You all know I've been having quilts quilted to give as Christmas gifts to my family this Christmas. My brother in law who lost his wife just a year and a half ago was posing a gift giving dilemma for me. Just before my sister passed away I gave her a beautiful quilt, which hopefully he […]
I spent the weekend preparing more zippy bags to give as gifts this Christmas. In one afternoon I finished two more and prepped 7. I need zippers and decorative buttons and when I get those I will go into assembly mode and finish them up. I started thinking of all the people who I might […]
I feel pretty good about my use of time on my day off yesterday. I got almost all the bindings attached to my Christmas gift quilts. This landing area upstairs outside my sewing room is my staging area for quilts waiting for the binding to be hand sewn down. And Lord love me, do I ever […]
Wasn't that moon something? Obviously I do not have a camera that does it any sort of justice, but I certainly enjoyed watching it come up last night. When I told Eva to look through the trees at the moon she said she couldn't see it, she could only see the sun. I explained that […]
Three more Magic of Christmas blocks have been released. I had some sewing time this weekend and completed blocks 14 and 16. Block 14 in the photo above was a struggle for me. There were lots of bias edges and little points to match up, and my units weren't coming out a uniform size. I […]
I bought an Advent calendar! Last year during the holiday season, I discovered a YouTube channel by Elle Florence, a delightful beauty guru from Vancouver, Canada. She had purchased the David's Tea Advent Calendar, and I was so desirous of having one as well. I was too late last year, as they sold out, but […]
Well for Heaven's sake. We go away for a few days family vacation and the whole country falls apart. We were in the Happiest Place on Earth, which, truth to tell, wasn't. It was our worst Disneyland experience in the 30 some years we have been going. The weather was hot, in the low 90s, which […]
I had a few hours to play in my sewing room this past weekend so I made four more basket blocks to slip into my Primitive Gatherings The Magic of Christmas quilt. With the red and green color scheme I am doing, plus my plan to do a diagonal set, I need some additional red […]
I am keeping up with the Primitive Gatherings Christmas Blocks that Lisa Bongean is releasing periodically on her blog. My red and green version is coming along pretty well. I even got a comment on Instagram from Lisa herself, saying how much she liked the two colors I was using for my version! Yesterday was […]
This is Metro Hoops, my first Sew Kind of Wonderful pattern made with their curved ruler. I love the results, but it was a struggle getting all those points to line up. I should really try another Sew Kind of Wonderful pattern, but I will have to psych myself up for it. I suggest you […]
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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.
