Category: Books
I've been enjoying a change in the weather, and it seems the perfect way to do that is to put on a cozy sweater and curl up with a book. I've read a ton of books since I last posted a book review, and most of them have been kind of "meh". On a scale […]
I must have made all these 9 patch blocks for a reason, right? Then I took a blogging/sewing break, spent hours with Eva at the pool, and went to Ireland and England to visit my son, and completely forgot what the heck the point of these blocks was. Do you ever do that? Well, I'm […]
I have a funny story to share. While my husband was having his surgery last week, I stayed with my father in the Bay Area. He is an avid reader and consistently gets new books from the family on every possible gift giving occasion. He ran out of space on his ample bookshelves some […]
Who doesn't love a little nine patch block? These are 3 1/2 inches unfinished and will surround an appliqué block. I got the idea from a new book I purchased with some of that birthday bounty that came my way. Simple Friendships, a collaboration by Kim Diehl and Jo Morton. Now, you sure can't go […]
I had a birthday recently, and got some gift certificates to Fat Quarter Shop and to Amazon. I have an Amazon wish list four pages long, so I have been ordering some books that I have been wanting. I redeemed some of my gift cards for four quilting books, all of which look super good. […]
Welcome back to Part Two of my Winter 2017 Book Reviews! Thanks for checking in, and I hope my reviews will add something to your list of books to be read. The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss. Can we first just talk about the art work on the cover? That is a painting. Not a […]
Time for some book reviews! Once again, I read some really good ones and some that were just ok. I read these books in January, February and March of 2017. Grab a cup of coffee and your notepad and lets get to it. The first book I finished in 2017 was Swimming Lessons by […]
Isn't this a beautiful book? It is a British edition, that I bought from a used book store. The Brits seem to take so much more care and pride with their editions. This cover is exquisite, but just look at the inside– Inside the cover, the book is lines with gorgeous wallpaper like yellow paper. […]
I thought it would be fun to rank some of the books I read in 2016 according to various categories. I read 82 books this past year, and some I definitely enjoyed more than others. This was one, if not the most, prolific year of reading I can recall. Let's get right to it, shall […]
Time for some Fall book reviews! I read these books in October, November and December and hope you will enjoy some of them as much as I did. By the author of "Wayward Pines", "Dark Matter" is a suspenseful and strange novel that takes place in not just one, but several parallel universes. I've never […]
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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.
