My Magic of Christmas blocks are all finished. During November and December Primitive Gatherings designer Lisa Bongean came out with 25 free blocks that she called The Magic of Christmas. The block patterns are still all available on her website. She made her blocks all in red and white, but I switched it up a […]
You all know how much fun I had with Lisa Bongean's The Magic of Christmas sew along. I finished my blocks this past weekend (I will post a picture tomorrow), and love them. More details coming, I promise. Well, Lisa Bongean, owner of Primitive Gatherings and designer extraordinaire, wanted to keep going with her sampler […]
It has been pouring rain where I live. I half expect instead of one more warning from the weather service that our area is in danger of flooding, the next notice I get will be to pack my things and board Noah's Ark. The good news is, this series of storms may signify the end […]
New Year, new project. I love the name of this pattern, as it sums up my goal for a frugal January. "Penny Pincher" by Primitive Gatherings. I have a beautiful new bundle of fat quarters, also by Primitive Gatherings, so I think I am ready to launch into something new. The colors in the fabric […]
I thought it would be fun to rank some of the books I read in 2016 according to various categories. I read 82 books this past year, and some I definitely enjoyed more than others. This was one, if not the most, prolific year of reading I can recall. Let's get right to it, shall […]
Time for some Fall book reviews! I read these books in October, November and December and hope you will enjoy some of them as much as I did. By the author of "Wayward Pines", "Dark Matter" is a suspenseful and strange novel that takes place in not just one, but several parallel universes. I've never […]
2016 was my year to give quilts away. I gave 14 quilts away to family and friends this Christmas, plus I donated at least a half dozen to worthy causes. Most of my effort this year was focused on sending tops off to be quilted and then sewing the subsequent miles of bindings. I did […]
The huge Christmas Quilt Give Away went great. I didn't get any pictures of the presentations because it was total pandemonium when we opened our gifts at my dad's house on Christmas night. Everyone seemed to like what they got, so that was good. Oh, and my widowed brother in law? Who I was […]
Eva decorated two gigantic gingerbread cookies this week. She spent an hour placing the frosting and decorations on them. When she finished, she declared "They are Nana and Denny". That would be Denny on the left, and Nana on the right. We have been Gingerbreadized. One last quilt to share with you. I am giving […]
Isn't this a fun one? And it actually is a Christmas quilt pattern! Coventry by Brenda Riddle from her book "Comfort and Joy". Here is a close up of the fabulous quilting my fabulous quilter does so fabulously: And here is a photo of the quilt before being quilted–enlarge the photo to see the fabric […]
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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.
