Nicola
Roll up, roll up...
If you’re a quilter, then the Festival of Quilts - four glorious, fabric-filled days - really does seem like the greatest show on earth....
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Nicola
- Jul 21, 2019
Moda Bakeshop Summer Camp...
This is the second year that the Moda Bakeshop have hosted their wonderful Quilter's Summer Camp and this year we're at the beach. Since...
Nicola
- Jul 20, 2019
From my sketchbook: Hazel
I first had the idea for this quilt when I was making my Make Sail quilt, way back when...Laying out the homeward bound blocks it...
Nicola
- May 11, 2019
On the Crest of a Wave
I've just put the last few stitches in the binding of my Sailing By Sampler. It's been pouring down whilst I've stitched and I've been...
Nicola
- May 3, 2019
Midsummer Sampler Block of the Month...
Join me and my lovely friend Andrea from the Willow Cottage Quilt Company to make the The Midsummer Sampler Block of the Month programme...
Nicola
- Apr 27, 2019
Colouring Quilts: Spindleberry
The garden is wreathed with blossom at the moment. It's such a lovely time of year - I have a May birthday, so I might be a bit biased -...
Nicola
- Apr 25, 2019
Spring has sprung...
...the bird is on the wing. Or busy nesting by now, I should think! If you're doing a little nesting yourself, or making a quilt for...
Nicola
- Mar 31, 2019
Making plans...
I'm busy planning for this year's Festival of Quilts so in my Spring Newsletter I asked my lovely subscribers for their thoughts on quilt...
Nicola
- Mar 15, 2019
British Traditions...
This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the Quilters Guild of the British Isles. The Guild was established in 1979 to "...bring...
Nicola
- Feb 25, 2019
Colouring Quilts: Forget-me-not
The Forget-me-not quilt is a celebration of the versatility of the humble nine-patch...and you know how much I love a nine-patch. Now,...
Nicola
- Feb 22, 2019
The Kitchen Garden: choosing fabric...
I briefly mentioned a few of the key fabrics I used in my Kitchen Garden quilt in my last post and a few of you have enquired about the...
Nicola
- Feb 20, 2019
Everything in the Garden's lovely...
Whilst I'm always excited to see my Postman deliver the latest copy of Today's Quilter, this month I've been waiting rather impatiently...
Nicola
- Jan 27, 2019
Dala Horses: not just for Christmas...
I’m blaming Trish. You see, just before Christmas I shared a tutorial for a Dala Horse block on the Moda Bakeshop, as part of their...
Nicola
- Jan 17, 2019
The Sailing By Sampler...
Welcome to a new Petit Four tutorial: my finishing instructions for the Sailing By Sampler quilt. As before, the tutorial is for those of...
Nicola
- Jan 16, 2019
Introducing the Sailing By Sampler blocks...
I am so happy to be to introducing a new series of Petit Four blocks to you, inspired by wonderful memories of seaside holidays. When I...
Nicola
- Jan 5, 2019
Your favourite posts of 2018...
This seems slightly self-indulgent of me but, two and a half years and seventy-odd posts in, I was interested in finding out which topics...
Nicola
- Jan 1, 2019
From my Sketchbook: Homeward Bound...
At the darkest time of the year, it's lovely to stay warm and cosy inside making a quilt that looks forward to bright spring days ahead....
Nicola
- Dec 17, 2018
Winterstweet Tutorial: Part Three...
This morning I put the last few stitches in the binding of my Wintersweet quilt...just in the (saint) nick of time. You might remember...
Nicola
- Dec 13, 2018
All wrapped up...
Have you been opening the Moda Bakeshop Advent Calendar this year? My fellow Chefs and I have been rustling up some Christmas treats for...
Nicola
- Nov 27, 2018
From my Sketchbook: Flower Baskets...
You may already know how much I love basket quilts, so when Today's Quilter approached me to design one for them I was mustard keen. I...
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