June was a great reading month. I definitely moved out my desire for lighter fiction this month! I finished my typical eleven books, and most of them were quite good. I read six books in print and five in digital format. There were a few real standouts, a few that were solid 4 stars, and […]
Hope those of you in the US had a Happy 4th of July! I can't believe the year is half over. Do check out the Reeding Between the Lines YouTube video or podcast for Sara and me doing our mid-year book check-in. It was a fun episode. Slowly but surely, my design wall is filling […]
If you are in a hurry to have dinner on the table and want it to be easy, I have a recipe for you. I stopped by my grocery store at 2:00 in the afternoon with no ideas for dinner. I grabbed a 20 oz bag of cheese tortellini from the cold case, a package […]
I had to share the cutest bag I purchased recently from the Coach Outlet store. I have a June birthday and I always associate strawberries with it. Strawberry shortcake, strawberry pie, strawberry ice cream: all have been favorite desserts known to show up at my birthday. Anyway, I saw this bag and knew I had […]
I am definitely on a roll with sending quilts out to be quilted. This one is an old Miss Rosie pattern called Viola. I revisited my notes on it, and see that I made it slightly smaller than the pattern directed. I kind of wish I had made it the full size, but I guess […]
In an attempt to gain peace of mind, i have decided to try to focus on one quilting project at a time for a while. Maybe if I feel like i am progressing towards a finish, I will feel less overwhelmed by all my myriad of projects. I decided to go with the Strawberry Garden […]
I made the most delicious Charred Corn Salad this week. If you want a summery meal that won't heat up the kitchen and will be ready when you want it, give this recipe a try. You do have to grill four ears of corn in advance, and fry up a few pieces of bacon, but […]
I've got two quilts off to be quilted today, so I am feeling very happy about that. The one in the photo above is the smaller of my two Moda Blockheads 3 quilts. I was dithering about what to do about a border and finally decided to just keep it simple. I had 30 inches […]
Have you been working on the Riley Blake Designs Challenge this year? Each year, the Riley Blake Design team does a Challenge Sew Along featuring free patterns from their in-house designers. I wasn't going to join any sew-alongs this year, but I was intrigued and also wanted to use up some of my Lori Holt […]
This is the Cali and Co block of the month #6. It is so colorful and fun, I have to say. This quilt sure does use a lot of half square triangles! This is a sew along Corey Yoder of Coriander Quilts is doing. Of course it isn't too late to join in, and the […]
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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.
