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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,...

Nicola
Mar 28, 2016


Keep Calm & Carry On...
Thanks to Storm Imogen and a rather wet and windy weekend in Cornwall I've been whizzing through my Moda Bakeshop Birthday Sew-along ...

Nicola
Mar 6, 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


Binding a Quilt...
Every quilter has their own 'preferred method' of binding a quilt and there are lots (and lots) of really good tutorials available in...

Nicola
Feb 14, 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
Jan 22, 2016


Sign up for my seasonal newsletter...
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
Dec 30, 2015


Oh Christmas Tree...
Christmas trees and country vicarages: a quilt for the festive season...

Nicola
Oct 28, 2015


Triangle in a Square Block...
I won't lie, the triangle in a square block is a bit tricky. Before being sewn into a quilt, the corners of that triangle just don't...

Nicola
Sep 2, 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...

Nicola
Jun 10, 2015
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