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Nicola
Dec 23, 2017
It's all about the timing...
We rarely have snow in Shropshire, but this month it arrived right on cue as I joined the Moda Bakeshop chefs in their Countdown to...

Nicola
Nov 14, 2017
A Festive Table Runner...
EDIT: You can now buy this pattern as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here. My subscription copy of Today's Quilter arrived last week...

Nicola
Nov 2, 2017
The Spellbound Sampler...
Edit: All of the posts & tutorials from 2018's Spellbound Sew-along can be found here. Welcome to my first Petit Four tutorial: finishing...

Nicola
Oct 30, 2017
Introducing Petit Fours...
There has been lots of thoughtful discussion on Instagram recently about making what YOU really love, combining projects and fabrics in...

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
Jun 1, 2017
Festival of Quilts update...
It's just over two (short) months until the Festival of Quilts. I've been sewing like a mad thing and managed to leave piles of fabric in...


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
Mar 16, 2017
Bookish...
Our prompt for #igquiltfest today was books. I love books. Really LOVE them. They've been a life-long passion and, luckily, one that my...


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
Mar 10, 2017
Forget-me-not...
I wrote this post last September and I hope you'll bear with me reposting it, because it has a happy ending. And we all need a few happy...


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...


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
Sep 2, 2016
Forget-me...
Sometimes things just don't go to plan do they? So, of course, that must also apply when you're designing a quilt. Most of my designs...


Nicola
Aug 27, 2016
So much fabric, so little time...
So how on earth do you choose just the right fabric for a project when there are so many - endless - possibilities? If you read my last...
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