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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...

Nicola
May 15, 2023


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 14, 2023


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 12, 2023


From my Sketchbook: Picnic Baskets
EDIT: This pattern, renamed Vintage Baskets , is now available as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here . There are some blocks that are...

Nicola
May 5, 2023


From my Sketchbook: Bowling Green Lane
EDIT: You can now buy Bowling Green Lane as a PDF Pattern here or as a Paper Pattern here. Bowling Green Lane in Albrighton, Shropshire...

Nicola
Feb 11, 2023


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 14, 2023


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
Jan 9, 2023


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
Dec 2, 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 14, 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
Nov 11, 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 29, 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 6, 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
Sep 1, 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 30, 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 27, 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 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
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