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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 22, 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
Aug 15, 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 10, 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...

Nicola
Jul 7, 2022


Primrose Hill: month nine…
Welcome to month nine of the Today's Quilter block of the month. This month we're wandering through the side streets, admiring the pretty...

Nicola
Jun 9, 2022


From my sketchbook: Peacock Palace
When I designed a dear little Tystie for my To Skye! quilt back in 2016, little did I know what I'd started. My Tystie soon evolved into...

Nicola
May 31, 2022


Primrose Hill: month eight…
It's a beautiful spring day in Primrose Hill and this month we're going to be leaning on a lamp post as we consider whether to buy an ice...

Nicola
May 18, 2022


From my Sketchbook: Gillyflower
Often when I make one project, it sews the seed for another. It might be a particular technique I enjoy, or a block that needs exploring...

Nicola
Apr 15, 2022


Primrose Hill: month seven…
Shall we continue our leisurely amble along the charming shopping streets of Primrose Hill? This month we have a real treat in store: a...

Nicola
Apr 14, 2022


Primrose Hill: month four…
It's a crisp, wintery morning in Primrose Hill and this month we are going to add some welcome cheer to gloomy January with a trip to the...

Nicola
Jan 21, 2022


Primrose Hill: month three…
We're continuing on our stroll through Primrose Hill this December with a spot of Christmas shopping and I have some baskets at the ready...

Nicola
Dec 23, 2021


Primrose Hill: month two…
Are you wrapped up nice and warm? Let's continue our stroll through Primrose Hill with a block inspired by something this area is best...

Nicola
Nov 25, 2021


Primrose Hill: month one…
Our leisurely stroll through Primrose Hill has begun (hurray). This month’s blocks are the Tulip and Forget-me-not Flowerpots. November...

Nicola
Nov 2, 2021


Primrose Hill Sampler: gathering your supplies
I’m looking forward to sharing the first blocks in the Today’s Quilter Primrose Hill block of the month very soon. But while we wait...

Nicola
Oct 29, 2021


From my sketchbook: Rosehip
EDIT: You can now buy Rosehip as a PDF Pattern here or as a Paper Pattern here . I mentioned earlier this year that I was planning (yet)...

Nicola
Sep 2, 2021


Welcome to Primrose Hill...
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
Aug 23, 2021


Twelve Days of Christmas block of the month: reservations are open...
...or should that be unwrapped? My dear friend Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company and I hope you will join us for our wonderful...

Nicola
Aug 16, 2021


From my Sketchbook: Back to School
EDIT: You can now buy this pattern - renamed Kindergarten - as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here. You may have noticed my *cough*...

Nicola
Aug 5, 2021


Jardin de Lavande sampler: the lavender fields
Over the past few weeks I've been introducing you to my new Jardin de Lavande blocks - prior to their release in July - and taking you on...

Nicola
Jul 9, 2021
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