When I was a little girl, I lived in a small town in southern Michigan. Our town, Belleville, had a lake where each Fourth of July my parents would take my sisters and I to view the town’s fireworks display. We would have our 4th of July picnic at home, then drive out to […]
The weather here in the Monterey area has been breathtakingly gorgeous all weekend, so I am afraid I have not gotten in much sewing time. I started a project for Sara, and hope to show pictures of that later this week. My husband and I spent hours in the car Saturday and Sunday, driving down […]
Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I promise to do better. I have been quite busy with various sewing projects, as you will see! This weekend my daughter Sara (House of Charm) and I travelled up to Granite Bay to visit my sister Andrea (Under a Blue Moon), and spent half our time visiting […]
Hello friends. I have been a bit distracted and under the weather lately, so please forgive last week’s uninspired posts. I promise this week will have more interesting and quilting related items of interest. This weekend, I cashed in a $25 gift certificate at a lovely quilt shop in Pacific Grove, called The Back Porch. […]
On a recent weekend when I was in San Luis Obispo with my two favorite guys, we had a lovely lunch at Novo Restaurant. The building was originally a cigar factory! The food was delicious and filling, and the restaurant has won numerous awards. Among the honors are: Best San Luis Obispo Restaurant, Best Wait […]
I made one of my favorite salads this weekend. I call it Mexican Chef Salad, but I have also heard it called Taco Salad. It goes together pretty fast and the folks in my family request it often. Thought I would share the recipe with you. 1 lb ground turkey 1 chopped onion 1 envelope […]
This is my Sampler Block #1 prepared as part of the Sampler Challenge between my friend Lisa and I. You can see the pattern and fabric collection I am using here. I am delighted with my first block and can’t wait to get going on Block #2. The best part of the process is in […]
istockphoto I’ve been tagged by Sharon of Red Geranium Cottage and Angela of Cottage Magpie (two of my favorite blogs by the way), to post my To Do List. Hmmm. This has been something I have been reflecting upon lately. A couple of weeks ago, I would have had dozens of quilty projects to list. […]
I went a bit nuts this weekend. I started two new projects. I know, I know, you have all heard me vow not to start a single new thing until I actually FINISH something, but, oh well. Things just got the best of me. The borders for my Return to Sender Christmas quilt stared balefully […]
Jelly Rolls. If there is anyone out there who doesn’t know what this hot new quilting temptation is, a jelly roll is an entire fabric collection that has been laser cut into 2 1/2" strips, rolled up like a bakery confection and tied with a bow. Each pack contains one 44" long strip of each […]
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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.
