top of page
Nicola
Feb 13, 2022
Primrose Hill: month five…
Welcome to month five of Primrose Hill. This month we‘re going to take a moment to enjoy some early spring sunshine in one of London’s...
Nicola
Dec 29, 2021
Cosy Little Christmas Stocking
To conclude this year’s super cosy Moda Bakeshop Countdown to Christmas I’m revisiting a tutorial I first shared five years ago and...
Nicola
Dec 19, 2021
Counting down to Christmas…
It’s time for our favourite advent calendar: the Moda Bakeshop Countdown to Christmas! Is it me, or does this come around faster every...
Nicola
Aug 30, 2021
Summer in the Garden...
A warm welcome if you are joining me from the marvellous Moda Bakeshop, it's lovely to be sewing with you again this summer. This year...
Nicola
Aug 20, 2021
The Jardin de Lavande Sampler Finishing Tutorial
Welcome to a new Petit Four tutorial: finishing instructions for the Jardin de Lavande Sampler quilt. As before, the finishing tutorial...
Nicola
May 17, 2021
Introducing the CakeSlice Template...
My first proper blog post - back in 2015 - was a tutorial for the Triangle-in-a-Square block. That block has become a firm favourite of...
Nicola
Mar 29, 2021
Tip-toe through the Tulips
Last summer I shared my Tulips from Amsterdam project with you and I mentioned how adaptable row quilts could be: each row can make a...
Nicola
Dec 4, 2020
Snowdrift Bolster Tutorial
I don't know about you, but I have never looked forward to celebrating the end of a year quite so much, so I am even more excited than...
Nicola
Sep 17, 2020
Christmas Hazel
I rarely get through any year without wanting to add to my Christmas Quilt collection. I've already made a couple this year - they'll be...
Nicola
Aug 3, 2020
Summer in the Country
A warm, summery welcome if you're joining me from the Moda Bakeshop website today. This summer the Bakeshop chefs have been sharing...
Nicola
Jun 14, 2020
The Midsummer Sampler Finishing Tutorial
Welcome to my latest Petit Four tutorial: finishing instructions for the Midsummer Sampler quilt. As before, the tutorial is for those of...
Nicola
Sep 21, 2019
Is it too soon?...
Too soon to mention the 'C' word, that is...Christmas. Those of you of a more organised ilk will have the whole thing underway by now and...
Nicola
Jul 21, 2019
Moda Bakeshop Summer Camp...
This is the second year that the Moda Bakeshop have hosted their wonderful Quilter's Summer Camp and this year we're at the beach. Since...
Nicola
May 11, 2019
On the Crest of a Wave
I've just put the last few stitches in the binding of my Sailing By Sampler. It's been pouring down whilst I've stitched and I've been...
Nicola
Feb 22, 2019
The Kitchen Garden: choosing fabric...
I briefly mentioned a few of the key fabrics I used in my Kitchen Garden quilt in my last post and a few of you have enquired about the...
Nicola
Jan 27, 2019
Dala Horses: not just for Christmas...
I’m blaming Trish. You see, just before Christmas I shared a tutorial for a Dala Horse block on the Moda Bakeshop, as part of their...
Nicola
Jan 17, 2019
The Sailing By Sampler...
Welcome to a new Petit Four tutorial: my finishing instructions for the Sailing By Sampler quilt. As before, the tutorial is for those of...
Nicola
Dec 17, 2018
Winterstweet Tutorial: Part Three...
This morning I put the last few stitches in the binding of my Wintersweet quilt...just in the (saint) nick of time. You might remember...
Nicola
Oct 20, 2018
Wintersweet Tutorial: Part Two...
If you didn't catch Part One of the tutorial - which has the pattern for piecing your top - you can find it here. This time I'll be...
Nicola
Sep 22, 2018
Wintersweet Tutorial: Part One...
Do you ever see fabric and think ‘I really must make something with that’? Silly question, you’re quilters, so of course you do. Well, a...
bottom of page