Nicola
From my sketchbook: Tulips from Amsterdam
EDIT: You can now buy this pattern as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here. I first visited Amsterdam as an architectural student and...
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Nicola
Mar 16, 2020
From my sketchbook: Paradise Found
EDIT: You can now buy this pattern as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here. One of my favourite aspects of quilting is the way that...
Nicola
Jan 22, 2020
From my sketchbook: Lenten Rose...
EDIT: You can now buy this pattern as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here. There are truly lovely moments when I'm designing a new...
Nicola
Oct 2, 2019
From my sketchbook: Winterlilies
Issue 54 of Today's Quilter is on your newsstands tomorrow and it is full to bursting with amazing Christmas projects, so I feel very...
Nicola
Aug 6, 2019
From My Sketchbook: Roosting Birds
If you have the latest copy of Today's Quilter - issue 52, with Jo Avery's beautiful appliqued quilt on the cover - then you may have...
Nicola
Jul 20, 2019
From my sketchbook: Hazel
I first had the idea for this quilt when I was making my Make Sail quilt, way back when...Laying out the homeward bound blocks it...
Nicola
Jan 1, 2019
From my Sketchbook: Homeward Bound...
At the darkest time of the year, it's lovely to stay warm and cosy inside making a quilt that looks forward to bright spring days ahead....
Nicola
Nov 27, 2018
From my Sketchbook: Flower Baskets...
EDIT: You can now buy this pattern, renamed Jardiniere, as a PDF Pattern here or as a Paper Pattern here . You may already know how...
Nicola
Jul 13, 2018
From my Sketchbook: Sprig
EDIT: You can now buy the Sprig quilt & Posy cushion as PDFs here or as Paper Patterns here. The lovely people at Today’s Quilter have...
Nicola
May 25, 2018
From my Sketchbook: Auriculas...
EDIT: You can now buy this pattern as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here. I have a new quilt in issue 36 of Today's Quilter this...
Nicola
Mar 23, 2018
From my Sketchbook: Hearth & Home...
EDIT: You can now buy this pattern as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here. As an idealistic architectural student - many (many) moons...
Nicola
Aug 25, 2017
From my sketchbook: Woodruff...
I was lucky enough to post another Moda Bakeshop recipe last month. A pretty Charm-Pack-friendly quilt I called 'Woodruff' (you can find...
Nicola
Jun 10, 2017
From my Sketchbook: Pennine Star...
My most recent finish, Pennine Star, has an interesting history. The design was created a century ago by Northumberland quilter Elizabeth...
Nicola
Mar 14, 2017
From my Sketchbook: To Skye!
Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing Onward the sailors cry Carry the lad that's born to be King Over the sea to Skye... My...
Nicola
Feb 1, 2017
From my sketchbook: Mr McGregor's Garden...
I suspect you may not be all that familiar with early landscape drawings, but I love them: the plans and elevations are often...
Nicola
Jan 7, 2017
From my sketchbook: Vintage China...
I'm quite keen on the cake stand quilt block, you might have noticed ;-) They are one of the large family of basket blocks that started...
Nicola
Dec 2, 2016
From my sketchbook: Homely Joys...
I have a real soft spot for Homely Joys. I originally drafted the house block to make some Christmas gifts for my nieces. They live in a...
Nicola
Nov 25, 2016
From my sketchbook: Make Sail...
If you've ever been curious about the design process, I hope you'll find this new occasional series interesting. I'm starting with my...
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