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Present and correct...
I love making Christmas gifts but the secrecy required nearly kills me, so it’s really good to finally share what I was making in...

Nicola
Jan 8, 2018


A Festive Table Runner...
EDIT: You can now buy this pattern as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here. My subscription copy of Today's Quilter arrived last week...

Nicola
Nov 14, 2017


The Spellbound Sampler...
Edit: All of the posts & tutorials from 2018's Spellbound Sew-along can be found here. Welcome to my first Petit Four tutorial: finishing...

Nicola
Nov 2, 2017


Introducing Petit Fours...
There has been lots of thoughtful discussion on Instagram recently about making what YOU really love, combining projects and fabrics in...

Nicola
Oct 30, 2017


From my sketchbook: Woodruff...
I was lucky enough to post another Moda Bakeshop recipe last month. A pretty Charm-Pack-friendly quilt I called 'Woodruff' (you can find...

Nicola
Aug 25, 2017


From my Sketchbook: Pennine Star...
My most recent finish, Pennine Star, has an interesting history. The design was created a century ago by Northumberland quilter Elizabeth...

Nicola
Jun 10, 2017


From my Sketchbook: To Skye!
Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing Onward the sailors cry Carry the lad that's born to be King Over the sea to Skye... My...

Nicola
Mar 14, 2017


Forget-me-not...
I wrote this post last September and I hope you'll bear with me reposting it, because it has a happy ending. And we all need a few happy...

Nicola
Mar 10, 2017


From my sketchbook: Mr McGregor's Garden...
I suspect you may not be all that familiar with early landscape drawings, but I love them: the plans and elevations are often...

Nicola
Feb 1, 2017


From my sketchbook: Vintage China...
I'm quite keen on the cake stand quilt block, you might have noticed ;-) They are one of the large family of basket blocks that started...

Nicola
Jan 7, 2017


From my sketchbook: Homely Joys...
I have a real soft spot for Homely Joys . I originally drafted the house block to make some Christmas gifts for my nieces. They live in a...

Nicola
Dec 2, 2016


From my sketchbook: Make Sail...
If you've ever been curious about the design process, I hope you'll find this new occasional series interesting. I'm starting with my...

Nicola
Nov 25, 2016


Forget-me...
Sometimes things just don't go to plan do they? So, of course, that must also apply when you're designing a quilt. Most of my designs...

Nicola
Sep 2, 2016


Pinch me...
I'm slightly overexcited to tell you that I've written a tutorial for the Moda Bakeshop. It's for a quilt that I've called 'Speedwell' -...

Nicola
Feb 22, 2016
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