It sounds like a horse race doesn't it? My thoroughbred Posh Baskets is performing well now that I resolved the problem of the triangle pieces that are below the base of each basket. For some reason, when I was constructing the blocks, the seam allowance kept getting cut off and the basket bases had blunted […]
This quilt top took just over six hours to make. Seriously, you could do it in a weekend, with no great effort at all! The quilt is made with a jelly roll (I used two), so the cutting is just about done for you before you even get started. You do have to cut the […]
I hope that wherever you are, you are enjoying a beautiful Memorial Day. Wouldn't you know, after I got the notion last week to recover all the patio furniture cushions, we have had nothing but cool, overcast weather. There was even a hint that it could rain! So all my lovely new cushions are languishing […]
Yesterday while I was at the UFO with my friends, two exciting things happened. One, I finished the blocks for my Two Color Challenge! Here you see my finished Union Square blocks. Keep in mind, that the completed quilt top will have alternate blocks of the red and white toile and a border made up […]
As Ozzie may have mentioned, there has been a lot of sewing going on around here. As a matter of fact, I have barely had a minute when I wasn’t either sewing or cooking over the past four or five days. I will share some of my projects with you. My two color blocks are […]
Hello? Remember me? It’s Ozzie, your best pal. I am pretty sure you must have forgotten all about me. All you do lately is sit at this stupid sewing machine. Sew, sew, sew. Who cares about all this sewing? Not me. I don’t get it. Here I am, the most irresistable of all pets, and […]
"You are not leaving this house until you finish your chores". Remember Mom saying that? Or versions there of. "You are grounded until your room is totally straightened up". "I do not want one more word out of you until that homework is done". I need a Mom to tell me "You will not do […]
Company’s coming! The next three weekends I will be cooking and entertaining friends and relatives; my second favorite thing in the entire world to do. Some of you who have gotten to know me are aware that I like to collect things: shoes, fabric, and cookbooks. Well, I also love to collect dishes! I found […]
Several of you have inquired about the "tie off" needles I mentioned in my last post. Here is a photo of the special needles I got for doing the tie offs on my blended neutrals quilt. You don’t have to thread them in the normal manner. You just kind of hook your thread around the […]
I got my Blended Neutrals quilt back from my quilter (Debbie at Prairiequeens) this week! She did a custom job for me and is it ever gorgeous. The quilting makes the quilt, as they always say. Here is a close up of one of the blocks. My photography does not do it justice, but you […]
About Me
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.
