Nicola
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...
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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
Wavecrest Cushion...
A very warm ‘welcome aboard’ if you’re joining me from the Moda Bakeshop, I hope you’re enjoying this month’s Building Blocks series and...
Nicola
- Aug 29, 2018
Festival of Quilts 2018...
Has it really been two weeks since we packed up, reloaded the car and headed home from the Festival of Quilts? Having shared some really...
Nicola
- Aug 8, 2018
And we’re off...
My bags are packed and I’m off to Birmingham for the Festival of Quilts. So come and say hello on stand C7 (same spot as last year) and...
Nicola
- Aug 1, 2018
Spellbound sew-along: week 10
It's the final week of our summer sew-along and for those of you looking for the border and finishing instructions, you can find them...
Nicola
- Jul 26, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 9
Cobweb The Garden Spider builds her delicate web - often over twelve inches in diameter - every single day and although we may be...
Nicola
- Jul 19, 2018
Spellbound sew-along: week 8
Wise Owl Is there anything quite as eerily atmospheric as the call of an owl? But the t’wit t’woo of the Tawny is, in fact, a duet...
Nicola
- Jul 13, 2018
From my Sketchbook: Sprig
EDIT: You can now buy the Sprig quilt & Posy cushion as PDFs here or as Paper Patterns here. The lovely people at Today’s Quilter have...
Nicola
- Jul 11, 2018
Spellbound sew-along: week 7
The Raven The subject of Edgar Allen Poe’s Gothic poem and revered, often feared, in folklore, the Raven is one of our most intelligent,...
Nicola
- Jul 4, 2018
Spellbound sew-along: week 6
Moonlit Bat No Gothic garden would be complete without a resident Bat, circling through the darkening trees at dusk before retreating to...
Nicola
- Jul 3, 2018
Rainy Day Runner workshop...
Never was a workshop so poorly named. It was a gloriously sunny day when I taught a group of lovely friends from my local quilting group,...
Nicola
- Jun 28, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 5
Merveille du Jour When I started drafting a bat block for the Spellbound Sampler - we’ll be meeting him next week - I realised what...
Nicola
- Jun 21, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 4
Toadstools Beloved of childrens’ book authors, the Toadstool has long been imagined as the home of various pixies, fairies and elves. The...
Nicola
- Jun 14, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 3
Moon & Star Our enchanted garden is lit by a waning crescent moon. Far away from the constant glow of streetlights, moonlight makes the...
Nicola
- Jun 7, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 2
Pumpkin A familiar symbol of autumn abundance, the Pumpkin is an essential part of Thanksgiving feasts in Canada and the United States....
Nicola
- May 30, 2018
Spellbound Sew-along: week 1
Gothic Gatehouse When designing the blocks for the Spellbound sampler I pictured an abandoned garden at dusk in late Autumn. As nature...
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