Dennis had his round of infusions. Will repeat in March. He did great. As a matter of fact, he did not use his wheelchair the entire four days! He seems to have moved on to the walker. We drank lots of Starbucks, and oh my, the snacks at the infusion center were first rate. I […]
I won't lie, I buy a lot of books. I belong to Book of the Month club, plus I make a lot of purchases on Amazon and through indie bookstores. This batch in the photo above are the most recent acquisitions. My over flow shelf in the living room. To be fair, the stack in […]
Have you heard of the Strawberry Garden sew-along? It is based on a book by Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree & Co. I bought the book and the fabric required to make this project last year. The sew-along has been going on for at least 9 months, but I have yet to make any blocks. […]
I've been busy making Valentine zippy bags for some family and friends. Instead of sending a card, I thought I'd switch things up and make folks a little bag as a special treat. Then I got the idea to give you a whirlwind view of the process. Stick around until the end of the post […]
I did finish the ninth block for the Designer Mystery 2012 BOM. I sure did make a hash of it while I was sewing it the first time around. My mind was distracted, and I repeatedly sewed the units together wrong. In my defense, this block is put together kind of wacky. If I were […]
With January seeming to last 51 days rather than 31, I would have thought I might have read more books, but it turned out to be a fairly average reading month. I read six books on my Kindle, two books in print, and listened to one audiobook. One of the books was a digital "advance […]
I've had a really great week up in the sewing room. I made time for projects every morning and was pleased at how much I was able to accomplish. I think dedicating a specific time to sew helps tremendously. You can hear me announce each morning assertively around 8:00 AM: "I'm headed upstairs to sew […]
Woo hoo, I have an excuse to make more zippy bags! Sara has to travel to a work conference and I offered to make little bags for her closest work friends. She needs 5 total, and I have been working on them so she can take them to her colleagues. Now that I have found […]
For all my talk about binding my quilts on the machine, I decided to go ahead and hand-bind a couple. I have a good audio book that I am listening to right now and it feels good to multi-task while I listen. I picked up my Lori Holt red and white sampler quilt to begin […]
Since this is the year I won't be doing any sew-alongs, I thought I would share the second block I am not making. This sew-along is the annual Riley Blake Designs Challenge. They host it every year and the blocks are all designed by their in-house designers. As a matter of fact, all the free […]
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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.
