Nicola
Welcome to an English Country Garden: the British Sew-a-Row 2023
It's May, the sun is shining (sometimes) the birds are singing (always) and the garden is blooming, so it must be time for the British...
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Nicola
- May 5
From my Sketchbook: Picnic Baskets
There are some blocks that are just so lovely to make that I really look forward to using them again. It's especially true of sampler...
Nicola
- Apr 15
Something magical coming soon...
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, quilters of all ages, my lovely friend Richla, from Got Kwilts, is launching a brand new Block of...
Nicola
- Apr 12
The British Sew-a-Row 2023
Last spring I teamed up with four amazing British quilt designers - my pandemic zoom-buddies - to create a special quilt for the late...
Nicola
- Mar 15
Block of the Month update...
We've reached the halfway point in our wonderful, whistlestop tour of London Town, so it must be time to share a few snapshots of our...
Nicola
- Mar 1
Piecing with Placement Templates
When two of my lovely customers write within days of each other asking the same question, I know I have a really good subject for a blog...
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- Feb 11
From my Sketchbook: Bowling Green Lane
Bowling Green Lane in Albrighton, Shropshire is the home of David Austin Roses: a family farm surrounded by fields of beautiful roses...
Nicola
- Jan 14
Not Just Pie in the Sky
Tilda's new collection, Pie in the Sky, will be out in a couple of weeks and as soon as I saw it I knew it would work perfectly with my...
Nicola
- Jan 9
Valentine Pattern Bundle
Valentine's Day, on the 14th of February, is a mere month away. The origins of our rather commercial celebrations are shrouded in...
Nicola
- Dec 2, 2022
The Twelve Days of Christmas Sampler: Piece of Cake Placemat
With Christmas on the horizon and a new Block of the Month programme underway, I wanted to give you a proper introduction to our 2021...
Nicola
- Nov 18, 2022
The Twelve Days of Christmas PDF Pattern Book
Just popping in on a Friday afternoon to let you know that the Twelve Days of Christmas PDF Pattern book is now available in the shop...
Nicola
- Nov 14, 2022
The Twelve Days of Christmas Sampler: part two
Welcome to part two of my introduction to all of the wonderful characters in the Twelve Days of Christmas sampler quilt. In my last post...
Nicola
- Nov 11, 2022
The Christmas Collection...
Have you given yourself permission to slip a modest packet of mince pies into your weekly shop yet? Honestly, you need the sustenance...
Nicola
- Nov 11, 2022
The Twelve Days of Christmas Sampler: part one
With Christmas on the horizon and a new Block of the Month programme underway, I wanted to give you a proper introduction to our 2021...
Nicola
- Sep 29, 2022
The Primrose Hill Sampler
Take a stroll with me on a bright spring morning: the birds are singing, the sun is shining and a gentle breeze carries a flutter of...
Nicola
- Sep 6, 2022
An Autumn Quilt Harvest
It's apple season in our garden. We've been fortunate to inherit some wonderfully gnarled old apple trees and beautifully trained...
Nicola
- Sep 1, 2022
Bag a baguette!
Along with the new Jardin de Lavande pattern book, I’ve released two more patterns that accompanied the 2021 block of the month programme...
Nicola
- Aug 30, 2022
Primrose Hill: month twelve…
We're home from our leisurely stroll through Primrose Hill, with a few delicious treats in our shopping basket and a new book: lunch and...
Nicola
- Aug 27, 2022
From my Sketchbook: Danish Hearts
Did you grow up making those little woven-heart Christmas decorations? I think I was shown at school and when I first had a home of my...
Nicola
- Aug 24, 2022
Festival of Quilts 2022
This time last week Mark and I were loading the car in readiness to travel to the NEC to set up for the Festival of Quilts. No matter how...
Nicola
- Aug 22, 2022
The Jardin de Lavande Pattern Book
As August rolls lazily towards September, I have just the thing to help you recapture the warmth of summer days as autumn approaches: the...
Nicola
- Aug 15, 2022
London Town block of the month: reservations are open!
My dear friend Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company and I hope you will join us for our wonderful new Block of the Month...
Nicola
- Aug 12, 2022
A festive Festival of Quilts
Those of you who subscribe to my newsletter will know that I've planned something a bit different for this year's Festival of Quilts,...
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