Category: Family

More Christmas Quilt Gifts

My quilter and I called this quilt "Modern", for lack of a better name.  It is an Evelyn Sloppy pattern called Apple Crisp, from her book 40 Rotary Cut Quilts.  I have someone very pizzazzy in mind for this quilt.  The colors are so amazing, and I think she will love it.  The fabric collection is […]

Christmas Gift Quilts 3 & 4

This girly quilt is going to…one of the young women in the family.  Big surprise.  It is called Hugs and Kisses (a Fig Tree pattern) and is made with various reds from Fig Tree collections.  I like the border for this one, with the grey print making a little saw tooth design. And this is […]

Christmas Gift Quilts 1 & 2

In the days leading up to Christmas, I thought it would be fun to share with you the quilts I am giving to my family members.  Not all of these quilt tops were pieced in 2016.  They were languishing in a box waiting to be quilted.  This was the year it happened.  Starting this past […]

Well, That Was Pretty Clear!

Goodness, thank you all so much for weighing in yesterday when I was having doubts about what to give my brother in law for Christmas.  A full size quilt like I was giving everyone else or a smaller table topper?  The majority of you by far said I should do for him as I was […]

Men and Quilts

You all know I've been having quilts quilted to give as Christmas gifts to my family this Christmas.  My brother in law who lost his wife just a year and a half ago was posing a gift giving dilemma for me.  Just before my sister passed away I gave her a beautiful quilt, which hopefully he […]

Happy Halloween!

My family's annual Halloween Party was Saturday night and I have to say it was a lot of fun.  I know some of you enjoy seeing photos of the often clever costumes that the attendees come up with, so I thought I would share a few highlights. Eva wanted to be a doctor this year […]

Gone With the Wind

Honestly, it's been so long since I worked on these blocks I couldn't for the life of me remember the name of the quilt pattern when I went to type in the title of this blog post.  Not Gone With the Wind, but Into the Wind.  Or is it Against the Wind?  Think lots of […]

Outer Border on Steam Punk

In honor of my Year of Getting It Done, I put the outer border on my Steam Punk quilt.  This special quilt called for a border, but a subtle one.  I think the off white print fits the bill, allowing the focus to be on those glorious spinning propeller blocks.  This will go out for […]

Family Time

Since I haven't been doing much sewing, but feel obligated to provide some sort of blog content, I will tell you what I have been up to this past week. Mostly, I have been spending lots of time with my Eva lately.  The school year where we live is winding up, and the graduation festivities are […]

Quilts Gifted

This past weekend I attended a baby shower for my nephew's wife.  This expectant mom received so many wonderful gifts, I know she will be perfectly set up for her new arrival.  I envied her the large group of friends she has, all who seem to have children of their own.  She will have an […]

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Nicole

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.

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