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Spellbound Sew-along: week 4
Toadstools Beloved of childrens’ book authors, the Toadstool has long been imagined as the home of various pixies, fairies and elves. The...
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Nicola
- Jun 14, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 3
Moon & Star Our enchanted garden is lit by a waning crescent moon. Far away from the constant glow of streetlights, moonlight makes the...
Nicola
- Jun 7, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 2
Pumpkin A familiar symbol of autumn abundance, the Pumpkin is an essential part of Thanksgiving feasts in Canada and the United States....
Nicola
- May 30, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 1
Gothic Gatehouse When designing the blocks for the Spellbound sampler I pictured an abandoned garden at dusk in late Autumn. As nature...
Nicola
- May 22, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: preparing your fabric
EDIT: Although the sew-along has finished, you can still use the weekly posts as a guide and sew with a group of friends. You can find...
Nicola
- Apr 17, 2018
The Sewing Quarter...
Back in December I was writing about the serendipity of snow and about things that happen just when you need them to. Well, a few...
Nicola
- Feb 6, 2018
Spellbound...
Edit: All of the posts & tutorials from 2018's Spellbound Sew-along can be found here. I've finished my Spellbound Sampler Quilt at long...
Nicola
- Dec 23, 2017
It's all about the timing...
We rarely have snow in Shropshire, but this month it arrived right on cue as I joined the Moda Bakeshop chefs in their Countdown to...
Nicola
- Nov 6, 2017
Festival Cushions...
The next tutorial I want to share with you uses just one Petit Four block and is based on the cushions I made for my Festival of Quilts...
Nicola
- Nov 2, 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
- Oct 2, 2017
Sticking my beak in...
I had an email from one of my lovely customers, Jessica, this morning. She's been making my To Skye quilt and was having a few problems...
Nicola
- Jul 25, 2017
Simple Hand Quilting Ideas...
A warm welcome if you've joined me from the marvellous Moda Bakeshop. Here, as promised, are my favourite tips for those of you...
Nicola
- Jul 10, 2017
Honeybee Hive Block...
This week I'm sharing a tutorial to make our Honeybees a hive to call home (and if you're wondering what on earth I'm talking about, take...
Nicola
- Jun 30, 2017
Honeybee Block...
One of my dearest friends approached me a few weeks ago to ask whether I could help her customise one of my patterns. Her work colleague...
Nicola
- May 16, 2017
Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside...
I've been chatting to my lovely friend, Jackie (you can chat with her too, on Instagram, she's @jacki_nash ) about her wonderful,...
Nicola
- Mar 18, 2017
Lightbulb moments...
I was catching up with Edyta Sitar's fabulous YouTube channel, Quilting Window, the other day. Firstly, a little about Edyta: she's a...
Nicola
- Nov 23, 2016
Hang by the chimney with care...
You may remember me piecing some little Christmas trees last year, for my festive version of Homely Joys. My test block has spent the...
Nicola
- Sep 14, 2016
Stepping back in time...
The lovely people at the Moda Bakeshop have let me post another tutorial - it's called Stepping Stones, you can find it here - and I...
Nicola
- Mar 31, 2016
Take an umbrella, just in case...
I had always planned to include a couple of blocks from my patterns in my Keep Calm and Carry On quilt. The cakestand block from Vintage...
Nicola
- Mar 28, 2016
Slow and Steady Wins the Race...
I finished my Keep Calm And Carry On quilt this morning and I'm a little bit sorry. I've thoroughly enjoyed making every single block,...
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