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Nicola
May 16, 2017
Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside...
I've been chatting to my lovely friend, Jackie (you can chat with her too, on Instagram, she's @jacki_nash ) about her wonderful,...
Nicola
Mar 18, 2017
Lightbulb moments...
I was catching up with Edyta Sitar's fabulous YouTube channel, Quilting Window, the other day. Firstly, a little about Edyta: she's a...
Nicola
Nov 23, 2016
Hang by the chimney with care...
You may remember me piecing some little Christmas trees last year, for my festive version of Homely Joys. My test block has spent the...
Nicola
Sep 14, 2016
Stepping back in time...
The lovely people at the Moda Bakeshop have let me post another tutorial - it's called Stepping Stones, you can find it here - and I...
Nicola
Mar 31, 2016
Take an umbrella, just in case...
I had always planned to include a couple of blocks from my patterns in my Keep Calm and Carry On quilt. The cakestand block from Vintage...
Nicola
Mar 28, 2016
Slow and Steady Wins the Race...
I finished my Keep Calm And Carry On quilt this morning and I'm a little bit sorry. I've thoroughly enjoyed making every single block,...
Nicola
Mar 6, 2016
Keep Calm & Carry On...
Thanks to Storm Imogen and a rather wet and windy weekend in Cornwall I've been whizzing through my Moda Bakeshop Birthday Sew-along ...
Nicola
Feb 22, 2016
Pinch me...
I'm slightly overexcited to tell you that I've written a tutorial for the Moda Bakeshop. It's for a quilt that I've called 'Speedwell' -...
Nicola
Feb 14, 2016
Binding a Quilt...
Every quilter has their own 'preferred method' of binding a quilt and there are lots (and lots) of really good tutorials available in...
Nicola
Oct 28, 2015
Oh Christmas Tree...
Christmas trees and country vicarages: a quilt for the festive season...
Nicola
Sep 2, 2015
Triangle in a Square Block...
I won't lie, the triangle in a square block is a bit tricky. Before being sewn into a quilt, the corners of that triangle just don't...
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