My intent this weekend was to work on my Prairie Paisley Challenge that Lisa and I have going on. She probably has her top to the quilters already at the rate I am going. I just couldn't buckle down to that project until I got the borders on two quilts that are a-l-m-o-s-t done. That […]
I thought I would take you on a little tour around my messy house to see my book collection. When I have mentioned that I LOVE books, I was not exaggerating. One of the main reasons that we bought this house was because of all the built in book cases. Here is the library. I […]
There has been a tag going around where folks are challenged to take just 15 minutes to list 15 favorite books they have read and loved. Now, I love reading as much as I love quilting, and have been doing for a lot longer. In love challenges like this, so I decided to give myself […]
Sometimes it is very handy to make more quilts than I know what to do with. I made this top back in April, 2007. I had it quilted by the fabulous folks at Prairie Queens, and then packed it in tissue and put it away. Sometimes I make quilts just because I love the fabrics […]
Lucky me, I had two half days off this weekend, and managed to finish the cutting of the Prairie Paisley fabric for the challenge Lisa and I are doing this month. She posted a picture of this same exact amount of progress on May 27, but I think she has been out-sewing me and has […]
From time to time, my friend Lisa and I like to work on the same project. She works on hers in Washington, and I work on mine here in California. We call it a Challenge, but the challenge part is that we encourage each other to keep plugging away at the quilt, and to make […]
Excuse me Ozzie! I am trying to take a picture here. That's better. This is Licorice Twist, a pattern by Joe Wood (of ThimbleCreek), made with the Dandelion Girl collection by Joanna Figuera (Fig Tree) for Moda. I did all the pattern directed, but you know what? I do not think this quilt is finished. […]
Activity: My favorite activity lately is sleeping. I have been working every day between my two jobs and the next day off in sight is Monday. I didn't think working retail was all that physically demanding, but standing on your feet for six hours straight, bored out of your mind really wears a person out. […]
The simplest thing I could think of. Did anyone watch Oprah yesterday? She focused her show on the theme of Doing Without. Two families were chosen to participate in the program, and the deal was, they had to give up all their electronic gadgets for a week. No cell phones, no iPods, no computers, no […]
I had two and a half uninterrupted days of sewing this past weekend, and got a couple of projects to the "nearly completed" stage. This is Dandelion Girl, made with a fabric group of the same name, designed by Fig Tree for Moda. The colors are so soothing, in a faded vintagey way. The pattern […]
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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.
