Hope you all have a safe and sane 4th of July. We will try to beat the heat with cool drinks and perhaps a dip in the pool. Of course there will be a barbecue and maybe even a sparkler or two! I picked up some Teavana peach iced tea at Starbucks that I am […]
It is 103 degrees where I live right now. And maybe hotter tomorrow. Ugh. The temperatures may be a bit much, but I've been cooling off in the pool when I can. Eva brought over a little spray bottle of water this past weekend, and would give Denny and I a big shock every once […]
Hi there. Lots going on here! Plenty of recent changes in my life, and new adventures and challenges to experience in the days to come. As they say, when one door closes, another one opens. That has been the case for me this summer for sure! Everything and everyone is good, and once things fall […]
On Memorial Day I was on my own, and decided to make the most of the free day up in my sewing room. My daughter Sara has been making some comments on how she needs a table topper in patriotic colors, and I thought what better day to start such an endeavor, but Memorial Day? […]
Didn't this quilt turn out pretty? It is August Blooms, an ancient Fig Tree pattern I started probably ten years ago. It was my first serious machine appliqué project. I had such a nice stash of Fig Tree fabrics then, and a friend sent me a box full of her Fig Tree scraps, and this […]
I am working my way through the stack of quilt tops needing to be finished: sending them out for quilting, attaching borders, sewing down bindings–I am getting it done a bit at a time. Here is Viola, a Miss Rosie pattern, that took me an inordinate amount of time. There was lots of piecing in […]
Honestly, it's been so long since I worked on these blocks I couldn't for the life of me remember the name of the quilt pattern when I went to type in the title of this blog post. Not Gone With the Wind, but Into the Wind. Or is it Against the Wind? Think lots of […]
In honor of my Year of Getting It Done, I put the outer border on my Steam Punk quilt. This special quilt called for a border, but a subtle one. I think the off white print fits the bill, allowing the focus to be on those glorious spinning propeller blocks. This will go out for […]
Since I haven't been doing much sewing, but feel obligated to provide some sort of blog content, I will tell you what I have been up to this past week. Mostly, I have been spending lots of time with my Eva lately. The school year where we live is winding up, and the graduation festivities are […]
Oh my gosh, I can't believe I let so many days go by with out posting. I am starting to get concerned emails from readers asking if everything is all right. It totally is all right. I have just been busy, preoccupied, working or just plain goofing off. And sitting on my porch. I made […]
About Me
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.
