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Nicola
Feb 10
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
Sep 24, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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
Aug 28, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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
Jun 26, 2024
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
Apr 6, 2024
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 2, 2024
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, 2024
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
Nov 6, 2023
Northern Lights block of the month: reservations are open!
Join me and my fearless travelling companion Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company as we embark on our latest block of the month...


Nicola
Oct 27, 2023
From my Sketchbook: Comfort & Joy
When I started knitting as a teenager I dreamed of making a fairisle - or, more correctly, stranded colourwork - jumper. Alas, neither...


Nicola
Sep 26, 2023
Spellbinding Small Projects
The nights are drawing in and Halloween and Bonfire Night are on the (darkening) horizon. As we stock up the larder with comforting...


Nicola
Aug 28, 2023
London Town Sampler: the London Eye, Union Jack & Brolly Blocks
This is the last of my five posts introducing the new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the London Town blocks. For the past nine months...


Nicola
Aug 25, 2023
London Town Sampler: London Transport & Liberty's
Welcome to post four introducing the new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the London Town blocks. For the past nine months Andrea from the...


Nicola
Aug 24, 2023
London Town Sampler: The Cutty Sark & Royal Parks
Welcome to my third post introducing the new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the London Town blocks. For the past nine months Andrea from...


Nicola
Aug 23, 2023
London Town Sampler: Buckingham Palace & Parliament Square
This is my second post introducing you to my new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the London Town blocks. For the past nine months Andrea...
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