I’ve mentioned the difficulty I am having with constructing my pink and brown star blocks for my Raise the Roof quilt. The blocks take forever to lay out properly and there are many ways to make errors in the orientation and position of the block elements. I have been procrastinating about sitting down and facing […]
Ever since I finished my Provence Baskets quilt top, I can’t stop yearning to use those bright primary colors again in another quilt. When I see Darlene’s Cherries Jubilee blocks, it turns this yearning feeling into a complete obsession. I don’t have the entire Cherries Jubilee bundle (boy, was that ever short sighted of me), […]
The Fatquarter Challenge is on! I couldn’t wait to get started with all the cutting that is required for my Celebrate Spring quilt. Normally, cutting is a zen like activity for me, one that I actually enjoy. This project is no exception, and I found much satisfaction in tossing the trimmings into my waste basket […]
Not much going on. Just another one of those perfect spring days when there isn’t anything in particular planned, the garden is shaping up and the sun is shining at last. I made myself a pitcher of iced tea and sat in the yard and just smelled the roses. Sometimes the simplest things are the […]
These happy California poppies are growing outside my house on a hill. Nothing kills them off, not even fires. They re-seed and merrily reappear year after year, blooming from February all the way through to the end of summer. They are native plants in our area and grow freely in the hills and other open […]
My friend Darlene at Quilting Daze has a lot of good ideas. One day not too long ago, she emailed me to say she had a thought….no, she wouldn’t tell me….well OK, she would…. This is more or less what she said: "Since we have such incredibly similar taste in quilt projects, how would it […]
Sticking with my goal to finish one "almost done" project per weekend, I got the borders sewn on to my Provence Baskets quilt. You may recall that when I was piecing these blocks, I felt that they were very far removed from my usual palette, and had quite a few doubts that this quilt was […]
My plan to sit on the sidelines while my husband and son did all the work in the garden failed miserably. When my idea of doing a bit of hand sewing in the shade was met with incredulity, I soon found myself up to my elbows in potting soil, wet spagnum moss, and […]
Hello friends! It was 81 degrees in Carmel Valley today, and my DH and I decided it was a perfect afternoon to go to our favorite garden nursery and buy some new plants to freshen up the backyard. Our garden was hit hard by a bad frost we had this winter, and I have many […]
Don’t you just love a collection? I only have five of them, but these big keys make me so happy. The key, to me is a symbol of opportunity, discovery and mysteries to be solved. It is a well known symbol of knowledge and power as well. I found all five of these keys at […]
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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.
