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Meet the Button Mice...
Sewing can be a rather messy business, no matter how tidy I try to be, so I sometimes imagine having a tiny troupe of helpers in my...

Nicola
Aug 15, 2024


From my Sketchbook: Heavenly Honeysuckle
I have a deliciously summery quilt to share with you today and it's a little bit different for me. Although I consider myself a devoted...

Nicola
Jul 3, 2024


Postcard from the Lake District
I know this is a quilting blog, but... would you like to see my holiday photos? You would? Well, that's a relief because we're home from...

Nicola
Jul 2, 2024


All aboard the Alpine Express...
Are you a sewing room traveller? As much as I like to do some real-life travelling, I also love to create a quilty postcard to remind me...

Nicola
Jun 26, 2024


Northern Lights BOM update...
We've reached the halfway point in our expedition to the Arctic Circle , the Northern Lights block of the month programme. Here are a...

Nicola
May 16, 2024


Introducing the Spring Cottage block of the month...
I cordially invite you to join me and my lovely friend Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company as we don our Easter bonnets and best...

Nicola
May 2, 2024


From my Sketchbook: Count your Chickens
I have a delightfully happy quilt to share with you today as Count your Chickens flutters into the new issue of Today's Quilter. The...

Nicola
Apr 6, 2024


Tulip Fever
I can't wait for the tulips to start appearing in the garden. Quite literally: I've been buying bunches from the supermarket already -...

Nicola
Mar 29, 2024


Daffodowndilly
She wore her yellow sun-bonnet, She wore her greenest gown; She turned to the south wind And curtsied up and down. She turned to the...

Nicola
Mar 2, 2024


Celebrating Tilda Fabrics
Tilda Fabric's new collection, Jubilee, is released tomorrow and while every Tilda release is exciting, this one is a little bit special...

Nicola
Jan 31, 2024


Small Wins (an extract from my January newsletter)
This is traditionally the time for making resolutions, but resolutions are rather hard to keep in January (I've always wondered why...

Nicola
Jan 11, 2024


Christmas Gifting
My recent exploration of the Christmas quilt cupboard - always a lovely way to spend a chilly Sunday afternoon - yielded a flurry of...

Nicola
Nov 22, 2023


Third Time's a Charm...
Or a Pear! I first shared this Christmas Stocking tutorial back in 2016, it had another outing as part of an Advent sew-along with the...

Nicola
Nov 20, 2023


Vintage Circus Sew-along: month 5
Welcome to the last month of our Vintage Circus sewalong! Before we wave you goodbye, Richla, from Got Kwilts, and I are sharing our...

Nicola
Nov 15, 2023


Northern Lights block of the month: reservations are open!
Join me and my fearless travelling companion Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company as we embark on our latest block of the month...

Nicola
Nov 6, 2023


From my Sketchbook: Comfort & Joy
When I started knitting as a teenager I dreamed of making a fairisle - or, more correctly, stranded colourwork - jumper. Alas, neither...

Nicola
Oct 27, 2023


Vintage Circus Sew-along: month 4
Welcome to month four of the Vintage Circus sewalong! Richla, from Got Kwilts, and I are putting our hands together for the final pair of...

Nicola
Oct 17, 2023


Introducing Northern Lights...
Join me and my fearless travelling companion Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company as we prepare for our latest block of the month...

Nicola
Oct 9, 2023


Spellbinding Small Projects
The nights are drawing in and Halloween and Bonfire Night are on the (darkening) horizon. As we stock up the larder with comforting...

Nicola
Sep 26, 2023


Vintage Circus Sew-along: month 3
Welcome to month three of the Vintage Circus sewalong! This month Richla, from Got Kwilts, and I are welcoming you into the BIG Top......

Nicola
Sep 26, 2023


Vintage Circus Sew-along: month 2
Welcome to month two of the Vintage Circus sewalong! Richla, from Got Kwilts, and I are topping up our popcorn before we tackle this...

Nicola
Sep 2, 2023


London Town Sampler: the London Eye, Union Jack & Brolly Blocks
This is the last of my five posts introducing the new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the London Town blocks. For the past nine months...

Nicola
Aug 28, 2023


London Town Sampler: London Transport & Liberty's
Welcome to post four introducing the new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the London Town blocks. For the past nine months Andrea from the...

Nicola
Aug 25, 2023


London Town Sampler: The Cutty Sark & Royal Parks
Welcome to my third post introducing the new Petit FOUR sampler patterns, the London Town blocks. For the past nine months Andrea from...

Nicola
Aug 24, 2023
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