My departure from the Primitive Gatherings Pumpkin Gatherings Sew Along is to not go with the brown fabrics for the churn dash blocks. I have green fabrics from previous PG collections (Garden Gatherings, Yuletide Gatherings, Flower Garden Gatherings) and pulled them out of my stash. I didn't want to dip too much into the Pumpkin […]
I have moved on to the last stage of blocks for the Strawberry Garden project by Fig Tree. I have to make a lot of these little X blocks, euphemistically called "Posie" by the designer. Let me tell you, these are tedious. Not so bad if you just have to make a couple, but I […]
I hope you all had a splendid weekend. I will tell you about mine and then share the best thing about it: Salad with Grilled Tuna. It was 100 degrees where I live on Friday. And Saturday and Sunday. Our air conditioning system failed Thursday, and we had to have it replaced. We spent scads […]
I am so glad to have these 4 1/2" basket blocks behind me. Yes, they are cute, but it was kind of boring to make 24 of them. Next up are 14 X blocks, which involve partial square in a square units, which I also dread making. I'll get through it. I am determined to […]
When it comes to accurate piecing, there is a lot of talk about accurate cutting and an accurate scant quarter-inch seam allowance. It is absolutely true that if you don't have those two things going for you, your piecing will not be accurate. However, there are a few other pointers I'd like to share that […]
There is a new sew-along starting up, hosted by Primitive Gatherings. Each week for only eight weeks, clues will be published by Lisa Bongean and her team at Primitive Gatherings. This sew-along features her new fabric collection, Pumpkin Spice Gatherings. Not all the colors will be used in this mystery sew-along; we will leave out […]
June was a great reading month. I definitely moved out my desire for lighter fiction this month! I finished my typical eleven books, and most of them were quite good. I read six books in print and five in digital format. There were a few real standouts, a few that were solid 4 stars, and […]
Hope those of you in the US had a Happy 4th of July! I can't believe the year is half over. Do check out the Reeding Between the Lines YouTube video or podcast for Sara and me doing our mid-year book check-in. It was a fun episode. Slowly but surely, my design wall is filling […]
If you are in a hurry to have dinner on the table and want it to be easy, I have a recipe for you. I stopped by my grocery store at 2:00 in the afternoon with no ideas for dinner. I grabbed a 20 oz bag of cheese tortellini from the cold case, a package […]
I had to share the cutest bag I purchased recently from the Coach Outlet store. I have a June birthday and I always associate strawberries with it. Strawberry shortcake, strawberry pie, strawberry ice cream: all have been favorite desserts known to show up at my birthday. Anyway, I saw this bag and knew I had […]
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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.
