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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...

Introducing the Sailing By Sampler blocks...

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 14, 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...

Nicola

Nov 2, 2018

Colouring Quilts: Day Out...

There's always so much to do before Christmas but I'm still temped to add just one more project and come November I can't resist starting...

Nicola

Oct 24, 2018

Spellbound Sampler Giveaway...

*Congratulations to our two lovely winners: subscriber Emilie and Instagram follower Elise* To celebrate the Spellbound Sampler Book now...

Nicola

Oct 20, 2018

Wintersweet Tutorial: Part Two...

If you didn't catch Part One of the tutorial - which has the pattern for piecing your top - you can find it here. This time I'll be...

Nicola

Oct 4, 2018

Colouring Quilts: Vintage China...

This is the first in a new series of posts that explores the easiest way to make a quilt truly your own: your choice of fabric. There may...

Nicola

Sep 22, 2018

Wintersweet Tutorial: Part One...

Do you ever see fabric and think ‘I really must make something with that’? Silly question, you’re quilters, so of course you do. Well, a...

Nicola

Sep 21, 2018