I am so thankful. For so many things: My Best Friend and Savior Jesus - I may not be an obvious or typical Jesus Freak, but I know that I need Him every single day, hour, minute, microsecond, you get the picture. My wife (My other Best...
Howdy! Dropping into this dusty ole blog again. I swear I love coming here, but it seems like there is NEVER enough time to stop and visit with you. This pile on the cutting table is partly why in my clean up adventure this fall/winter in...
Peace...
Honestly, I Just LOVE everything Jennifer Paganelli does. Her fabric design and color sense really speak to me. Well, serenade me is more like it. Full, rich, and over the top. Sheer joy to my soul. Seriously. ColorBrigade is a perfect example. Lush florals and highly detailed damask like...
So this summer during my time at Sisters, I got to know Natalie Barnes from beyond the reef a little better. What a sweet, kind-hearted and loving lady! And she just loves color and design and flora and fauna as much as I do. She lives in Los Angeles,...
Good Morning, Afternoon, Evening! For those of you new to visiting the Blue Nickel (as I like to call this site), welcome! For those who have been coming for awhile, the next statement will not surprise you in the least. I only had 10 + months to prepare...
Alrighty then, Here's an attempt at catching you up on the Splendid Sampler blocks I have already done. I had these actually all done in April or March of this year I think. I just let other posts and life and yardwork and other "stuff" get...
Hey there! Remember the Splendid Sampler project that I was talking about earlier in the year? Well, I am finally getting back to it. Today I have block 65 from Siobhan Rogers. Here is the link to the Splendid Sampler site. You can find the pattern...
Today's post is my last "catch-up" on fabric reviews. Aaron at Hoffman Fabrics is amazing! I only met him at Market last fall and his enthusiasm over his new Me + You division over at Hoffman Fabrics was so infectious! I told him that I really wasn't all...
And as promised, here is today's incredible giveaway! (if this is your first time at the Blue Nickel-Welcome! You can read the intro to today's post here.) I am sucker for beautiful organized spaces. Probably because in the past I have been so poor at keeping...