My daughter Sara has been strongly urging me to make her a fall table topper. She is using my old round kitchen table in her home and a square table topper is just the thing to put in the middle of it, along with a seasonal candle or floral arrangement. You may remember last fall […]
I am buried in strips here. The border for Raise the Roof involves what is called a "Piano Key" border. To achieve this, you make strip sets which you sub cut and piece together for a border. It is a great effect and uses up a ton of fabric. I am making six strip sets […]
Well, I don't know when I have had so much fun sewing. It has been a bit of a dry spell. Fanfare, a pattern by Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life has shaken things up a bit around here. Check my previous post for more details on how to order Sherri's pattern. I delved into […]
I wanted to give you all an update on the "Fanfare" pattern by Sherri McConnell of "A Quilting Life". Sherri designed this fabulous pattern that I plan to make soon, and it is for sale on her Etsy site. The pattern was published in American Patchwork and Quilting magazine last February under the name "Fanfare". […]
I recently saw this beautiful quilt made up by Sinta at Pink Pincushion. It is just so striking, you must go take a look at it. I contacted Sinta to ask where she found the pattern, and it turns out I had it all along. It is in the February 2016 issue of American Patchwork and […]
Now that Eva has started kindergarten, I had my first free morning to work on whatever I wanted. My free days are Mondays and Thursdays and I plan to make the most of them. Well, that is my intention anyway. Thursday I got up at the crack of dawn, dealt with Ozzie, watered the plants, […]
Raise the Roof is coming right along! Here you see the main body of the quilt arranged on the design wall. The Sawtooth Star blocks and the Log Cabin blocks are not yet sewn together, but you can see what the layout will be. My design wall is 72 inches square, so you can also […]
I picked up a new book recently that I wanted to share with you. If you enjoy Civil War Reproduction fabrics and quilt projects, I think you might really appreciate these books by Carol Hopkins. The first book I ordered was the most recent one, Civil War Legacies III. I enjoyed it so much I […]
My husband had a fairly significant birthday over the weekend, which he wanted seriously downplayed. We tiptoed around the occasion pretty well, but I felt that some observation of the event was appropriate. So, I baked a cake. I've been watching the PBS show Great British Baking, and even though I don't really bake […]
Here I am making log cabin blocks again! I thought it would take me some time to make another project that involved log cabin blocks after finishing Sara's Log Cabin quilt earlier this year. I swore I was done with that block after making 64 of them for her quilt. No problem, I still have […]
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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.
