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Double Figures...
CakeStand Quilts celebrated its tenth birthday on June the 1st. Technically it's probably its eleventh, as it took me the best part of a...

Nicola
Jun 2


Quilting is my Cup of Tea
On the 1st of June I'll be celebrating the tenth anniversary of CakeStand Quilts and, appropriately enough, I'll be with my British...

Nicola
May 29


Colour Stories: summer...
I'm dipping into my favourite colouring set - Tilda Fabric's Creating Memories collection - for one last time. As I mentioned in previous...

Nicola
May 24


From my Sketchbook: Shepherd's Delight
Over the past ten years these posts have been my favourites to write. Some quilts have a more complicated back-story than others and this...

Nicola
May 10


Introducing the Nutcracker block of the month...
Every year my friend Andrea - from the Willow Cottage Quilt Co - joins me to create lovingly curated parcels for our warm and supportive...

Nicola
Apr 28


Spring Cottage BOM update...
With Easter just a week away we're halfway through our stay at Spring Cottage , so it's high time I shared what our lovely guests have...

Nicola
Apr 11


Conversion Tables
I love a pre-cut. Now if, one sentence in, I've already lost you and you're wondering what a pre-cut is, let me enlighten you: introduced...

Nicola
Apr 10


Spring Sewing: Blue Tit block
Last November I reworked my tutorial for a Holly Wreath cushion to add a seasonal touch to your home and, as Spring is just around the...

Nicola
Feb 25


Colour Stories: spring...
I've been playing with my favourite colouring set again - Tilda Fabric's Creating Memories collection - and as I mentioned in previous...

Nicola
Feb 24


From my Sketchbook: Swansong
Swim elegantly into spring with my new Today's Quilter project, Swansong . Much like the hen block from last spring's Count Your Chickens...

Nicola
Feb 10


Your Favourite Quilt Patterns
Believe it or not - and I'm having trouble, to be honest - CakeStand Quilts will be ten this summer. It's been so interesting to dip into...

Nicola
Jan 2


Colour Stories: winter...
Happy New Quilting Year! I hope your Christmas celebrations were everything you hoped for and that you managed to successfully hide from...

Nicola
Jan 1


A Christmas Quilt Parade!
December is here and it's time, at last, to reacquaint myself with friends old and new: my Christmas quilts! I have * ahem * one or two,...

Nicola
Dec 5, 2024


Snow-day Sewing: Holly Wreath block
It snowed last week! It was a total thrill to open my curtains and find the garden magically transformed. And as my commute involves...

Nicola
Nov 26, 2024


A topping idea!
AN EDIT TO MY EDIT: I got my mice in a muddle, so I've corrected the links below! EDIT: You can find PDF Country Mouse patterns here and...

Nicola
Oct 21, 2024


Colour Stories: autumn...
Do you remember the thrill of opening a new set of colouring pencils when you were little? All those pristine, freshly sharpened pencils...

Nicola
Oct 18, 2024


Sticking my beak in again...
I like to think of this as a 'PS' post to my Northern Lights introductions and it was sort of prompted by my collecting together my bird...

Nicola
Sep 26, 2024


Northern Lights Sampler: introducing the Maelstrom Template
This is my final post introducing you to my new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the Northern Lights blocks, which have just arrived in the...

Nicola
Sep 24, 2024


Northern Lights Sampler: arctic animals
Over the last couple days I've be introducing my new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the Northern Lights blocks, which are sailing into...

Nicola
Sep 19, 2024


Northern Lights Sampler: stormy seas
This is my second post - you can find the first here - introducing my new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the Northern Lights blocks,...

Nicola
Sep 18, 2024


Northern Lights Sampler: starry skies
Are you ready for an adventure? Because today I'll be setting out to introduce my new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the Northern Lights...

Nicola
Sep 17, 2024


Button Mouse Pre-orders (and a very special treat)...
Sewing can be a rather messy business, no matter how tidy I try to be, so I sometimes imagine having a tiny troupe of helpers in my...

Nicola
Sep 16, 2024


Spring Cottage block of the month: reservations are open!
My lovely friend Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company and I cordially invite you to join us as we don our Easter bonnets and...

Nicola
Sep 2, 2024


From my Sketchbook: Christmas Market
Let's explore the Christmas Market on a frosty winter night: as stars twinkle overhead, we can wander through the colourful stalls,...

Nicola
Aug 28, 2024
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