Summer has officially begun here. I took my girl to her first day of swim team practice and as you see from her stance, she was somewhat unsure of the whole enterprise at first. She got with the program without delay however, and I was so proud of her. When the coach first said "Okay, […]
My friends, I have been starching and cutting fabric for a week! I am going to make the Temecula Quilt Company's One Block Sew Along (which is actually over). I wanted a huge variety of fabrics. There will be around 360 blocks and I did not want to repeat combinations. That meant 45 lights and […]
The Temecula Quilt Company is always doing something interesting. If you love reproduction era quilts and especially if you love super scrap-busting scrappy quilts, you might check them out on Instagram or their blog/website. You will get so much inspiration you won't believe it. The fun thing about them is that they always seem to […]
I am so happy to share this Sweet Escape quilt with you all. It has been on my design wall for ages, just waiting for me to sew the rows together. It wasn't such a hard task after all, and it feels great to have it done. The Sweet Escape Sew Along was hosted by […]
This little table topper featuring the Corn and Beans block turned out pretty cute. It is small, about 18", but perfect for the end of my island where I like to have a vase of flowers and a candle. It will be wonderful in August with some sunflowers. I actually sewed for a couple of […]
The binding is going well. I've been sitting on the porch with an audio book and stitching for awhile every day. This Fig Tree runner looks so pretty on my dining table. I love the toned down colors for summer. The colors in this one definitely are not toned down, but it is so darn […]
Advisory: this is a chatty, kind of ranty, non-quilting related post. We went to my grand daughter Eva's second grade open house last night. She was so proud to show us around her classroom, pointing out her projects on display and her art work on the walls. She was especially excited to show us the […]
Do you all have a special box to hold all your hand sewing notions? What you see in the photo above is my binding box. I have my binding clips (how did we ever live without them?), small scissors, my thimble, and needle threader. I would be lost without my needle threader for sure. I […]
I think one of the reasons I have been avoiding my sewing room is due to all the nearly finished projects that have been piling up over the past year. I don't know what finally got me up there, but I bit the bullet this weekend and attached the binding to 9 quilts. Yes 9. […]
Didn't we have great comments yesterday to my complaints of not feeling inspired to sew lately? My gosh, so many of you weighed in with ideas for projects that were exciting to you. The enthusiasm just leapt off the page. If that wasn't a shot in the arm, I don't know what would be! I […]
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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.
