Hey there, it's my day on the OLFAholidays tour! When Yvonne at Olfa wanted to know if I wanted to be on the OLFAholidays tour, of course, I said yes! Any chance to tell you about cool stuff that can help you make quilts!! Here's a Story...
So my question for you today is this - Why do you stop by the Blue Nickel? How can the Blue Nickel become a great quilting blog? Or maybe the question is what can make the Blue Nickel blog a better quilting blog? The other...
I don't know why I always feel like working with Triangles when I encounter any fabric designed by Lotta Jansdotter. Does it have something to do with having Scandinavian blood in my veins? I don't know...
Let me start out by saying generally I haven't liked batik fabric in the past, but these days I have been much more interested in the new modern batik fabric showing up out there. The Modern Batiks are not the same as the old-school-muddy-overly-busy batiks...
I feel like I have been waiting forever for this quilt to make it's world appearance in American Patchwork and Quilting. Please help me give a big welcome to Sparkle, the newest Urban Folk Quilt pattern from the Blue Nickel Studios. [caption id="attachment_53505" align="alignnone" width="754"] Used with permission...
First off, I want to say thanks for all of the kind words in regards to my "I Quit" post. So wonderful knowing I am not alone. It is funny because just by sharing that I have those thoughts sometimes, I seemed to totally disarm...
Are you getting a Subscription Box from somewhere? They are such a fun way to give a gift to yourself for just hanging in there for another month, right? When I first got connected with the quilting world outside of my own world, there was a...
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...