Category: Blocks
Well, maybe it isn't quite as bad as watching paint dry, but it seems like making these 160 Penny Pincher blocks is taking forever. I made great progress over the weekend and on Monday (one of my days off), and my grand total is now 100 blocks. I can make 25 in a day, easily, […]
Hi there. Hope you all had a brilliant weekend. Mine was pretty much perfect, in that I stayed home the entire time except for a trip to the grocery store. I am becoming such a homebody in my old age. I spent the time, not particularly productively, but puttering around in my sewing room trying […]
I have been having fun with Lisa Bongean's Triangle Challenge. Each week she comes out with a new block or two using sixteen half square triangles. I've been making two of each block to give myself more options when it comes time to put a quilt top together. It sure is amazing how many ways […]
I don't know about you, but I find I waste an awful lot of time first thing in the morning on my computer. I check my email, read blog comments, see what the blogs I follow have posted, and check out YouTube for quilting tutorials or book reviews. By the time I get around to […]
Give me a day off, in particular a rainy day off, and if I have my way, I will spend it sewing. That is just what I did yesterday and was wildly productive. I finished a dozen more Penny Pincher blocks. I have no room on my design wall at the moment, so I […]
My Magic of Christmas blocks are all finished. During November and December Primitive Gatherings designer Lisa Bongean came out with 25 free blocks that she called The Magic of Christmas. The block patterns are still all available on her website. She made her blocks all in red and white, but I switched it up a […]
You all know how much fun I had with Lisa Bongean's The Magic of Christmas sew along. I finished my blocks this past weekend (I will post a picture tomorrow), and love them. More details coming, I promise. Well, Lisa Bongean, owner of Primitive Gatherings and designer extraordinaire, wanted to keep going with her sampler […]
It has been pouring rain where I live. I half expect instead of one more warning from the weather service that our area is in danger of flooding, the next notice I get will be to pack my things and board Noah's Ark. The good news is, this series of storms may signify the end […]
I made a couple more Magic of Christmas blocks over the weekend. I was rummaging around in one of the drawers in the sewing room dresser and discovered some 1" half square triangle papers, which I had not realized I had on hand. Lisa Bongean, who is sponsoring the Magic of Christmas sew along […]
Three more Magic of Christmas blocks have been released. I had some sewing time this weekend and completed blocks 14 and 16. Block 14 in the photo above was a struggle for me. There were lots of bias edges and little points to match up, and my units weren't coming out a uniform size. I […]
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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.
