Nicola
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...
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Nicola
Sep 24
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 19
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 18
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 17
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 16
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 2
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
Aug 28
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 15
Meet the Button Mice...
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
Jul 3
From my Sketchbook: Heavenly Honeysuckle
I have a deliciously summery quilt to share with you today and it's a little bit different for me. Although I consider myself a devoted...
Nicola
Jul 2
Postcard from the Lake District
I know this is a quilting blog, but... would you like to see my holiday photos? You would? Well, that's a relief because we're home from...
Nicola
Jun 26
All aboard the Alpine Express...
Are you a sewing room traveller? As much as I like to do some real-life travelling, I also love to create a quilty postcard to remind me...
Nicola
May 16
Northern Lights BOM update...
We've reached the halfway point in our expedition to the Arctic Circle, the Northern Lights block of the month programme. Here are a few...
Nicola
May 2
Introducing the Spring Cottage block of the month...
I cordially invite you to join me and my lovely friend Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company as we don our Easter bonnets and best...
Nicola
Apr 6
From my Sketchbook: Count your Chickens
I have a delightfully happy quilt to share with you today as Count your Chickens flutters into the new issue of Today's Quilter. The...
Nicola
Mar 29
Tulip Fever
I can't wait for the tulips to start appearing in the garden. Quite literally: I've been buying bunches from the supermarket already -...
Nicola
Mar 2
Daffodowndilly
She wore her yellow sun-bonnet, She wore her greenest gown; She turned to the south wind And curtsied up and down. She turned to the...
Nicola
Jan 31
Celebrating Tilda Fabrics
Tilda Fabric's new collection, Jubilee, is released tomorrow and while every Tilda release is exciting, this one is a little bit special...
Nicola
Jan 11
Small Wins (an extract from my January newsletter)
This is traditionally the time for making resolutions, but resolutions are rather hard to keep in January (I've always wondered why...
Nicola
Nov 22, 2023
Christmas Gifting
My recent exploration of the Christmas quilt cupboard - always a lovely way to spend a chilly Sunday afternoon - yielded a flurry of...
Nicola
Nov 20, 2023
Third Time's a Charm...
Or a Pear! I first shared this Christmas Stocking tutorial back in 2016, it had another outing as part of an Advent sew-along with the...
Nicola
Nov 15, 2023
Vintage Circus Sew-along: month 5
Welcome to the last month of our Vintage Circus sewalong! Before we wave you goodbye, Richla, from Got Kwilts, and I are sharing our...
Nicola
Nov 6, 2023
Northern Lights block of the month: reservations are open!
Join me and my fearless travelling companion Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company as we embark on our latest block of the month...
Nicola
Oct 27, 2023
From my Sketchbook: Comfort & Joy
When I started knitting as a teenager I dreamed of making a fairisle - or, more correctly, stranded colourwork - jumper. Alas, neither...
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