This is such a simple idea I am sitting here smacking my forehead with my palm. Is your linen closet a mess? A jumble of mis-matched sheets and pillow cases? And have you ever once, since they came out of the plastic package, been able to get your bottom sheets folded properly so they lay […]
The Antique Star pattern was put out a few years ago by Bonnie Blue Quilts (now Red Crinoline). You can still buy the pattern on their website. This quilt requires 85 blocks in two different value placements. Each star block uses four hour glass blocks, for a total of 340. In the past I have […]
Since I am house bound with this silly head cold, I took advantage of the down time and sat up in my sewing room for a few hours making Antique Star blocks. Doesn't it make a difference to place them on the diagonal? I do love the look of a diagonal set quilt. Observe that […]
Oh man, I have the starch taken right out of me, that is for sure. How many boxes of Kleenex am I going to go through? This one is a doozy. However, unlike the gal in the cartoon above, I haven't had the luxury of lolling around in my bed. I wonder if there […]
After I shared how I folded "larger cuts" of fabric (one yard to six yard cuts) on carboards, many of you have inquired how I store the smaller cuts of fabric I own. Well, those fat quarters and smaller cuts (half yard and less) are stored in color coded plastic tubs out in my garage. […]
I 'd like to share some more with you about my recent organizing activities in my sewing room. I am always interested to hear about how fellow sewers set up their space, so hopefully my posts on the subject will be informative for some of you as well. I have had this dresser in my […]
Here is my newly reorganized stash cupboard! I have been folding fabric on 7 x 10 1/2 inch comic book boards for days. I bought three packs of 100 cardboards for $33 on amazon.com, and went through 200 plus a few. I have plenty left for more fabric, but seeing what I have on hand, […]
I am struggling so this week without a computer. My daughter has generously allowed me to use her teensy little MacBook Air, which is quite a different beast from my big Dell laptop. Everything is tiny and strange, and I am dying to get my own laptop back from the repair shop. Hopefully that will […]
Just a quick note to say my computer is in the repair shop and I am forced to rely on the kindness of others for computer time this past week. I hope to get my laptop back today, with any luck and be back to sharing what I've been up to tomorrow. I've been folding […]
I am so excited to share with you my Sunflower Sisters quilt! I made this quilt as a Sew Along with two friends, Thelma of Cupcakes "n' Daisies and Lisa of Stashmaster. We swapped red, gold, black and brown fabrics to give ourselves more variety, and gave each other lots of encouragement as we proceded […]
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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.
