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Nicola
Dec 13, 2018
All wrapped up...
Have you been opening the Moda Bakeshop Advent Calendar this year? My fellow Chefs and I have been rustling up some Christmas treats for...
Nicola
Dec 5
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
Nov 26
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
Oct 21
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 18
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
Sep 26
Sticking my beak in again...
I like to think of this as a 'PS' post to my Northern Lights introductions and it was sort of prompted by my collecting together my bird...
Nicola
Sep 24
Northern Lights Sampler: introducing the Maelstrom Template
This is my final post introducing you to my new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the Northern Lights blocks, which have just arrived in the...
Nicola
Sep 19
Northern Lights Sampler: arctic animals
Over the last couple days I've be introducing my new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the Northern Lights blocks, which are sailing into...
Nicola
Sep 18
Northern Lights Sampler: stormy seas
This is my second post - you can find the first here - introducing my new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the Northern Lights blocks,...
Nicola
Sep 17
Northern Lights Sampler: starry skies
Are you ready for an adventure? Because today I'll be setting out to introduce my new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the Northern Lights...
Nicola
Sep 16
Button Mouse Pre-orders (and a very special treat)...
Sewing can be a rather messy business, no matter how tidy I try to be, so I sometimes imagine having a tiny troupe of helpers in my...
Nicola
Sep 2
Spring Cottage block of the month: reservations are open!
My lovely friend Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company and I cordially invite you to join us as we don our Easter bonnets and...
Nicola
Aug 28
From my Sketchbook: Christmas Market
Let's explore the Christmas Market on a frosty winter night: as stars twinkle overhead, we can wander through the colourful stalls,...
Nicola
Aug 15
Meet the Button Mice...
Sewing can be a rather messy business, no matter how tidy I try to be, so I sometimes imagine having a tiny troupe of helpers in my...
Nicola
Jul 3
From my Sketchbook: Heavenly Honeysuckle
I have a deliciously summery quilt to share with you today and it's a little bit different for me. Although I consider myself a devoted...
Nicola
Jul 2
Postcard from the Lake District
I know this is a quilting blog, but... would you like to see my holiday photos? You would? Well, that's a relief because we're home from...
Nicola
Jun 26
All aboard the Alpine Express...
Are you a sewing room traveller? As much as I like to do some real-life travelling, I also love to create a quilty postcard to remind me...
Nicola
May 16
Northern Lights BOM update...
We've reached the halfway point in our expedition to the Arctic Circle, the Northern Lights block of the month programme. Here are a few...
Nicola
May 2
Introducing the Spring Cottage block of the month...
I cordially invite you to join me and my lovely friend Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company as we don our Easter bonnets and best...
Nicola
Apr 6
From my Sketchbook: Count your Chickens
I have a delightfully happy quilt to share with you today as Count your Chickens flutters into the new issue of Today's Quilter. The...
Nicola
Mar 29
Tulip Fever
I can't wait for the tulips to start appearing in the garden. Quite literally: I've been buying bunches from the supermarket already -...
Nicola
Mar 2
Daffodowndilly
She wore her yellow sun-bonnet, She wore her greenest gown; She turned to the south wind And curtsied up and down. She turned to the...
Nicola
Jan 31
Celebrating Tilda Fabrics
Tilda Fabric's new collection, Jubilee, is released tomorrow and while every Tilda release is exciting, this one is a little bit special...
Nicola
Jan 11
Small Wins (an extract from my January newsletter)
This is traditionally the time for making resolutions, but resolutions are rather hard to keep in January (I've always wondered why...
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