaughter all went to Disneyland without me. Actually, Sara had planned to drive down alone to the park in Southern California with Eva, but my husband decided that wasn't a great idea. He offered to drive them […]
I am so enjoying my house this holiday season. As I write this post, I have the entire place to myself and I am relishing the quiet and peace. That is my little reading nook in the photo above. I spent some time in that chair finishing "Hester", the book I described in yesterday's post. […]
Sorry for my spotty posting schedule this week. I have been in a decorating frenzy over here. Luckily I have had lots of help getting things out from my personal Christmas Elf, Eva. The runner on my dining room table is called Christmas Pines, by Pattern Basket. I probably altered the pattern to fit my […]
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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.
