Category: Books
Eva and I do a cooking project every Tuesday and this week we made Sugar Cookies. Melt-in-your-mouth-delicious sugar cookies! My Great Grandma Tillie made sugar cookies all the time and they were such a favorite of mine when I was growing up in Michigan. Hers were kind of puffy and each one had a big […]
Do you struggle to get your quilting books to lie flat? Me too. I have been known to use all sorts of objects to hold my pattern books open while I read the sewing directions. For some reason, the Sampler Spree book seems to be especially stubborn about staying open. I took matters into my […]
If you are looking for a lighter, engaging summer read, I have some recommendations for you. I found the following books entertaining and rated them all 4 to 4.5 stars. People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry is a "friends to lovers" contemporary romance. Poppy and Alex have been best friends for 12 years. […]
It has been too long since I have done any book reviews. Not that I haven't been reading, though. I read 12 books in May, 9 books in June, and another whopping 12 books so far in July. So get out your pen and paper and let's get started with the best of them. The […]
"You Can't Catch Me" by Catherine McKenzie is a clever psychological thriller with a revenge plot. Twelve years ago Jessica Williams was rescued from a cult. She has re-entered society and adjusted as well as one can with her past experiences. She has just lost her job as a journalist and has received a large […]
I don't have much sewing to show for my time, but I did finish last week's Sewcialite block. "Courage" by Joanna Figueroa, #26 in the sew-along. It was pretty easy. I do like the crispness of the cream against the red. The red fabric was a small scrap of some Minick and Simpson collection I […]
I am really pleased with how my little Summer Breeze mini quilt is coming along. The center is all done, and I am just waiting on some more green fabric to arrive for the ribbon border. I am going to love having this out all spring and summer. Those colors make me so happy. The […]
Time for a few book reviews I think! These are three books I have read in 2021 that I awarded a five-star rating. These were so good! I highly recommend all three of these books. I am a big fan of Susan Meissner's writing and was very excited to pick up The Nature of Fragile […]
Are you all Kristin Hannah fans? Her book The Nightingale is a favorite of so many people. That one was about two sisters and their experiences during WWII in France. A year or so ago she came out with The Great Alone, a story of a Vietnam vet with PTSD who moved his family to […]
Do you have a Book Twin? A Book Twin is someone whose reading taste is remarkably similar to your own. When this person recommends a book, you can be pretty sure you will like it as well. I am still searching for my true Book Twin, but have come pretty close. I enjoy a bookish […]
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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.
