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We are doing all right. Thank you to all for the prayers and good wishes. We have not had to evacuate, and the fire is 33% contained. The air quality was a bit smoky earlier today, but is fairly clear now. The total acreage burned is over 10,000 acres. A 65-year-old man named Herbert Wayne […]
I wanted to let you all know that we are doing fine for now. Just so you can see how close we came to being evacuated, the pink area on the diagram above is the mandatory evacuation area. The yellow area is the standby-to-be-evacuated area. That tiny blue dot in the center is where my […]
Well, here we are waiting to see if we need to evacuate. There is a fire near us, quite close, called the Gann fire. We are surrounded by areas that are under evacuation orders or on standby to evacuate. It is extremely stressful, especially since I am on my own with Eva, as her folks […]
I finally got up the nerve to send another quilt or two off to my quilter in Utah. Still leary about mailing things to the quilter in Florida. I packed up Pumpkin Gatherings made with Primitive Gatherings fabrics last year and decided to mail it off. As one very wise reader pointed out to me, […]
Happy 4th of July if you are an American who celebrates. We had a lovely quiet day, with an evening barbeque at my son in law’s house. He made his amazing ribs and a tri tip that could have won an award. I contributed a Southwest style black bean and corn salad that was the […]
I’ve been finishing up the week with lots of fun sewing. I am not actually sewing on my new 570QE, but rather sewing next to it. lol. It is plugged in and I have played with it, but I am waiting for the table insert to arrive before I start using it regularly. I have […]
Guess what I did? I traded in the 740 for a new Bernina 575 Quilter’s Edition! I stopped by the Dublin Sewing Center on my way home from the Bay Area after my eye injections and just took the plunge. The brothers who own that shop are so nice and very knowledgeable about Berninas. My […]
My quilter just texted me that this quilt never arrived to her. What she got was an empty Priority Mail box labeled “Received Unsealed Without Contents”. I am in total shock.
Just a quick post today to begin an update on the BOMs I am participating in. One of them is the Riley Blake Challenge for 2026. The blocks are free and are provided by the designers who work for Riley Blake Fabrics. I have enjoyed their BOMs in the past because they seem to be […]
I am so excited to introduce you to my new WordPress Blog Site. I hope you like it as much as I do. Assuming you are reading this blog on a laptop or computer (and not your phone), in my opinion, the look is much cleaner and less cluttered, which I think is pleasing to […]
About Me
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.
