Nonas Niche, LLC

12/06/2023

It has been awhile since I have posted any of my crafts or quilts. It has been a challenging year for my family that has required my attention.

A few months ago I bought an embroidery machine so I have been busy learning all the wonderful things I can do with it. God willing I will be adding embroidery to my repertoire along with quilting.

Here are a few of my recent Quilts and embroidery practice pieces.

10/31/2023

Check out my blog post

I was recently contacted by a new client that asked me to quilt this piece of art that originated from her grandmother who has since passed on. She has had the quilt for a few years and desired to have it finished. The customer requested the Bossa Nova design by Natalie Gorman purchased from Urban E...

05/20/2023

Just finished this one today.

This is a very personal heart wrenching quilt that I just recently finished. It is a memory quilt for my Dad using some of my late step-mothers clothes. She, Judy, passed away just a few short months ago. And like most couples that have been married for a long time, the surviving spouse searches for...

04/25/2023

Kitty Envy

Kitty Envy was made for a very special lady, my step mother. Yes, she was a cat lover and her favorite color was green. This pattern is "Itty Bitty Kitty" from Missouri Star. The completed quilt measures 52" X 62", perfect throw size. Quilt design is "Bubble and Curl" from Urban Elementz. I tend to....

04/25/2023

Sew Buddies is a friendship quilt using "Sew What" as the quilt design.

Sew Buddies is a darling quilt stitched together by Ms. Beverly. She and some of her friends belongs have a sewing group that meet regularly. Each block in this quilt was pieced together by each member of the the group and Ms. Beverly pieced all together into this masterpiece. I chose "Sew What" fro...

04/23/2023

New quilt design on a srappy quilt.

In an effort to utilize some of my mega stash of scrap fabric and to try out a template I purchased a while ago, this quilt was created. This quilt was gifted to a nursing home. It measures 54" x 64". The top is made with a multitude of 100% cotton scraps and the back was a few pieces of leftover gr...

04/22/2023

Another modern quilt

04/22/2023

Love the Hexi design

The Hexi Flower Quilt was a complete learning process. It took time a patience cutting each piece and having to layout several rows at a time to ensure a perfect layout. There is something elegant when using colors of black, grey, and white together. The pattern is a simple hexagon formation utilizi...

04/22/2023

Check out the modern quilting

This very stunning quilt was created to be a picnic quilt that would remain in a vehicle to be used for the occasional camping trip or impromptu romantic picnic. The quilt pattern is titled "To The Point" by Tamarinis. The quilt design is Paradoxical stitched out with Glide 40wt Cool Grey 3 used on....

03/14/2023

01/04/2023

This beautiful quilt was made using the "Have A Heart" pattern by J. Michelle Watts. I used various pink and grey fabrics to achieve the desired effect and put emphasis on the the heart. The backing is a grey and white butterfly flannel. The quilt measures 74" X 90", perfect size for a twin size bed or a large throw size.

The quilt design is Cashmere by Urban Elembentz stitched out with Glide Grey thread.

01/04/2023

"Here Kitty" is the name of this quilt.

The pattern is "Itty Bitty Kitty" from MSQC, it measures 52" X 62". A perfect size for a lap quilt.

The top is made with Robert Kaufman Forest Glen Batiks, Kona White and Dark Green Batiks fabrics. The back is made with snuggle soft vine print flannel. I prefer making my quilts with a flannel backing for that soft comfy feel when using them. The quilting design is "Bubble and Curl" from Urban Elementz quilted in Glide Celery thread.

This quilt is made as a gift for a very special person in my life.