Nicola
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...
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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 30, 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 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
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
Aug 25, 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 15, 2017
All the fun of the...Festival...
I've been home for two days but my head is still spinning from everything I saw and experienced at my first Festival of Quilts as an...
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
Jun 10, 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 1, 2017
Festival of Quilts update...
It's just over two (short) months until the Festival of Quilts. I've been sewing like a mad thing and managed to leave piles of fabric in...
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
Mar 16, 2017
Bookish...
Our prompt for #igquiltfest today was books. I love books. Really LOVE them. They've been a life-long passion and, luckily, one that my...
Nicola
Mar 14, 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 10, 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 7, 2017
Notions...
Are you taking part in the Instagram Quiltfest? It's been masterminded - and I don't think that's too strong a word - by Amy Ellis of...
Nicola
Feb 1, 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
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
Jan 7, 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
Dec 21, 2016
Playing with Buttons...
My Granny had a box of buttons that I used to absolutely LOVE playing with. For hours. This was back in the olden days, of course, pre...
Nicola
Dec 2, 2016
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
Nov 25, 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...
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