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Spring Sewing: Blue Tit block
Last November I reworked my tutorial for a Holly Wreath cushion to add a seasonal touch to your home and, as Spring is just around the...
Nicola
Feb 25

Colour Stories: spring...
I've been playing with my favourite colouring set again - Tilda Fabric's Creating Memories collection - and as I mentioned in previous...
Nicola
Feb 24


From my Sketchbook: Swansong
Swim elegantly into spring with my new Today's Quilter project, Swansong . Much like the hen block from last spring's Count Your Chickens...
Nicola
Feb 10

Your Favourite Quilt Patterns
Believe it or not - and I'm having trouble, to be honest - CakeStand Quilts will be ten this summer. It's been so interesting to dip into...
Nicola
Jan 2

Colour Stories: winter...
Happy New Quilting Year! I hope your Christmas celebrations were everything you hoped for and that you managed to successfully hide from...
Nicola
Jan 1


A Christmas Quilt Parade!
December is here and it's time, at last, to reacquaint myself with friends old and new: my Christmas quilts! I have * ahem * one or two,...
Nicola
Dec 5, 2024


Snow-day Sewing: Holly Wreath block
It snowed last week! It was a total thrill to open my curtains and find the garden magically transformed. And as my commute involves...
Nicola
Nov 26, 2024


A topping idea!
AN EDIT TO MY EDIT: I got my mice in a muddle, so I've corrected the links below! EDIT: You can find PDF Country Mouse patterns here and...
Nicola
Oct 21, 2024

Colour Stories: autumn...
Do you remember the thrill of opening a new set of colouring pencils when you were little? All those pristine, freshly sharpened pencils...
Nicola
Oct 18, 2024
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