Category: Quilts in Progress
Our Eventide quilts require 42 Ohio Star blocks, and in each Ohio Star block, there are four "Hour Glass" units. I have a couple of tips to share with you that might help make your hour glass units turn out nice and sharp. Each hour glass unit is comprised of three fabrics: two dark squares, […]
I didn't give up! You Dear Readers were so encouraging about having me continue to try to make this block, and gave me all kinds of good advice! I went out and bought a book on making the Winding Ways block, and got some great tips and tricks that had me making nice blocks […]
My friend Thelma at Cupcakes 'n' Daisies is organizing a Sew Along to make the gorgeous quilt pattern pictured above. Eventide, a new offering by Miss Rosie's Quilt Company. Thelma, Lisa and I saw the original quilt in person last September when we attended a Carrie Nelson class and trunk show in Illinois. This […]
There is a certain new book out that has me planning several quilts. I got my nose out of it long enough this weekend to start auditioning fabrics for one of the projects in it. I plan to blog more about the book and my project next week, but today I thought I would give […]
Am I lucky or what? Look what came in the mail from the Quilting Fairy! My personal quilting mentor got tired of hearing me complain answered a prayer and sent me a portable design wall she no longer needed. I am telling you, I have no idea, NO IDEA, how I ever managed to exist […]
I rigged up a temporary design wall to display some of my Belle Meade blocks. I stapled-gunned some flannel onto a light weight piece of foam and it works ok, except that it in no way is big enough for this project! In my next quilting studio, I am so devoting an entire wall to […]
I know, you think you have seen this picture before. But you haven't. This is a picture of 29 completed Belle Meade blocks! Woo hoo! My plan is to finish the last 12 tomorrow and start laying out the blocks. Thelma is ahead of me, but is patiently waiting for me to catch up. I […]
I do not even know where to start, Monday was such a big day! I had the day off and drove up to Sunnyvale, where I used to meet regularly with a group of lovely women for a sewing get together we called the UFO (Unfinished Objects). I really need to do that more often. […]
Before I could get started on Belle Meade, I had a big task ahead of me. I had to get my Ridiculously Cute Basket blocks sewn together and off the floor of my sewing room. The blocks had been on the floor being endlessly rearranged since just before Christmas. (Because unlike the rest of the […]
I spent a lovely weekend at my sewing machine—or a good deal of the weekend at any rate. I pressed and trimmed the last of the 656 half square triangles for the Belle Meade project I am working on along with Thelma (Cupcakes 'n' Daisies). I tell you, those half square triangles don't just make […]
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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.
