Still waiting for my sewing machine to come back from the shop. I don't want to work on the Halloween Bounce borders until I get it back, so I have not been doing much sewing. Tuesday I had the day off and didn't want to waste it by not sewing, so I got out my […]
We celebrated Fall by purchasing a Tuscan style fountain for the front porch. A home and garden shop near Sacramento was having a big sale and we decided to make the trip to check it out. My husband, Sara, Eva and I piled in the car for a day trip. I knew it was the […]
I managed to finish block 5 in the Primitive Gatherings Christmas Sew Along. I am making both a red version and a green version. Block 5 was a more successful attempt than Block 4, but I continue to have issues with my sewing machine. My main Bernina is in the shop and the back up […]
Are any of you doing the Primitive Gatherings Christmas Sew Along? Is it just me, or was Block 4 the block from H#%*? Either the cutting directions were slightly off, I measured wrong, or my stitching is no where near as good as I thought it was. That was one frustrating, wonky block. I may […]
Have you heard about the Sew Along that is going on over at Primitive Gatherings? Lisa Bongean has organized a fun Christmas sew along that can be made with traditional or modern fabrics. Her concept is that we will make a red and white quilt, 25 blocks before Christmas. The patterns are free, so do […]
Now the fun really begins with my Halloween Bounce project. In my last post I mentioned that I made the star blocks two different sizes. How is that going to all go together you may be wondering. Well, it turns out that you trim all the blocks down to the same size! The blocks are […]
I am making my Halloween Bounce Stars scrappy, within each of five color ways. I have fabrics in black, orange, gold, green and purple. I found that if I used a selection of lights and darks in each star, the stars seemed to "sparkle" more than if I stuck to fabrics all the exact same […]
The pattern I am going to use for my beautiful palette of fall colored fabrics is Bounce, a pattern by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. The version on the pattern cover was pieced by Thelma Childers, of "Cupcakes 'n' Daisies" and quilted by Linda Hrcka of "A Quilted Pineapple". What I love about this pattern (besides […]
Hi there. Hope you all had a wonderful 3 day weekend, if where you live it actually WAS a 3 day weekend! Here in the US it was "Labor Day Weekend", an occasion that for a lot of folks signifies kids going back to school, days getting shorter, fall approaching, and summer's last fling-often celebrated […]
I am pretty pleased with this one. Raise the Roof by Miss Rosie's Quilt Company. Jefferson County fabrics, designed by Jeanne Horton for Windham. The finished size of the quilt is 74" x 74". There are 32 sawtooth star blocks and 32 log cabin blocks. I love the "sunshine and shadow" effect the stars make […]
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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.
