I staggered out of bed this morning for my coffee, choosing the orangest cup I own, and turned on the computer to see what was up with Pat Sloan's OP (Orange Pile) Sew Along. Carrie finished her entire quilt yesterday! She did a mini size and it is a wonderful study in the use of […]
This is so much fun! Pat, you are such a dear for putting this all together. I hope all the rest of the participants are enjoying their results as much as I am. Had my orange lunch of tomato soup, and now I am ready to get some more blocks made!
I have changed my mind. I was rummaging in the back of the stash closet for maybe one more fat quarter of orange, and found an entire bundle of orange, aqua, green and brown fabrics. How could I have forgotten I had this? It is so perfect, I just had to start over. New color […]
Oh my gosh, how fun is this? I am on a virtual quilting retreat with dozens of women, all of us making a quilt with orange fabrics! I plan to post several times a day during the three days of the Sew Along Pat Sloan has organized. I have my computer all set up close […]
Yea! You will all be relieved that this is not a post about batiks. I mentioned yesterday that Pat Sloan is hosting a virtual quilting retreat this weekend. I would put the link to her OP Sew Along on my side bar, but I can't remember how to do it.) If any of you Typepad […]
It has been raining cats and dogs, as they say. Last night we had thunder, which is not at all common in our area. Sophie did not like the rumbling one bit and cried and barked until we came and got her out of her crate and took her into our bed. There goes a […]
I was reading La Vie En Rosie today and read about a friend of hers, Pat Sloan, who is hosting a virtual retreat this weekend. It is called the OP Sew Along–OP stands for Orange Pile. Pat's theory is that we all have an orange pile sitting around neglected some where, and that if we […]
I think my family is beginning to worry about me. For decades I have been plodding perking along, making quite traditional style quilts, and being quite content with them. I did not jump on the batik bandwagon, despite having many friends who were over the moon for them. Oh, I have made quilts using batiks […]
I got my batik blocks sewn into rows! Do I love the way these colors play against one another? Oh yes. As I seem to be doing more and more lately, I made about 16 blocks extra. Some of my blocks were not working with the others, so I replaced them. Remember in the old […]
I stopped by my local quilt shop on the way home from work yesterday. Oh my, they certainly had a lovely selection of batiks. I just had to have these yummy greens. And the blues. And bless me, the reds too.
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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.
