I have met my goal to finish a project or two before permitting myself to get started on anything new. With Jelly Bellies, Cupcake and my Chocolate Sampler at the quilter’s, I am free to begin something fresh. In anticipation of this day, for a couple of months now, I have had the beautiful Roman […]
Ding Dong. Ding Dong. Well, it wasn’t the postman, it was the Fed Ex guy, but he did ring twice. When I went to the door, he was staggering under the weight of a gigantic and heavy cardboard box that said JJill on the sides. Hmmm, I don’t remember ordering anything from JJill, but hey, […]
Have a great weekend everyone! Hope yours is full of family, relaxation, good food, and happiness. Home is where my heart is these days. Here is Ozzie in a rare moment of quiet. He likes to cuddle on the couch wrapped up in my favorite bathrobe every morning.
Several of my blogging friends have told me that "Drumbeat" has been published in the past couple of weeks, so I no longer am reserved about not showing my "Cupcake" version of the new Miss Rosie’s Quilt Company pattern. The piecing was quite simple–just quarter square triangles and nine patches. I had the most fun […]
I’d like to introduce you to my version of Cupcake, the Carrie Nelson Miss Rosie’s Quilt Company pattern Lisa and I were given when we took Carrie’s class at The Buggy Barn this August. Carrie’s version was blue where mine is brown. The pattern is not released yet, but my understanding is that when it […]
I opened a treasure chest today. Recently some of my blogging friends and I have been discussing a new Challenge we want to participate in together. I don’t want to spoil the fun by saying too much about it just yet, but I will say that I went out to my stash storage area to […]
Here you see a photo of the quilt that is currently on my bed. I just changed things out yesterday to have more of a fall feel to the decor. This is a Thimbleberries sampler quilt I made ages ago. I used a Thimbleberries pattern and all Thimbleberries fabrics. I am a bit over my […]
I recently got a couple of quilts back from my quilter and thought you might like to see the pretty all over quilt patterns they used. Here is my Retro Halloween Quilt (the back of it). Isn’t that fabric adorable? My quilt was quilted at Prairiequeens, my favorite quilt shop. I just love that place, […]
My UFO (Unfinished Objects) group meets three times each month. We have been meeting for years and have gotten to be such good friends. We just work on whatever projects we choose to bring to the meeting and spend as much time (or more) chit chatting than we do sewing. It is relaxing and fun […]
I am doing my Happy Dance because I finally finished the quilt top I call Jelly Bellies, after the pattern of the same name by Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie’s Quilt Company. The pattern is an old one, but is still available. The fabrics I used were various prints from several Kansas Troubles groups (by […]
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.
