This is why I live in California. Spring comes in February. The harbinger of spring is the sighting of the first plum blossoms, and I spied mine this week. I don't care what Puxatony Phil had to say about how many more weeks of winter we have looming ahead. The true sign of better times […]
Remember the fabric Wuthering Heights by 3 Sisters for Moda that came out a couple of years ago? I had an entire bundle of it that was totally neglected because I was procrastinating about cutting into it. I didn't want to do the same quilt everyone else was making out of this fabric, and I […]
Isn't this just the happiest little quilt? The colors just sing out to me and the quilt is telling me it needs to go to a child. Wouldn't it be a sunny addition to a child's bedroom? The feeling is not specifically juvenile, but young and cheerful all the same. Yup, it needs to be […]
Gracious, how did it get to be February already? I spent the entire weekend fighting a virus that had me down, but not out. I had three long days of sewing. I finished one top, worked on some batik blocks and started a new project. Aren't those periwinkle and purple batiks yummy? My goal is […]
istockphoto Sorry to have dropped out of sight for a few days there! Guess what? I got a new job! It is a part time job, just five hours a day four days a week. I get Fridays off, work with kind and mellow women, have a bright sunny office all to myself, and think […]
Have any of you attended a Strip Club Class at your favorite quilt shop? A Strip Club is a group that gathers to make a quilt out of the popular 2 1/2 inch strips (sometimes called Jelly Rolls) that are so popular these days. I highly recommend going to at least one of these […]
I have not made much progress to speak of on the Batik Challenge I have joined with Lisa, Kristin, and Marianne. These purple fabrics are divine to play with and as a result I have been doing major fabric fondling and not much cutting or sewing! I did set up links to the other challenge participant's […]
After yesterday's nonsense, I decided to get myself in gear today and finish up a couple of things on my To Do list. I got the borders on two quilt tops! The one above is from a pattern called Spice Cake by Mary's Cottage Quilts. The fabric is Charisma by Chez Moi for Moda. The […]
Today was one of those days when I should have stopped while I was ahead. My plan was to get caught up on some of the Block of the Month projects I have joined, since heaven knows I haven't been keeping up all that well. I must have a dozen blocks to make in all […]
Sometimes it takes a quilting buddy to get you out of your comfort zone and get a different kind of quilt made. Or just get *something* made! My friend Lisa suggested that the two of us challenge each other to finish a Batik quilt, and I thought it was a splendid idea. Last April, at […]
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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.
