Category: Patterns
It took me awhile, but I did get the final border on my Halloween Bounce quilt top and am sending it off to my amazing quilter this week. Last year was the year of me sending quilts off to be quilted that I intended to gift to family members, but this year I am […]
Hi there. Hope you all had a brilliant weekend. Mine was pretty much perfect, in that I stayed home the entire time except for a trip to the grocery store. I am becoming such a homebody in my old age. I spent the time, not particularly productively, but puttering around in my sewing room trying […]
The pattern I am going to use for my beautiful palette of fall colored fabrics is Bounce, a pattern by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. The version on the pattern cover was pieced by Thelma Childers, of "Cupcakes 'n' Daisies" and quilted by Linda Hrcka of "A Quilted Pineapple". What I love about this pattern (besides […]
I mentioned that I have been in a bit of a slump, sewing-wise. I have just not felt inspired by much of anything lately. I have definitely been bored by a couple of the projects I have worked on recently. Log Cabins are cool, but not terribly interesting to work on, I have decided. Maybe […]
Have you all tried making fabric baskets? They are so convenient for sewing accessories, children's small toys and all sorts of other odds and ends. For Valentine's Day, I gave Eva a Dog Washing Barbie, that came with all sorts of little puppies and dog washing paraphernalia. Tons of little pieces that were bound […]
Looking at a Log Cabin quilt, you would think it is so simple. And it is, or can be eventually. As mentioned in my previous post, I am using the Creative Grids Log Cabin Trim Tool, which is terrific. I got the idea for the Log Cabin project from a YouTube video called Hope Blooms […]
The latest Kim Diehl Simple Whatnots Club kit arrived last week. I am woefully behind in the Second season of kit offerings, but will definitely get to making them. This one is such a nice design and the fabrics are perfect for my home. I have made perhaps five or six of the kits so […]
I thought some of you might be interested in how this quilt comes together. I am working on Looking Glass, a Miss Rosie pattern. When I studied the pattern photo, I had a difficult time picturing how this top was going to be assembled. Basically, there are two blocks that make up the quilt. A […]
I swear I started out the day sewing, and made a total of six more Jacob's Ladder blocks. But the weather was so gorgeous–in the 80s!–I just had to be outside with Eva. After I picked her up from school we came home and had a tea party, then we played outside with her water […]
After I made the recent somewhat disappointing dress for Eva, I got a lot of recommendations from readers for little girls dress patterns that actually fit and go together well. One of the names that came up several times was the Geranium Dress, by Made by Rae. I ordered the pdf download and printed […]
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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.
