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Nicola

Mar 23, 2018

From my Sketchbook: Hearth & Home...

EDIT: You can now buy this pattern as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here. As an idealistic architectural student - many (many) moons...

Nicola

Aug 29, 2017

Exhibiting at the Festival of Quilts...

I promised you a detailed post on preparing for and exhibiting at the Festival of Quilts and here it is. I'll apologise in advance if...

Nicola

Jan 31, 2017

Festival of Quilts 2017...

Are you going? Although I've attended the Festival as a visitor, this year will be my first as an exhibitor and I'm really looking...

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

Feb 22, 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

Jan 22, 2016

Sewing Along...

Have you ever joined a sew-a-long? I'm always keen and have sewn along with Flickr and Instagram groups - both photo-sharing sites -...

Nicola

Dec 30, 2015

Have you signed up for our seasonal newsletter? I'll be sending them out four times a year - in February, May, August & November - to...

Nicola

Jun 10, 2015

Hello...

Welcome to CakeStand Quilts, my name is Nicola Dodd and it's lovely to meet you. I became smitten with quilting about five years ago. At...