Category: Challenge
I love it when I put out a cry for help and so many of you rally round to save me from myself. Did I ever get a lot of great suggestions for the precise creation of the Farmer's Wife blocks! If you get a chance, do read all the comments from yesterday's post. If […]
My Annie's Farm Stand fabric arrived over the weekend! I was so excited to get started making my Farmer's Wife blocks, that I jumped right in. Sara and I worked on our blocks together, and I finished a dozen of them. Actually 14, but one is much like another so I didn't take its picture, […]
This was close, but I did finish Eventide by the deadline! I got my scrappy border on over the weekend, and it's done. After a false start, I chose to make my large alternate hour glass blocks (which form a secondary star pattern) very subtle. Playing up the smaller Ohio Star blocks and the red […]
I love that word, penultimate. Means next to the last, if you need to look it up. I was off a week on the deadline for our Eventide reveal, which has turned out to be a very good thing! I finished my quilt top, or so I thought, and folded it up and tossed it […]
I have been diligently slogging away on my little cosmetics bags. And they are so darn cute! In the photo above, you can see some of my recent finishes that are awaiting their embellishments. I am still not tired of making these. Each one is as much fun as the last. I am out of […]
How happy am I with this Toulouse quilt top? VERY happy. In the words of Ma Ramatswe "I am veddy happy Rrraa". What does the Botswanan detective have to do with anything? Nothing, I just like the way she talks. And, you gotta admit, she seems very happy. Ra. Or Ma. Thelma, Lisa and I found […]
Note: No, I have not taken up smoking. Isn't that a funny trick to the eye though? My pin cushion looks like an ashtray and my seam ripper is my ciggie. lol Disgusting habit~! Thelma and Lisa and I are all working on a Miss Rosie pattern called Toulouse simultaneously. We are all at about […]
The Red and White Snowball Challenge has come to its conclusion. So, how did it go? Don't worry if you didn't finish–it isn't a race! Give yourself some slack–we all do our best, but life gets in the way, doesn't it? Challenges are a wonderful opportunity to try something new in the company of other quilters. We made a […]
My Red and White Snowball quilt is finished! This was such a fun challenge, from start to finish. What made it the best experience was having all you quilting friends sew along with Allyson, Thelma and me! This quilt is a real winner and will be a current favorite of mine. Kudos to Allyson […]
Tap, tap, tap….Is this thing on? Ahem! "I feel sniffy, oh so sniffy I feel sniffy and stuffy and tight And I pity the girl who feels like me tonight" (Think Natalie Wood in West Side Story, only older, fatter and sicker, with tissues stuffed up her sleeves). Since I have been staying home […]
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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.
