This cool block is number eight in the Strawberry Garden book. My friend Thelma (Cupcakes n' Daisies) made this quilt and said on Instgram that it was her favorite block in the book. It had a lot of pieces and is actually four blocks sewn together. It is called Ring Around the Rosie and finishes […]
Moda BlockHeads has been going on for three weeks at this point, and so far, I am feeling underwhelmed. I didn't love the first two block offerings and think I may sit back and see how this sew-along unfolds before I spend any more time making blocks. If future blocks are more challenging and innovative, […]
Well, it's over at last. Eva has graduated from 8th grade and is officially a high school freshman. How can the time have passed so quickly? It was a proud day for all of us, and I have to say, "Whew". All that planning and celebrating and carrying on is exhausting! Things are going to […]
I thought it would be fun this summer to start a new series on my blog: Salad of the Week. My first offering for Salad of the Week is Shrimp Orzo Salad, by Foolproof Living. Link is here. My husband and I strive to eat healthily and have promised to incorporate one vegetarian meal a […]
We had a little graduation party for Eva last night, and I gave her the calendar quilt I made for her. It is hard to put one over on her, and of course, she had noticed that I was working on it. She didn't seem to know it was for her, though, and seemed surprised […]
I haven't been so excited about a sewing project in some time! Well, that's a lie, I am excited about all the sewing projects, but this one is special. Can you believe it? I got TWO quilts out of Moda BlockHeads 3! In my opinion, that sew-along went way too long, an entire year, which […]
I have found my second setting for the Moda BlockHeads 3 quilt blocks. I've nearly got the 8-inch blocks assembled into another quilt top, which I will share with you in the next day or so. In this setting, I have combined the 12-inch blocks and most of the 6-inch blocks into the top you […]
Eva's graduation quilt came back from the quilter just in time for her graduation next week. I still have to sew on the binding, but I thought I would share the finished quilt. For those of you who are new, this quilt was inspired by the calendar year, and all the activities Eva and I […]
I am still working on taking apart my setting for Moda BlockHeads 3. These are all the 8-inch blocks. I decided to make several quilts out of the 80-some odd blocks I made for that quilt-along. I really cannot believe I made over 80 blocks in four different sizes and thought I could put them […]
I love to quilt, but bookstores are truly my Happy Place. This picture was taken a year ago when we visited our son in Ireland. We had traveled to Cork by train and spent an entire day exploring that city. Highlights were a local farmers' market and this bookstore. I think it may have been […]
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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.
