I got cracking on my one free afternoon this week and made 30 more Metro Hoops units. I still need to attach the corner triangles and square things up, but I am stalled until the extra brown corner fabric arrives. I had no issues with the curved piecing or trimming up the little shield shapes […]
Since I was frustrated with my progress on Metro Hoops, I decided to try a simpler pattern, without any corner triangles to line up. I pulled some pretty lavender blues from my stash and started cutting pieces for the Urban Winter pattern, also by Sew Kind of Wonderful, using the Quick Curve Ruler. Oh.my.goodness. Did […]
Now that is what I am talking about. Thank you Liz A. I won't lie, I have been grievously challenged by this Metro Hoops pattern, using the Quick Curve Ruler. As much as I love the Quick Curve Ruler and the look of Sew Kind of Wonderful patterns, I was finding the square up […]
My mission lately has been to get some of my many flimsies quilted. This one arrived just in time for the 4th of July! This little quilt is called Dulcinea, a Schnibbles pattern by Miss Rosie's Quilt Company. It is hot off the longarm machine of Mary Flynn of Quilt Hollow. I am wishing you […]
Thank you to all of you who have sent me such helpful suggestions on how I might make my corner triangles align more accurately in my Metro Hoops project, using the Quick Curve Ruler by Sew Kind of Wonderful. My blocks are flat, they are squaring up to a perfect 8 inches, but those darn […]
I am doing the best I can here with this QCR project, Metro Hoops. Here are three components of each block unit. A strip set, cut into a curved shape with the Quick Curve ruler, and two side pieces, also cut with the QCR. All you have to do is sew them together so you […]
Well, due to my injury, typing is a bit of a struggle, still. Thank you for your expressions of sympathy, I appreciate it so much. Because of my bum finger I haven't been able to respond to each comment–it takes forever! It is such an ordeal to type. My husband took pity on me and […]
This will be brief, as you can see my finger isn't up to typing so well. This may be the first on record curved piecing related injury. I actually got my finger under the needle trying to manuever the fabric. Don't ask. They told me at Urgent Care that I won the prize for weirdest […]
No, I don't mean hiding fabric, as in hiding it from your family so they don't do a hoarder intervention. I mean fabric that is hiding from YOU. Look at that fold of fabric in the photo above. I had purchased it maybe five years ago, and it has been sitting in a bin labelled […]
Hey there, I wanted to give an update on my progress with my Quick Curve Ruler project. First of all, I have changed my mind on fabric three times and on the pattern once. I had originally planned to do the project in the fabric you see above, Oh My! by Sanae. I changed my […]
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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.
