I am a huge Ina Garten fan. Not so much of her TV show on Food Network, but of her cookbooks. On TV, she seems a bit smug and pretty sure that her friends must be a heck of a lot cooler than mine. However, her recipes never fail and her cookbooks are total […]
I have been on a budget enforced fabric diet for three or four months now. It has not been fun, but simply necessary. I don't know about the rest of you, but my spending has really been restricted in this "economic downturn". I am lucky I can still scrape together enough cash to have […]
What amazing discussion evolved from my posts of the past couple of days. You quilting friends are marvelously thoughtful and intelligent individuals. I got so much out of all your responses. Many of you pointed out that it is possible to find a balance between taking your time to make a quilt, (including doing hand […]
Well, I had some very interesting comments on the subject of "Tie Offs", including some from a couple of heavy hitters in the Quilting World. I appreciate all of what so many of you had to say. It seems that the consensus is that leaving tie offs is not all that typical. I certainly […]
After spending a gazillion dollars to get my quilts quilted, it would be ridiculously stupid not to do the finishing touches and get those babies on my beds, right? One of the finishing touches is making the binding, machine stitching it to the quilt, and hand sewing it down. On a big quilt, such […]
I didn't accomplish much sewing this weekend, but my husband and I did get out to a movie. The first we have seen in quite some months. We chose to see The Secret Life of Bees, which we both enjoyed enormously. I had read the book by Sue Monk Kidd, and loved it. I […]
My husband has been away this week on vacation in Palm Desert. We have a time share down there and have weeks of vacation in the bank with Interval International. I couldn't take time off from my new job and we didn't want to lose our week, so my husband went on his own, leaving […]
I recently had to pick up and pay for four quilts that had been sitting at my favorite quilters for far too long. A word of advice: Do not ever let quilts stack up at the quilter's. The amount of money it takes to get them out of hock is enough to make your hair […]
While I was turning my sewing room upside down this weekend, looking for the 3 1/2 square of fabric I swear Sophie ran off with, I made a discovery. I love it when this happens. Usually I keep all my future projects in my stash closet where I can frequently admire, fondle and consider […]
Still on the subject of Block of the Month Clubs, I want to share with you all another BOM I am participating in. This one is called The Designer Mystery BOM and uses the fabric collection Peace on Earth by 3 Sisters for Moda. I was late getting started with this project and had four […]
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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.
