Nicola
Spellbinding Small Projects
The nights are drawing in and Halloween and Bonfire Night are on the (darkening) horizon. As we stock up the larder with comforting...
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Nicola
- Sep 26
Vintage Circus Sew-along: month 3
Welcome to month three of the Vintage Circus sewalong! This month Richla, from Got Kwilts, and I are welcoming you into the BIG Top......
Nicola
- Sep 2
Vintage Circus Sew-along: month 2
Welcome to month two of the Vintage Circus sewalong! Richla, from Got Kwilts, and I are topping up our popcorn before we tackle this...
Nicola
- Aug 28
London Town Sampler: the London Eye, Union Jack & Brolly Blocks
This is the last of my five posts introducing the new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the London Town blocks. For the past nine months...
Nicola
- Aug 25
London Town Sampler: London Transport & Liberty's
Welcome to post four introducing the new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the London Town blocks. For the past nine months Andrea from the...
Nicola
- Aug 24
London Town Sampler: The Cutty Sark & Royal Parks
Welcome to my third post introducing the new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the London Town blocks. For the past nine months Andrea from...
Nicola
- Aug 23
London Town Sampler: Buckingham Palace & Parliament Square
This is my second post introducing you to my new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the London Town blocks. For the past nine months Andrea...
Nicola
- Aug 22
London Town Sampler: Westminster Abbey & The Tower
Over the next few weeks I'll be introducing my new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the London Town blocks. For the past nine months Andrea...
Nicola
- Aug 15
Meet the Country Mice...
EDIT: The country mice have arrived in the studio *squeak* and you can now purchase a darling little pattern book here, find one on...
Nicola
- Aug 7
Festival of Quilts 2023
A rather different Festival for me this year as I'd given myself the year off and was really looking forward to being a customer. And I...
Nicola
- Aug 2
Vintage Circus Sew-along: month 1
Welcome to the Vintage Circus sewalong! Richla, from Got Kwilts, and I are looking forward to your company for the next five months as we...
Nicola
- Jul 11
Off to join the Circus...
Can you remember the first time you saw a circus tent magically appear in the park, transforming a once familiar scene into an enchanted...
Nicola
- Jun 14
From my Sketchbook: Chrysanthemums
Do you like to challenge yourself sometimes when you make a quilt? My new Chrysanthemums quilt was inspired by the Wheel of Fortune block...
Nicola
- Jun 8
Vintage Circus Block of the Month
It's time to draw back the curtain, invite you into the Big Top and introduce you properly to the Got Kwilts 2023 Block of the Month,...
Nicola
- May 28
British Sew-a-Row: Dawn Chorus
Welcome to week two of the English Garden British Sew-a-row. Before I introduce you to my Dawn Chorus blocks, let me remind you of our...
Nicola
- May 15
The Primrose Hill Pattern Book
It's been a long time in the making, but the Primrose Hill Pattern Book is on its way to the shop. Previously published as the Today's...
Nicola
- May 14
English Country Garden: choosing fabric…
I think one of my favourite subjects to write about here is how our fabric - especially the background we choose - can transform the...
Nicola
- May 12
Welcome to an English Country Garden: the British Sew-a-Row 2023
It's May, the sun is shining (sometimes) the birds are singing (always) and the garden is blooming, so it must be time for the British...
Nicola
- May 5
From my Sketchbook: Picnic Baskets
There are some blocks that are just so lovely to make that I really look forward to using them again. It's especially true of sampler...
Nicola
- Apr 15
Something magical coming soon...
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, quilters of all ages, my lovely friend Richla, from Got Kwilts, is launching a brand new Block of...
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