Highgate Cemetery

I am off to the Bay Area for my annual physical, so I won't be sewing for a couple of days.  I thought I would share with you a few photos of Highgate Cemetery, in London.  It is a cemetery which was designed in Victorian times, and the style of the grave monuments is simply […]

Blissful Weekend of Sewing

What a wonderful peaceful weekend I had!  On Saturday I got three more ModaBlockheads blocks done.  You will notice one of them is a remake. I ended up remaking the block on the right with a darker background.  I was going to try tea dying the lighter background one, but wasn't sure if after a […]

Getting Caught Up

I spent my days off this week trying to get caught up with my Moda BlockHeads sew along blocks.  I am still short two blocks, but with any luck will crank them out this weekend.  These blocks are all so different.  I am having a hard time envisioning them in a setting that makes sense. […]

Pretending It’s Fall

With the 100+ degree weather we have been having, it is rather difficult to pretend that we are approaching Fall.  But I am trying.  I got out a fall table topper and placed a cheery bouquet of yellow roses in the middle.  If it cools off this week, I will see about bringing out some […]

1000 Pyramids Quilt Has Unexpected Adventure

Many of you were asking how Ahren liked his quilt, which we were delivering to him in person.  It turns out there is a bit of a story concerning that.   We chose a non-stop flight going straight from San Francisco to Dublin.  We love non-stop flights.  it is easier not to have to make […]

Back From the Emerald Isle

I'm back from my trip to Ireland, and yes, it really does look like the photo above!  We had a wonderful time visiting our son and feel even stronger that we would love to have property in Ireland to live in for at least part of the year.  We came home to a horrendous heat […]

Blogging Break

I wanted to check in and say "Hi" to you all, but to also let you know that for the next month or so, I will only be blogging sporadically. Between summer activities with Eva, looking after my husband (who has just gone back to work after his surgery!), my part time job, out of […]

This and That

Paddle Boats from "Best of Black Mountain", a Teri Christopherson pattern circa 2002. My six year old grand daughter is holding up this little quilt while I take a picture.  She is holding a big piece of French bread in her mouth , which you cannot see, but she had to do something with it […]

I Think I’ve Been Phished…

Have you all heard of "Phishing"?  It is an attempt by spammers (and other no goodniks) to trick or defraud people into giving out personal information such as their bank account, credit card numbers, passwords, and even their personal address.   I really enjoy my Instagram account and follow around 300 other folks who have […]

Triangle Gatherings Update

I am making good progress with my Triangle Gatherings blocks.  I think I will do two and a half more rows and this top will be done.  So  that is 14 more blocks.  I pretty much love everything about this project.  I switched gears 30 some blocks into the sew along.  I had started out […]

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Nicole

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.

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