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Block of the Month update...
We are now just over halfway through our quilters' journey to the lavender fields of Provence and the Jardin de Lavande block of the...

Nicola
Feb 11, 2021


Welcome to the Studio...
If you've been reading my newsletter, you'll already know that we've been building a home office/studio in our garden this autumn. It's...

Nicola
Dec 30, 2020


Five Things...
1. CakeStand Quilts is FIVE years old. Back in June 2015 I opened my online shop with just one pattern, Jolly Brollies. Five years later...

Nicola
Jun 8, 2020


Podcastination...
Do you listen to anything when you're sewing? Music, audio books, radio? I'm a devoted BBC Radio 4 listener and have it on in the...

Nicola
May 24, 2020


Keep Calm & Hop Along...
Good morning! A very warm welcome to CakeStand Quilts for day four of the #KeepCalmBritHop. If this is your first time visiting, I'm...

Nicola
Mar 31, 2020


Uncharted Waters...
Well, we never thought we'd be here did we? The Covid 19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down in such a short time that we are all...

Nicola
Mar 27, 2020


Block of the Month progress report...
This week I sent out the February Midsummer Sampler block of the month parcels. We are now over halfway through our programme, so I...

Nicola
Feb 11, 2020


Happy New Decade...
This is my hundredth blog post and, by total chance, it's my first post of 2020. I'll try not to be too wistful, but this New Year does...

Nicola
Jan 5, 2020


Do not adjust your sets...
I hand-delivered a new project to the Today's Quilter office in Bristol a couple of weeks ago and while I was there I met my lovely...

Nicola
Dec 29, 2019


Adventures in Self Publishing: part 2
My last post explained the ‘why’ and this post will give you an insight into the ‘how’ to self-publish. Or at least how I’ve done it. I...

Nicola
Dec 1, 2019


Adventures in Self Publishing: part 1
A few years ago I sat down and started sketching blocks for an autumn-themed quilt. My eldest son was about to head off to university...

Nicola
Nov 19, 2019


Festival of Quilts 2019...
I’ve unpacked, caught up with my emails and restocked the website, so it’s time to look back at the whirlwind that was this year’s...

Nicola
Aug 13, 2019


Roll up, roll up...
If you’re a quilter, then the Festival of Quilts - four glorious, fabric-filled days - really does seem like the greatest show on earth....

Nicola
Jul 22, 2019


Colouring Quilts: Spindleberry
The garden is wreathed with blossom at the moment. It's such a lovely time of year - I have a May birthday, so I might be a bit biased -...

Nicola
Apr 27, 2019


Making plans...
I'm busy planning for this year's Festival of Quilts so in my Spring Newsletter I asked my lovely subscribers for their thoughts on quilt...

Nicola
Mar 31, 2019


British Traditions...
This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the Quilters Guild of the British Isles. The Guild was established in 1979 to "...bring...

Nicola
Mar 15, 2019


Colouring Quilts: Forget-me-not
The Forget-me-not quilt is a celebration of the versatility of the humble nine-patch...and you know how much I love a nine-patch. Now,...

Nicola
Feb 25, 2019


Your favourite posts of 2018...
This seems slightly self-indulgent of me but, two and a half years and seventy-odd posts in, I was interested in finding out which topics...

Nicola
Jan 5, 2019


Colouring Quilts: Day Out...
There's always so much to do before Christmas but I'm still temped to add just one more project and come November I can't resist starting...

Nicola
Nov 2, 2018


Spellbound Sampler Giveaway...
*Congratulations to our two lovely winners: subscriber Emilie and Instagram follower Elise* To celebrate the Spellbound Sampler Book now...

Nicola
Oct 24, 2018
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