Yesterday I buckled down and got the rows all sewn together for Ashcombe. It still needs its piano key border, which will finish it off nicely. I have it draped over the upstairs railing for the photo. It would have been a good idea to give the top a good shaking to get all […]
I don't know when I have worked on a quilt I have enjoyed more! This is Steampunk, by Jenn Kingwell, an Australian designer you are going to be hearing a lot more about. The block is a very old fashioned one, also called Propeller. The fabrics I used were scraps of Denyse Schmidt fabrics […]
I am so pleased with this quilt. Every single bit of it, I love. The pattern is Second Hand Clothes by Bonnie Blue/Red Crinoline, and the fabrics mostly Kim Diehl designs over the past year or two. There is a vibrancy to the quilt that makes my eye dance over its surface. There is liveliness, […]
This is Past and Present, a quilt made from Kim Brackett's book Scrap Basket Surprises. I finally got the borders on it and it is now ready to ship off to be quilted. I am quite pleased with how it turned out, and hope my daughter's friend Jeff will be happy with it. There is […]
At last, I got the rows all sewn together for my Jacob's Ladder/Go Four It project. The quilt is ample sized for my queen size bed, measuring 72 x 90 inches. You can see there is lots of nice overhang on the sides. No borders on this quilt. The pinks are summery and the greens […]
This is the little quilt that Sara and I collaborated on. Some dear friends had their first baby, a little boy, and this quilt just seems so appropriate. Daddy is a helicopter pilot, so the pinwheel design of the blocks seems sort of aeronautically themed. The quilt was beautifully quilted by Mary Flynn of Quilt […]
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!! Hope you get to spend some time with your sweeties. If not, treat yourself to something lovely. Have you got plans for Valentine's Day or President's Weekend? Our little town has a big event planned that brings in loads of tourists, so it's all hands on deck at the shop where […]
Ozzie has taken up residence under the bed. Wowie, have we ever had some big storms here where I live the past few days. Ozzie doesn't care for it much at all, and to Eva's great amusement, took refuge in her bed. She discovered him there at naptime, and figured it meant since he was […]
My Flowering Snowball quilt is a finish! It took no time at all to get the blocks finished and the rows sewn together. This will be a beautiful quilt for Eva to use on her bed this summer. She is thrilled with it, and immediately wanted to lie down under it to pretend it was […]
I realized yesterday that i never shared the finished photo of Rhubarb Whirl to you all. So there it is, and I think it may be one of my favorite quilts ever. Notice the border–subtle, but it completes the theme of four pinwheels placed together, and brings out the colors used in the quilt with […]
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.