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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...
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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
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
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
Oct 9, 2023
Introducing Northern Lights...
Join me and my fearless travelling companion Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company as we prepare for our latest block of the month...
Nicola
Aug 7, 2023
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...
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Apr 12, 2023
The British Sew-a-Row 2023
Last spring I teamed up with four amazing British quilt designers - my pandemic zoom-buddies - to create a special quilt for the late...
Nicola
Mar 15, 2023
Block of the Month update...
We've reached the halfway point in our wonderful, whistlestop tour of London Town, so it must be time to share a few snapshots of our...
Nicola
Aug 24, 2022
Festival of Quilts 2022
This time last week Mark and I were loading the car in readiness to travel to the NEC to set up for the Festival of Quilts. No matter how...
Nicola
Aug 12, 2022
A festive Festival of Quilts
Those of you who subscribe to my newsletter will know that I've planned something a bit different for this year's Festival of Quilts,...
Nicola
Jun 27, 2022
Roll up, roll up!
For the past few years I’ve joined my fellow Moda Bakeshop chefs for a summer sewalong and this year we have something a little bit...
Nicola
Jun 1, 2022
Introducing London Town...
Join me and my lovely (anglophile) friend Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company as we excitedly wave the flag for our new Block of...
Nicola
May 9, 2022
Welcome to the British Sew-a-Row
Doing anything this summer? Fancy joining me and four of my dearest quilty friends to make a beautiful heirloom quilt to mark the Queen's...
Nicola
Apr 25, 2022
The British Sew-a-Row
It probably won't have escaped your notice that we are celebrating a very special anniversary here in the UK: our wonderful Queen's...
Nicola
Apr 1, 2022
At home with quilts: Coastal
In the last of my series of posts exploring how we can use quilts inspired by popular themes in home décor in our own homes, I'm heading...
Nicola
Mar 29, 2022
Block of the Month update...
As I prepare to send out the month six parcels to my festive choir of participants, I thought it was about time I shared a few key notes...
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Mar 1, 2022
At home with quilts: Arts & Crafts
As we head into spring, I'm continuing with my series of posts exploring popular themes in home décor and looking at how we can use...
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