Category: New Projects
This weekend I enjoyed a few relaxing hours in my sewing room. I dove into the new Fig Tree Plough and Harvest pattern to see just how difficult those blocks were. It turns out they couldn’t be much easier. If you were hesitating about making this quilt, let me see if I can convince you […]
There has been a mystery sew-along going on this summer that I have been keeping my eyes on. It is Coriander Quilts Border of the Month sew-along. I adore Corey Yoder and enjoy both her fabric collections and regular Saturday morning YouTube videos. I am typically a bit leary of mystery quilts, and tend to […]
I bought a quilt kit. This one is called Poinsettia and Pears, a kit by Sherri McConnell, featuring her new fabric collection of the same name. This fabric collection is awesome, and the kit includes all the fabrics, the pattern for a block-of-the-month quilt block, and monthly tutorials on how to construct the blocks. I […]
I am making some progress on the Hunter’s Star block, using my Deb Tucker ruler. It is easy and the blocks are coming out great. I think my plan will be to make a bunch of the triangle units that you see above and then experiment with different layout combinations on the design wall. I […]
I was just thrilled with all the suggestions I received about my dilemma with the lousy pattern I thought I had to use for Ahren’s William Morris quilt! I did download a different pattern that was suggested, and will give it a try at some point. What I did do was order Deb Tucker’s Hunter’s […]
About three years ago, Ahren asked me to make him a William Morris quilt. We went online and ordered a ton, and I mean a TON of fabric. Way more than we’d ever need. We wanted choices, you see. The fabric above is what we chose for the focus/border fabric. He picked out a pattern […]
I did it. I started my triple Irish chain quilt from Thimble Blossom’s pattern Nesting. I am very excited to make this because, believe it or not, I have never made an Irish chain quilt! The sewing is simple, and the pattern develops from the design formed when the patchwork blocks alternate with a second […]
I made another flower block with the Old Glory leftovers and I think they will make a pretty, summery quilt. I enjoy making quilts that all have the same block, but with different fabrics in each one. The variety in choosing three different prints for each block is fun. There are a few things I […]
There is another sew-along going on that I wasn’t going to join, but as you can see in the photo above, my willpower did not prevail. This is the Riley Blake Challenge for 2026. Every year, RB hosts a free block challenge/sew-along featuring blocks from their house designers. These blocks tend to be more challenging […]
Now that I have a couple of finished UFOs and WIPs out of the way, I am excited for the new projects I have begun in 2026. My goal was to try to use leftover fabric from past projects and see if I could use up some of the stash I have accumulated. Yesterday afternoon, […]
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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.
