Category: Sew Along
Poor Nantucket has indeed been set aside in the tumult of Thanksgiving Week and Weekend, but truly I have been thinking about it. Look, do you see? I even cleared my Antique Stars blocks off of the design wall in an effort to focus and get serious about finishing up Nantucket. Given a few uninterrupted […]
It took no time at all to finish up the Nantucket nine patches. I was all set for hours of stitching, and was pleasantly surprised to get 90 blocks done in a couple of hours. I am going to do what several others are doing, and that is to add eight little star blocks in […]
Nothing ever quite goes as planned lately. I was all set to make the most of my week off from taking care of my little grand daughter. I was going to sew up a storm. Nantucket nine patches were going to be breezed through and that quilt top perhaps even finished! Huh. Grandpa got […]
I did complete my nine center Nantucket stars on Tuesday. I need to sew them together, but haven't decided on which one should be in the center. Sometimes I think I think too much about things, and should just be more random. It actually looks pretty good as is in the photo! Sometimes I make […]
I have finished seven big stars for the center of Nantucket. I have followed the pattern instructions pretty much, making my stars all the same fabric, and the backgrounds scrappy. My sew along friends are choosing different options–mainly making their backgrounds the same. I kind of liked the controlled chaos of the scrappy backgrounds. This […]
I can hear you out there, saying, "What triangles in Nantucket"? I know, the quilt is made up of flying geese units to make the nine big star blocks and a gazillion nine patch blocks for the borders. What am I talking about? You know when you make flying geese units the "old fashioned" way? […]
Welcome to the Nantucket Sew Along! Several people have emailed me to say they are going to be sewing along with Sinta, Lisa, Thelma and I, and I hope they will keep emailing to update their progress. The more people we get on board, the more like an online class it turns out to be. […]
This photo may not look too much different from the last one I posted, but I have actually made a few more blocks for my Antique Star project. Every block is such fun to make, and seeing the color combinations and the overall effect of the light blocks and dark blocks is really fun. I […]
I am so excited to share with you my Sunflower Sisters quilt! I made this quilt as a Sew Along with two friends, Thelma of Cupcakes "n' Daisies and Lisa of Stashmaster. We swapped red, gold, black and brown fabrics to give ourselves more variety, and gave each other lots of encouragement as we proceded […]
This is what I accomplished on my vacation. Not great, but I will take it. Between reading three entire novels, accompanying my husband on lunch dates where we ate great food while observing Lake Tahoe, and watching more sunsets than I thought strictly necessary, I did squeeze in a little sewing. The good news is, […]
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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.
