Hi there, hope all is well. My family is taking a bit of a vacation at the moment. We had to postpone our planned trip to Disneyland back in September due to the fires, but rescheduled it for this week. We are having a grand time. Yesterday Eva met a great number of princesses, and […]
Here is Tidbit, all bound and quilted. I put it on my hall table and made a little vignette with the ghost family and some other Halloween decorations. It made a cute photo, but as soon as Eva saw it, she commented that in her opinion, the ghosts were far better suited where she had […]
It may not look like much, but I have made substantial progress on Viola. I have finished all the appliquéd stem units and finished nine complete blocks. I quite like the look of the blocks all together! At this point I am still undecided as to what size to make this quilt. The pattern […]
This was my table setting for the Harvest Party last weekend. I have to remind myself that from now on I need to buy placemats in sets of 8. I seem to always get either four or six and then when I have seven dinner guests I am in a quandary as to how to […]
Oh my. Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Forget about anything quilty. I have had so much going on. I had a "Harvest Party" on Saturday, complete with honored house guests. Lots of cooking. It was basically a Barefoot Contessa dinner. I started with her Eggplant Caponata, moved on to Michael Chiarello's Butternut Squash […]
This will be a longer post than usual. As you know, I am an avid reader and love to share some of the books I have enjoyed from time to time. If you are interested in hearing about some good books, grab yourself a cup of coffee and make yourself comfy for awhile! Girl Underwater […]
These funny looking things are my Viola Stems. The idea is, you cut them in half diagonally and have sections for two vase units. The appliqué part went pretty well. I used regular neutral Aurofil thread in the bobbin and invisible poly thread on the top. It is like sewing with a transparent hair, […]
The Tumbling Leaves pattern calls for nine Maple Leaf blocks, each with an appliquéd stem. The little unit that the stem is appliquéd onto is only 2 inches square. The first step is to make bias stems. The pattern said to cut bias strips 3/4" wide. I thought that was way, way too small. […]
This is what is on my small design wall at the moment. Two adorable small quilts that need quilting. Lately I am so in the mood to make smaller, in season projects that I can get done in a day or so and get into my decor. The one on the upper left is Tidbit, […]
I am just loving making little seasonal projects lately. I had the day off on Monday, (woo hoo!), and I was gearing up to get back to Viola, when I happened to pick up a book just for a quick look. Do any of you have this book? I buy far fewer books these days […]
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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.
