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Nicola
Jul 8, 2020
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...


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
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
Aug 13, 2019
Festival of Quilts 2019...
I’ve unpacked, caught up with my emails and restocked the website, so it’s time to look back at the whirlwind that was this year’s...


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
Apr 27, 2019
Colouring Quilts: Spindleberry
The garden is wreathed with blossom at the moment. It's such a lovely time of year - I have a May birthday, so I might be a bit biased -...


Nicola
Mar 15, 2019
British Traditions...
This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the Quilters Guild of the British Isles. The Guild was established in 1979 to "...bring...

Nicola
Feb 25, 2019
Colouring Quilts: Forget-me-not
The Forget-me-not quilt is a celebration of the versatility of the humble nine-patch...and you know how much I love a nine-patch. Now,...


Nicola
Feb 20, 2019
Everything in the Garden's lovely...
Whilst I'm always excited to see my Postman deliver the latest copy of Today's Quilter, this month I've been waiting rather impatiently...


Nicola
Jan 16, 2019
Introducing the Sailing By Sampler blocks...
I am so happy to be to introducing a new series of Petit Four blocks to you, inspired by wonderful memories of seaside holidays. When I...


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
Nov 2, 2018
Colouring Quilts: Day Out...
There's always so much to do before Christmas but I'm still temped to add just one more project and come November I can't resist starting...

Nicola
Oct 4, 2018
Colouring Quilts: Vintage China...
This is the first in a new series of posts that explores the easiest way to make a quilt truly your own: your choice of fabric. There may...


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...


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
Feb 6, 2018
Spellbound...
Edit: All of the posts & tutorials from 2018's Spellbound Sew-along can be found here. I've finished my Spellbound Sampler Quilt at long...


Nicola
Jan 8, 2018
Present and correct...
I love making Christmas gifts but the secrecy required nearly kills me, so it’s really good to finally share what I was making in...
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