I do not even know where to start, Monday was such a big day! I had the day off and drove up to Sunnyvale, where I used to meet regularly with a group of lovely women for a sewing get together we called the UFO (Unfinished Objects). I really need to do that more often. […]
Mon Amour is what Carrie Nelson, the creator of this pattern told me I should name my little project. (Photo above is before binding was attached). Carrie's Schnibbles pattern is called Mon Ami, and is seriously one of the best Schnibbles designs ever. Since my recent discovery of a stash of Valentine's fabrics led me […]
I should have been working on my Belle Meade blocks, but I got distracted. I was stitching away and found my mind wandering to the idea of making some sort of Valentine's themed table topper for my February tablescape. I had a vague recollection of having some red, pink and white fabric stashed away somewhere… […]
No sewing going on even though I did have a day off. I spent it having beauty treatments. Very Essential Beauty Treatments. I told my husband that I had gone to Monterey to visit my hair dresser to have my hair colored. "But it doesn't look any different", he said when I came home. Well, my dear, […]
Before I could get started on Belle Meade, I had a big task ahead of me. I had to get my Ridiculously Cute Basket blocks sewn together and off the floor of my sewing room. The blocks had been on the floor being endlessly rearranged since just before Christmas. (Because unlike the rest of the […]
I spent a lovely weekend at my sewing machine—or a good deal of the weekend at any rate. I pressed and trimmed the last of the 656 half square triangles for the Belle Meade project I am working on along with Thelma (Cupcakes 'n' Daisies). I tell you, those half square triangles don't just make […]
I had a wonderful few days off visiting my daughter. Now I am home, and ready to get to sewing! The holidays are over, my work schedule has lessened, and I am ready to focus on my true passion: quilting! My friend Thelma and I plan to do a project together. It is a Bonnie Blue […]
Hi everyone. Thanks so much for all your wonderful good wishes to my son and his lovely girlfriend. They are spending the rest of the week together, and I have decided to go up and visit my daughter through Thursday. I plan to sit by her fireplace and do some major relaxing. After all the […]
My son noticed every female we are related to or acquainted with received Terri Atikinson's Zippy Bags from me this Christmas. It took him awhile to say anything, but yesterday he said, "Ahem, Mom, you know those bags you have been making?" Turns out, he figured he could use a couple of them too! His […]
I really wanted to get the blocks and lattices for the Ridiculously Cute Basket Quilt sewn together on my day off, but as you see, I didn't quite finish. I got sidetracked with endless rearranging of lattice strips and block orientation. Do you ever do that? Honestly, if two similar fabrics end up next to […]
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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.
