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Slow Stitching and Trying Out a New Ruler from The Cozy Quilter

I added lots of stitches to my cross stitch picture this week. I just love the colours in this project...so bright and cheerful. One friend said this pattern looks almost Scandinavian to her and I would have to agree. There is a butterfly to sew next, once the large pink flower and the beet are done.

I bought myself a HuRTy ruler (designed by Latifah Saafir) at QuiltCon and wanted to try it out on a small project before tackling a bigger quilt. Here are my first few Half Rectangle Triangles on my design wall. I am not sure ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 5 days, 15 hours ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , flowers , hrt's , hurty ruler , slow sunday stitching

My Favourite Quilts at QuiltCon and some Slow Stitching. from The Cozy Quilter

The week got away from me and I did not show my favourite quilts from QuiltCon so I will show them to you in this post along with my stitching efforts from this past week. I'll start with my stitching...

I have finished the flowers to the right of the rabbit in my Spring cross stitch picture and I'm now working on the carrots and beets under the rabbit and the flowers on the left side. I'm surprised all these flowers and vegetables have not been eaten by the bunny--that's what happened in our backyard when ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 week, 5 days ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , hand sewing , quiltcon 2023 , rope bowls , slow sunday stitching

Two Finished Quilts! from The Cozy Quilter

I have two finished quilts to share with you this week. They are both Rainbow Scrap Challenge finishes, the first from 2021 and the second one from 2022. This pattern is by Gudrun Erla from her "Quilts of Iceland" book. I used a turquoise Kona solid for the binding which co-ordinates nicely with the bicycles fabric on the back of the quilt.

I used my drunkard's path rulers and lots of my colourful scraps to make this circles quilt. I quilted in the ditch between each quarter circle block as well as a diagonal cross hatch through the circles ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 weeks, 5 days ago. under binding , counted cross stitch , drunkard's path , finn , halldora , hand sewing , rainbow scrap challenge , rope bowls , scraps , slow sunday stitching

Retreat Report from The Cozy Quilter

Christine and I left early for our quilting retreat with the Oxford Guild this past Friday because there was a winter storm coming and we wanted to get there and be set up before the snow started to fall. The snow started in the afternoon and kept going all night. In the morning there was almost a foot of snow (30cm for the metric folks). We were all snowed in and loving it. We did not lose power and we had our sewing machines and lots of fabric and projects on hand to work on. It was a great weekend ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 weeks, 3 days ago. under baby quilts , counted cross stitch , drunkard's path , finn , lap quilts , pineapple log cabin , rainbow scrap challenge , retreat , rope bowls , scraps

Sewing to and from QuiltCon in Atlanta from The Cozy Quilter

My husband and I drove to Atlanta last week so I could go to QuiltCon. This was my second time attending this great gathering of modern quilters from around the world. My friend, Christine and I went to the 2019 conference in Nashville, but unfortunately, she was unable to come this time. As you know, I like to sew in the car to stay awake on long car trips and this trip was no exception. I did quite a bit of stitching on my Spring picture. I forgot a couple of floss colours at home so the holes will be ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 4 weeks ago. under counted cross stitch , flowers , quiltcon 2023 , quilted clothing , slow sunday stitching , stash building

Cross Stitch Rabbit and a New Project from The Cozy Quilter

I spent a little time each day this past week adding stitches to my Spring cross stitch picture. The rabbit is coming along nicely. Finn is here for his annual visit while my daughter is busy at work and he doesn't mind lying beside me as I stitch. He is used to doing that while my daughter works on her cross stitch when he is home with her.

My daughter's picture of the city of Ottawa is coming into focus as she adds more colours. The giant spider is a statue called "Maman" in from the the National ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 1 week ago. under counted cross stitch , elgin piecemakers , finn , oxford quilters guild , slow sunday stitching

A Finished Quilt and A New Start from The Cozy Quilter

Almost all of my sewing time this week was devoted to finishing the turquoise and gray wedding quilt. Several hours were spent at the sewing machine, adding lines of quilting with turquoise thread using my walking foot. The herringbone part of the quilt was quilted with diagonal lines following the pattern of angles of the turquoise strip piecing.

The backing of this quilt is turquoise flannel--so soft and warm!

I did the hand stitching of the binding in the car. I had some solid turquoise in my stash which was used for the binding. I just noticed the thread formed ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under binding , counted cross stitch , finn , gifts , hand sewing , slow sunday stitching

Quilting, Knitting and some New Projects in the Wings from The Cozy Quilter

I spent a little time each day this week working on quilting this wedding gift quilt. It is much bigger than the quilts I usually do using the walking foot on my domestic sewing machine so I decided to keep it simple with horizontal lines on the background fabric. The scrappy herringbone section is shown below. It involves a lot more manipulation the quilt I have finished three sections and will work on getting the rest done this week. Then, on to the binding!

I started another knitted cloth this week. I am using the same pattern as the last ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , knitting , slow sunday stitching , walking foot quilting

A Little of This and A Little of That from The Cozy Quilter

Regular readers of my blog may remember that I took an introductory class in rug hooking last summer. The hooking has all been done for a while and I finally finished off my project last weekend. A friend who describes herself as a "hooker" and "addicted to fibre" showed me how to do the outer edge of my sheep project. I hope to hang this little rug on the wall in my sewing room. I would be quite willing to try another rug hooking project.

For the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, this week I used up some tiny scraps to make ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 months ago. under applique , comfort quilts , counted cross stitch , drunkard's path , elgin piecemakers , finn , rainbow scrap challenge , rug hooking , scraps , slow sunday stitching , walking foot quilting

Slow Sunday Stitching 2023 from The Cozy Quilter

I have been missing in action the last couple of Sundays for my weekly blogpost. Our Christmas took some unexpected turns this year ---as the saying goes, life happens when you are making other plans. Our daughter's dog, Finn, had surgery on Dec 19th to remove a broken tooth. After the surgery, he went into kidney failure and was in the animal hospital for 10 days in intensive care to receive treatments to improve his kidney function. Thankfully, his kidneys are now working normally again and he is home and feeling much better. The vets at the hospital called ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under comfort quilts , counted cross stitch , finn , knitting , slow sunday stitching , wool applique , zippered pouch

Finishing Other People's UFO's from The Cozy Quilter

Sometimes, we quilters have UFO's--unfinished projects that seem to just take up space in our sewing rooms that we just don't feel motivated to get them to the finish line. The quilt below was given to me by another quilter along with the backing fabric, probably over a year ago...long enough for me to forget who gave it to me to finish! I was asked to quilt and bind it and then give it to the Chemo Unit at the hospital for an adult chemo patient. Just before last weekend's Oxford Quilt Guild retreat, I found ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 4 months, 2 weeks ago. under binding , comfort quilts , counted cross stitch , finn , slow sunday stitching , table toppers , ufo's

Favourites from 2021 from The Cozy Quilter

The end of the year is a good time to look back at what we have accomplished in the past 12 months. Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs hosts and annual "Best of..." party and so I will be linking this post up to her blog. I have done lots of machine sewing, hand stitching and knitting this year and it is hard to pick out which projects were my favourites. Here is my best effort!

1. My favourite hand stitching project was "Love Birds"--a counted cross stitch picture that I made for a friend's daughter and her husband ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 year, 2 months ago. under baby quilts , counted cross stitch , gifts , love birds , scrappy quilts , slow sunday stitching , snowflake quilt , wall hangings

Gifts and More Knitting from The Cozy Quilter

I'm still in full gift making mode around here right now so some things can't be shown yet. I made two wide open zipper pouches and since the recipients already have them, I can share pictures. I have made dozens of these pouches over the past few years. It almost took longer to choose the fabrics than it did to make them! I had picked another colour scheme for one of the pouches and then discovered I did not have any zippers that went with those fabrics...back to the fabric storage area I went to pick something ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 year, 4 months ago. under christmas gifts , counted cross stitch , embroidery , finn , knitting , slow sunday stitching , zippered pouch

Knitting, Sewing and a New Quilt Vault! from The Cozy Quilter

I have accomplished a lot this week, but not not much of it was in the sewing room! I did do some mending, made a quilt back for a comfort quilt, and sewed a hanging sleeve on a gift. I delivered 113 placemats to Meals on Wheels organizers on behalf of the Oxford Quilter's Guild and volunteered at the local Christmas Hamper program for a day (this is a weekly event until Christmas). Today, I cleaned out some of our gardens --cut back dead perennials and filled several brown bags with garden debris and leaves. Last Sunday, my husband ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 year, 4 months ago. under counted cross stitch , embroidery , finn , knitting , modern sampler , quilt storage , slow sunday stitching , table runners

Tis The Season from Collector with a Needle

Hazel 6 months old

Seems the holidays have come earlier this year! We are busier than ever.

Maybe it's the new kitten we adopted? Or maybe, we have adapted the slower pace forced from Covid surges.

Either way - we are looking forward to new projects and new opportunities in 2022! Watch this space for more details.

I was pleased with Carol's mention of my social media posts in Issue 146 of Quiltmania. It was fun to see which thumbnail photos she selected. It was a complete surprise to me!

added by Dawn 1 year, 4 months ago. under antique quilt , counted cross stitch , piecework magazine , quiltmania magazine , reproduction quilt. , sampler

Kitchen Scraps Challenge and Another UFO Done. from The Cozy Quilter

Each year, the Elgin Piecemakers Guild issues a challenge to their members. This past year, we were given a piece of insulbrite thermal batting and asked to make something for our kitchens using scraps. On Thursday night, we met in person for the first time in ages and revealed our projects. There were oven mitts, hot pads, a casserole carrier, tea cosies, etc. Many in the group used selvages in their projects. I decided to raid my denim stash (from old jeans) for my lasagna pan hot pad. I have a large orange lasagna pan and always have to use ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 year, 5 months ago. under binding , charm packs , counted cross stitch , elgin piecemakers , finn , guild challenge , knitting , slow sunday stitching , snowflake quilt , ufo's

October UFO's and PomPoms! from The Cozy Quilter

I finally made my September block for the Elgin Piecemakers Guild Comfort quilt project this past week! We were each to make a bird block with a gray background. We had plans to meet outside in September in someone's backyard but it poured rain the night of our meeting and it got cancelled so now, the bird blocks will be handed in with the October blocks this month. I had already made all of my blocks for the rest of the year in the spring so this was the last one to make for 2021. I used a Riley ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 year, 5 months ago. under baby quilts , charm packs , comfort quilts , counted cross stitch , elgin piecemakers , finn , knitting , love birds , round robin , toronto modern quilt guild , ufo's , walking foot quilting

Hand Stitching the Binding from The Cozy Quilter

I did not get much time to sew or knit this past week. I had several appointments and some jobs to do around the house. I'm happy that the painting in the bedrooms has been done for a couple of weeks now and the new carpeting was installed on Friday so we are putting the furniture back into the rooms now. This is a project that will stretch over several days. We are going to add shelves to a closet so I can store my quilts in it and we have to find a new light fixture for our ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 year, 5 months ago. under binding , charm packs , counted cross stitch , finn , hand sewing , slow sunday stitching

September UFO finished and Some Slow Stitching from The Cozy Quilter

Last week, I mentioned that I was doing a UFO challenge with a group of friends starting in October. Since I have way more than 12 UFO's, I decided this week to get one done for the month of September! I quilted the Barn wall hanging earlier in the week and did the binding and hanging sleeve as well before changing the calendar to October!

Here is a picture of the finished wall hanging with part of it covered...I'm not revealing who this is for just yet. The barn is quilted with vertical lines and the roof ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 year, 5 months ago. under counted cross stitch , farm girl vintage , finn , knitting , mending , placemats , slow sunday stitching , walking foot quilting

Charm Pack Quilt Top Done and some Knitting Progress from The Cozy Quilter

It's been a busy week here--we are having our three bedrooms painted this coming week and then new carpeting will be installed in mid October. This means that everything must be moved out of all of the bedrooms and closets. This has resulted in lots of purging and trips to the thrift store to donate items we no longer need. Lots of work, but all of our efforts will pay off in the end. I did take a few sewing breaks this week and managed to finish off the charm square quilt top. I made this quilt by the ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 year, 6 months ago. under charm packs , counted cross stitch , finn , knitting , slow sunday stitching , ufo's

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