Here is Madeira, with all its borders finally on. This quilt top was fun to make because of the special cutting of the triangle sections. There are a a lot of bias edges though, and the quilt top doesn’t want to lay very flat. It is a bit rumply. My friend who is a machine […]
Here is a picture of a sunrise. Which is something I haven’t seen in quite some time. You see, since I haven’t been working for over a year, I have learned to appreciate the joy of Sleeping In. But I better start practicing getting up early because I GOT A JOB!!!! It finally worked out and […]
Ozzie is much much better. Thanks to all of you for your good wishes. He looks serious in the picture above, because I took the photo while he was in his spot watching me cook dinner. He waits stoically for me to clumsily drop a bit of food out of the sky. This is […]
I have been a couple hours at the emergency veterinary clinic this afternoon. Ozzie gave me quite a scare. I had invited him to jump into the car with me for a ride to the post office, and while we were en route, I noticed he was acting like he had something in his mouth. […]
It’s still Friday, right? I just finished this by the skin of my teeth, as Grandma used to say. The main body of the top has been done for a week, but I had to scramble a bit to get all the borders on in time for my deadline. The pattern is Coventry, from the […]
I am just not concentrating today. I can’t type, I can’t follow directions, and I am spending more time un-sewing than I am sewing. My Coventry quilt is ready for its borders, and while in a day dreaming stupor, I attached the 3 inch borders first, rather than the 2 3/8th inch borders. So off […]
I just have to share this blurry picture of Ozzie and Remy. They had been playing tug of war with a tennis ball, both of them hanging on for dear life, when by some silent signal, they both stopped tugging and dropped the ball between them. After a bit of panting, they were at it […]
I am in the thick of things with the construction of Coventry, that sweet pattern that I am making using the Peace on Earth fabric group. What did I fail to notice when I launched into the pattern? The one inch square border! Not just one, but a double checkerboard border. Man oh man, I […]
Months ago, Lisa, Perry, Cindy and I did a Blended Quilt Challenge. The idea was to get inspiration from one of the books from In The Beginning by Sharon Evans Yenter and Nancy Martin that involved a blended fabric technique, where one fabric sort of blends into another, making the over all design indistinct and […]
In a past life I used to be a pre-school and pre-kindergarten teacher. My favorite thing to do was to create flannel board stories or dramatic play kits based on my favorite children’s literature. One favorite book of mine ( and of hundreds of my students) was “Caps For Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, […]
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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.
