Category: Tools
My new 4 inch Creative Grids Log Cabin Trim Tool arrived Tuesday afternoon and first thing Wednesday morning I was up and at it. My first block was completed by 7:30 AM. Do you think I could stop with one? No, I could not. Have you ever seen anything so cute? Unfortunately, I had things […]
This little blue gadget is called "Your Nest Organizer" and is one of my most appreciated sewing accessories. It is a little rubbery gizmo with slots that perfectly hold rulers and other notions. I use mine to hold smaller rulers that I am frequently grabbing for a project I am working on. I hate having […]
I enjoyed making Week 8's blocks for the Piecing the Past sew-along. It gave me a chance to re-visit my favorite ways to make two common (but tricky) block units. Those being, the Square in a Square unit and the Hourglass unit. For the Square in a Square unit, my favorite method is actually to […]
Greetings fellow shut-ins. Hope you all had a good weekend. We cleaned the house from top to bottom, spent a lot of time on the front porch, planted some summer annuals, and got in a wee bit of sewing. I tidied the sewing room as part of the cleaning effort, and somehow the project box […]
My latest distraction from reorganizing my sewing room is this little mini quilt in the Corn and Beans block. I got my little pieces all cut out and sorted with my Alphabitties. If you don't have Alphabitties, you might want to consider adding some to your collection of sewing notions. They are double sided plastic […]
While I wait patiently (not) for my extra materials for the Sweet Escape project, I have been passing the time by playing with some new projects and tools. Some time ago I purchased a Creative Grids ruler called the Curvy Log Cabin Tool. I got the six inch size, but it comes in 4 inch […]
I've spent several days comparing two pineapple rulers. One, the Creative Grids Pineapple Ruler, I have used before and really liked. It recently came to my attention that Bloc Loc makes a Pineapple Ruler as well, and on impulse I ordered one. I'll give you my opinions in this post, which is very photo heavy. […]
I had posted a few photos of my string blocks on Instagram, and my daughter was asking me to post a photo that would show the size of the block. The blocks are made up of four 5 inch smaller blocks, that when sewn together, finish at one 10 inch block. I have thrown myself […]
Welcome back to my sewing room, for a tour of some items that I love using. The strange looking item in the photo above is not a sculpture. It is a standing thread holder, given to me some years back by a friend. It isn't possible to fit the larger more economical thread spools onto […]
I have so many favorite quilting tools and notions that I had to break my post up into chapters! In the photo above is my Fiskars rotating cutting mat. I have a larger one as well, but this tiny eight inch one is just right for itty bitty block units. On top of the […]
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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.
