Nicola
Five Things...
1. CakeStand Quilts is FIVE years old. Back in June 2015 I opened my online shop with just one pattern, Jolly Brollies. Five years later...
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Nicola
- Jun 7, 2020
Wild Strawberries
One of the delights of putting together the Midsummer Sampler block of the month programme was dreaming up all the little extras to...
Nicola
- Jun 1, 2020
The Midsummer Sampler: block 8
It's the first day of June and we have reached the last stop on our summery stroll: the Rose Garden. My favourite place to be at this...
Nicola
- May 30, 2020
The Midsummer Sampler: block 7
After some light refreshment from our last block, its time to continue to the penultimate destination on our Midsummer stroll... the...
Nicola
- May 27, 2020
The Midsummer Sampler: block 6
My inspiration for this block also fuelled it's creation: tea! the Teapot block Although tea has been drunk in China for two thousand...
Nicola
- May 24, 2020
The Midsummer Sampler: block 5
Last time we took a quick break in the Shepherd's Hut and now it's time to head back into the garden and pick some strawberries. I wonder...
Nicola
- May 24, 2020
Podcastination...
Do you listen to anything when you're sewing? Music, audio books, radio? I'm a devoted BBC Radio 4 listener and have it on in the...
Nicola
- May 21, 2020
The Midsummer Sampler: block 4
Last time we took our leave of Orchard Cottage to travel along the country lanes to meet our hard-working friend, the Shepherd. the...
Nicola
- May 19, 2020
The Midsummer Sampler: block 3
This was the December instalment of our block of the month and we briefly imagined our summer setting in the bleak midwinter... the...
Nicola
- May 16, 2020
The Midsummer Sampler: block 2
This is the second in my posts introducing the Midsummer Sampler blocks and today we are are walking off our cake by exploring the...
Nicola
- May 13, 2020
The Midsummer Sampler: block 1
How are you? I hope you and your loved ones are feeling safe and well. I introduced this project to you almost exactly a year ago and it...
Nicola
- Mar 30, 2020
Keep Calm & Hop Along...
Good morning! A very warm welcome to CakeStand Quilts for day four of the #KeepCalmBritHop. If this is your first time visiting, I'm...
Nicola
- Mar 27, 2020
Uncharted Waters...
Well, we never thought we'd be here did we? The Covid 19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down in such a short time that we are all...
Nicola
- Mar 16, 2020
From my sketchbook: Paradise Found
EDIT: You can now buy this pattern as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here. One of my favourite aspects of quilting is the way that...
Nicola
- Feb 11, 2020
Block of the Month progress report...
This week I sent out the February Midsummer Sampler block of the month parcels. We are now over halfway through our programme, so I...
Nicola
- Jan 22, 2020
From my sketchbook: Lenten Rose...
EDIT: You can now buy this pattern as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here. There are truly lovely moments when I'm designing a new...
Nicola
- Jan 5, 2020
Happy New Decade...
This is my hundredth blog post and, by total chance, it's my first post of 2020. I'll try not to be too wistful, but this New Year does...
Nicola
- Dec 29, 2019
Do not adjust your sets...
I hand-delivered a new project to the Today's Quilter office in Bristol a couple of weeks ago and while I was there I met my lovely...
Nicola
- Dec 1, 2019
Adventures in Self Publishing: part 2
My last post explained the ‘why’ and this post will give you an insight into the ‘how’ to self-publish. Or at least how I’ve done it. I...
Nicola
- Nov 25, 2019
Inspired by Lucy...
EDIT: You can now buy this pattern as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here. I have another Today's Quilter project to share with you and...
Nicola
- Nov 19, 2019
Adventures in Self Publishing: part 1
A few years ago I sat down and started sketching blocks for an autumn-themed quilt. My eldest son was about to head off to university...
Nicola
- Nov 17, 2019
Sewing seeds...
The clocks have just gone back, the last of autumn’s leaves have fallen and spring seems a long way off. But you needn’t just dream of...
Nicola
- Oct 29, 2019
Are you sitting comfortably?
No? Then you definitely need my new project for Today's Quilter: the Pomegranate Cushion. It's another weekend-friendly project to make...
Nicola
- Oct 2, 2019
From my sketchbook: Winterlilies
Issue 54 of Today's Quilter is on your newsstands tomorrow and it is full to bursting with amazing Christmas projects, so I feel very...
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