I am just so frustrated. All my lovely red star blocks that I made do not work what-so-ever with the rest of the quilt! What was I thinking? My inspiration was a pattern in a 2007 American Patchwork and Quilting magazine. Heritage Stars was the name of the pattern. It is a Homestead hearth design. You will notice […]
I have been having fun this past week. It was my birthday over the weekend, and I celebrated the day with my sister Kate, by going to a UFO (Unfinished Objects) sewing group. I think it may be going on a year since Kate and I attended this sewing group, of which we used to be "regulars". Kate […]
I received an interesting comment last week from Peski Patti (no blog). I would be so interested to see if you agree with her or not. Let's get a dialog going as to our preferences. I will quote her comment here: "One thing I don't care for in a quilt is a block or two that […]
I got Elizabeth off to the quilters finally. I swear it took me two weeks to buckle down and get the borders on this quilt! I put it on my bed and pretended it was all quilted and ready to snuggle under. Thank you Wendy of Quilting and Life for giving me this wonderful idea. I picked […]
Thanks for all your support yesterday in regard to my very unsatisfactory experience with Sarah's Fabrics in Lawrence, Kansas. I am happy to say that when I called the shop to give my credit card for the refund, a young woman (who I am sure had been warned about what a b—h I was) was […]
I have really switched gears with my Neptune quilt. I started out with the idea that I would use mostly medium and dark fabrics, and not add in a lot of contrasting lights. That was ok, but well, sorta dark overall. Then my fabric guru suggested that maybe the addition of some lights would really add […]
If you didn't buy any of this fabric collection when it was readily available, I am truly sorry for you. Truly. I am deeply sorry that I didn't urge you more strongly to buy it when you could get your hands on some. So sorry. I will endeavor to be more on top of things […]
Hey, did anybody besides me jump right on the June Schnibbles project, State Fair? Talk about a cute pattern. I have had this on my To Do list ever since it was released. Terrific selection Sinta and Sherri! I had a layer cake of a collection called Odyssea by MoMo, an adorable Japanese designer for […]
I have been playing around with fabric, patterns and ideas this week. Quite often after I do a diagonal set (Elizabeth), and a lot of half square triangles (Elizabeth), I am in the mood for some simple piecing and a straight set. Here is a pattern I am thinking of making. Looking Glass by Miss […]
Now that Elizabeth is all done (except for those last borders), I thought I would pull out another piecing project I started a few months ago. My Mojo/Ridiculously Cute Basket Blocks. I had completed all but three blocks; 33 out of the 36 I needed for the top. But, what the heck? Where were my […]
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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.
