Nicola
British Sew-a-Row: Dawn Chorus
Welcome to week two of the English Garden British Sew-a-row. Before I introduce you to my Dawn Chorus blocks, let me remind you of our...
top of page
Nicola
- May 16, 2022
British Sew-a-Row: Raining Cats & Dogs
Welcome to week one of the British Sew-a-row. Before I introduce you to my row, Raining Cats & Dogs, let me remind you of our summer...
Nicola
- Jul 21, 2019
Moda Bakeshop Summer Camp...
This is the second year that the Moda Bakeshop have hosted their wonderful Quilter's Summer Camp and this year we're at the beach. Since...
Nicola
- Jan 27, 2019
Dala Horses: not just for Christmas...
I’m blaming Trish. You see, just before Christmas I shared a tutorial for a Dala Horse block on the Moda Bakeshop, as part of their...
Nicola
- Jan 5, 2019
Your favourite posts of 2018...
This seems slightly self-indulgent of me but, two and a half years and seventy-odd posts in, I was interested in finding out which topics...
Nicola
- Dec 13, 2018
All wrapped up...
Have you been opening the Moda Bakeshop Advent Calendar this year? My fellow Chefs and I have been rustling up some Christmas treats for...
Nicola
- Aug 1, 2018
Spellbound sew-along: week 10
It's the final week of our summer sew-along and for those of you looking for the border and finishing instructions, you can find them...
Nicola
- Jul 26, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 9
Cobweb The Garden Spider builds her delicate web - often over twelve inches in diameter - every single day and although we may be...
Nicola
- Jul 19, 2018
Spellbound sew-along: week 8
Wise Owl Is there anything quite as eerily atmospheric as the call of an owl? But the t’wit t’woo of the Tawny is, in fact, a duet...
Nicola
- Jul 11, 2018
Spellbound sew-along: week 7
The Raven The subject of Edgar Allen Poe’s Gothic poem and revered, often feared, in folklore, the Raven is one of our most intelligent,...
Nicola
- Jul 4, 2018
Spellbound sew-along: week 6
Moonlit Bat No Gothic garden would be complete without a resident Bat, circling through the darkening trees at dusk before retreating to...
Nicola
- Jul 3, 2018
Rainy Day Runner workshop...
Never was a workshop so poorly named. It was a gloriously sunny day when I taught a group of lovely friends from my local quilting group,...
Nicola
- Jun 28, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 5
Merveille du Jour When I started drafting a bat block for the Spellbound Sampler - we’ll be meeting him next week - I realised what...
Nicola
- Jun 21, 2018
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...
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 21, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along...
Are you ready for a summer sew-along? My lovely friend Andrea - from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company - and I will be making a Spellbound...
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...
bottom of page