Category: Quilting Methods
I picked this pattern up recently, both because I liked the look of it, and because it is jelly roll friendly. Then I realized that the designer had featured the new fabric collection Martinique by 3 Sisters for Moda! Every season 3 Sisters reliably comes out with a great new collection. Martinique is their Spring […]
Hi there everyone. Have a good weekend? Me too. While I was puttering around in my sewing room, fondling all the lovely cream colored strips my swap partners have been sending me for the Red and White Snowball challenge, I had an idea. The swap strips are five inches wide, correct? The pattern calls for […]
When we were discussing pre-washing our fabrics earlier this week, I forgot to mention something important. There is a product I use when I wash my quilts for the first time, that helps protect the quilt against color bleeding. It is called Color Catcher. I have said many times that I do not pre-wash my […]
Ok, man alive, did I get comments from you all yesterday! Didn't realize I had struck such a nerve. So, here is the untrimmed block I made with the wonky, not so perfect flying goose unit. As you see, the block did come out a bit wonky. I believe though, with proper trimming, this block […]
You all know I was making flying geese units last week. Most of them turned out fine and dandy like the one pictured at the top of my photo. A few turned out not so great, like the one below. See how the fabric doesn't match up at the top? Obviously, both units need trimming […]
I know I have harped on this subject in the past, but it is so important, I feel I must get up on the soap box again. This past weekend I made 40 quarter square triangle blocks for one of the borders for my Summer Wind Moor is Moor quilt. A quarter square triangle block […]
You may have noticed that I am into bright and cheery fabrics these days. I am feeling very upbeat lately with all my free time to sew, and find that happy colors suit my mood perfectly. I cannot believe I actually own the fabric group pictured above, but there it was, smiling at me from […]
I have stated unequivocally that I will not make pinwheels ever again in my life. I once made a queen size quilt that was all pinwheels–80 of them, and that pretty much put me off them. My problem was that the center point of each pinwheel block, where all the fabrics come together, was […]
Remember this pattern? I started to make it back in April with a collection called In The Pink 1 designed by Buggy Barn for Henry Glass. My colors are all pinks and browns. I set the project aside because I was not happy with the lack of contrast in my blocks. I believe the point of this block […]
No I am not making myself a little prison uniform, even though some of you may think that is where I belong due to my bad habit of sewing over pins. I have been making strip sets galore. These strip sets are the reason I set this quilting project aside a year ago. I had […]
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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.
