Nicola
Meet the Country Mice...
EDIT: The country mice have arrived in the studio *squeak* and you can now purchase a darling little pattern book here, find one on...
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Nicola
Jul 11, 2023
Off to join the Circus...
Can you remember the first time you saw a circus tent magically appear in the park, transforming a once familiar scene into an enchanted...
Nicola
Jun 14, 2023
From my Sketchbook: Chrysanthemums
EDIT: You can now buy Chrysanthemums as a PDF Pattern here or as a Paper Pattern here . Do you like to challenge yourself sometimes when...
Nicola
Jun 8, 2023
Vintage Circus Block of the Month
It's time to draw back the curtain, invite you into the Big Top and introduce you properly to the Got Kwilts 2023 Block of the Month,...
Nicola
May 15, 2023
The Primrose Hill Pattern Book
It's been a long time in the making, but the Primrose Hill Pattern Book is on its way to the shop. Previously published as the Today's...
Nicola
May 14, 2023
English Country Garden: choosing fabric…
I think one of my favourite subjects to write about here is how our fabric - especially the background we choose - can transform the...
Nicola
May 12, 2023
Welcome to an English Country Garden: the British Sew-a-Row 2023
It's May, the sun is shining (sometimes) the birds are singing (always) and the garden is blooming, so it must be time for the British...
Nicola
May 5, 2023
From my Sketchbook: Picnic Baskets
There are some blocks that are just so lovely to make that I really look forward to using them again. It's especially true of sampler...
Nicola
Feb 11, 2023
From my Sketchbook: Bowling Green Lane
EDIT: You can now buy Bowling Green Lane as a PDF Pattern here or as a Paper Pattern here. Bowling Green Lane in Albrighton, Shropshire...
Nicola
Jan 14, 2023
Not Just Pie in the Sky
Tilda's new collection, Pie in the Sky, will be out in a couple of weeks and as soon as I saw it I knew it would work perfectly with my...
Nicola
Jan 9, 2023
Valentine Pattern Bundle
Valentine's Day, on the 14th of February, is a mere month away. The origins of our rather commercial celebrations are shrouded in...
Nicola
Dec 2, 2022
The Twelve Days of Christmas Sampler: Piece of Cake Placemat
With Christmas on the horizon and a new Block of the Month programme underway, I wanted to give you a proper introduction to our 2021...
Nicola
Nov 14, 2022
The Twelve Days of Christmas Sampler: part two
Welcome to part two of my introduction to all of the wonderful characters in the Twelve Days of Christmas sampler quilt. In my last post...
Nicola
Nov 11, 2022
The Twelve Days of Christmas Sampler: part one
With Christmas on the horizon and a new Block of the Month programme underway, I wanted to give you a proper introduction to our 2021...
Nicola
Sep 29, 2022
The Primrose Hill Sampler
Take a stroll with me on a bright spring morning: the birds are singing, the sun is shining and a gentle breeze carries a flutter of...
Nicola
Sep 6, 2022
An Autumn Quilt Harvest
It's apple season in our garden. We've been fortunate to inherit some wonderfully gnarled old apple trees and beautifully trained...
Nicola
Sep 1, 2022
Bag a baguette!
Along with the new Jardin de Lavande pattern book, I’ve released two more patterns that accompanied the 2021 block of the month programme...
Nicola
Aug 30, 2022
Primrose Hill: month twelve…
We're home from our leisurely stroll through Primrose Hill, with a few delicious treats in our shopping basket and a new book: lunch and...
Nicola
Aug 27, 2022
From my Sketchbook: Danish Hearts
Did you grow up making those little woven-heart Christmas decorations? I think I was shown at school and when I first had a home of my...
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