Nicola
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...
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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
- Feb 11
From my Sketchbook: Bowling Green Lane
Bowling Green Lane in Albrighton, Shropshire is the home of David Austin Roses: a family farm surrounded by fields of beautiful roses...
Nicola
- Jan 14
Not Just Pie in the Sky
Tilda's new collection, Pie in the Sky, will be out in a couple of weeks and as soon as I saw it I knew it would work perfectly with my...
Nicola
- Jan 9
Valentine Pattern Bundle
Valentine's Day, on the 14th of February, is a mere month away. The origins of our rather commercial celebrations are shrouded in...
Nicola
- Dec 2, 2022
The Twelve Days of Christmas Sampler: Piece of Cake Placemat
With Christmas on the horizon and a new Block of the Month programme underway, I wanted to give you a proper introduction to our 2021...
Nicola
- Nov 14, 2022
The Twelve Days of Christmas Sampler: part two
Welcome to part two of my introduction to all of the wonderful characters in the Twelve Days of Christmas sampler quilt. In my last post...
Nicola
- Nov 11, 2022
The Twelve Days of Christmas Sampler: part one
With Christmas on the horizon and a new Block of the Month programme underway, I wanted to give you a proper introduction to our 2021...
Nicola
- Sep 29, 2022
The Primrose Hill Sampler
Take a stroll with me on a bright spring morning: the birds are singing, the sun is shining and a gentle breeze carries a flutter of...
Nicola
- Sep 6, 2022
An Autumn Quilt Harvest
It's apple season in our garden. We've been fortunate to inherit some wonderfully gnarled old apple trees and beautifully trained...
Nicola
- Sep 1, 2022
Bag a baguette!
Along with the new Jardin de Lavande pattern book, I’ve released two more patterns that accompanied the 2021 block of the month programme...
Nicola
- Aug 30, 2022
Primrose Hill: month twelve…
We're home from our leisurely stroll through Primrose Hill, with a few delicious treats in our shopping basket and a new book: lunch and...
Nicola
- Aug 27, 2022
From my Sketchbook: Danish Hearts
Did you grow up making those little woven-heart Christmas decorations? I think I was shown at school and when I first had a home of my...
Nicola
- Aug 22, 2022
The Jardin de Lavande Pattern Book
As August rolls lazily towards September, I have just the thing to help you recapture the warmth of summer days as autumn approaches: the...
Nicola
- Aug 15, 2022
London Town block of the month: reservations are open!
My dear friend Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company and I hope you will join us for our wonderful new Block of the Month...
Nicola
- Jul 10, 2022
Primrose Hill: month ten…
Can you believe we’ve reached the tenth instalment of the Today's Quilter block of the month? Just two more months before we start...
Nicola
- Jul 7, 2022
From my Sketchbook: Everlasting Love
This quilt began as a slight obsession: I glimpsed a quilt as I was scrolling through Instagram. It was posted by Christopher Wilson-Tate...
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