Ta-da, I have finished Flea Market! I made the quilt exactly as the pattern directed. For a time I was so tired of working on it that I thought I would leave out the outer border of posies, but thought better of it. I am glad I kept them in because, in my opinion, they […]
The design board saga continues with my second method for finishing off the raw edges. This time I used duct tape (duck tape?) to finish the edges of the design board. It worked brilliantly. It was fast, it was easy, it wasn't messy. Pretty much an all-around winner, if you ask me. One reader indicated […]
In preparation for starting the Mercantile sew-along, I watched Lori Holt's YouTube video on making the first block and what fabrics and other supplies she recommended for the project. One thing that she relies heavily upon are small design boards that are sold on Fat Quarter Shop. They retail for $17.98 each. Lori was using […]
A lot of sewing is happening in my rainy corner of the world. Archie just doesn't understand why I don't want to venture out for our usual morning walks. He's been so disappointed. I've been happy to stay in where it is dry and cozy. As I write this, it is kind of raining/kind of […]
January 2024 was a great reading month for me. I am sharing 12 books, most of which I can recommend. This is a list of the books in the order of my preference starting with my favorites. Chenneville by Paulette Jiles. Civil War Union soldier John Chenneville suffers a traumatic head injury from which it […]
The posie blocks are finally finished, all 40 of them. I slapped them up on the design wall so you can get an idea of what it will look like. Two narrow borders need to go on first, a dark brown one and a white one. We are getting there. My Mercantile background fabric arrived […]
The only sign of spring in my area are these posies I have been making for the Flea Market quilt. The weather has been brutal this past weekend. Punxsutawney Phil may have decided we will have an early spring, but I have my doubts. It has been cold and very rainy here. Lots of wind, […]
The Flea Market posy blocks are coming along. Very slowly. I am completing one in about 20 minutes, which is faster than I was when I first started making them. You can really drag out the time it takes to make a block when you press seams open and trim your units constantly. They are […]
Yesterday I got caught up on the Moda Blockheads blocks. We are up to the fifth block in this second session of block offerings. Last week's block, Morning Star by Barbara Groves is on the left, and Glimmer by Janet Clare is on the right. These are both in the 6 inch size. I know […]
With all the talk about Lori Holt projects yesterday I thought I had better get with the program and actually finish one. I brought Flea Market out and put it up on the design wall to see where I am with it. At this point, the next step is to put on a narrow dark […]
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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.
