Would you like to take a walk with Ozzie and I, through the neighborhood? Come on, it's a great day, let's go. This is Ozzie in his new lead. Ozzie is a bad walker. He likes to pull and tug and choke himself half to death when he is on a normal collar style leash. […]
There is a certain new book out that has me planning several quilts. I got my nose out of it long enough this weekend to start auditioning fabrics for one of the projects in it. I plan to blog more about the book and my project next week, but today I thought I would give […]
I am quite proud of this quilt. The pattern is by Bonnie Blue and is called Belle Meade. The quilt top calls for 656 half square triangles. The fabric I used is a combination of French General (for Moda) collections: primarily Rural Jardin, but including Rouenneries and Lumiere de Noel. My friend Thelma, from Cupcakes […]
Let me just say that I still think curved piecing is fabulous, and I am a huge admirer of anyone who can do it. It just turns out, I am not so good at it. I wasted a fair bit of time and fabric yesterday trying to make Winding Ways blocks. I made around seven […]
(Winding Ways picture off the Internet) One of the things I love about blogging is the people I connect with every day. And Connections=Ideas and Inspiration. (Winding Ways picture off the Internet)I got a comment from Sharon of Grass Roots Quilting yesterday. That isn't too unusual, Sharon is a very cool woman who frequently stops by […]
Well, no quilts made in January. I had good intentions, and if left alone, I would have finished a baby quilt. However, just as my day was getting started yesterday, I got a call from a co-worker, begging me to take her shift. Her father's cousin's brother's neighbor's girlfriend was giving birth and since she […]
Am I lucky or what? Look what came in the mail from the Quilting Fairy! My personal quilting mentor got tired of hearing me complain answered a prayer and sent me a portable design wall she no longer needed. I am telling you, I have no idea, NO IDEA, how I ever managed to exist […]
Congratulations to Mary Kastner, the winner of Kim Brackett's new book,, Scrap-Basket Sensations!
I rigged up a temporary design wall to display some of my Belle Meade blocks. I stapled-gunned some flannel onto a light weight piece of foam and it works ok, except that it in no way is big enough for this project! In my next quilting studio, I am so devoting an entire wall to […]
I know, you think you have seen this picture before. But you haven't. This is a picture of 29 completed Belle Meade blocks! Woo hoo! My plan is to finish the last 12 tomorrow and start laying out the blocks. Thelma is ahead of me, but is patiently waiting for me to catch up. I […]
About Me
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.
