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Cozy Flannel Scraps from The Cozy Quilter

I keep all of my flannel scraps in a large tote bag and when the bag starts to overflow, I make a scrappy flannel baby quilt to tame them. Last week, I showed the crumb blocks I made at a sewing day with my guild and this week, I put those scrappy blocks together to make a baby quilt top. I have enough of that darker blue left to make the binding too. When I give one of these quilts away, I always write a note to go with it with washing and drying instructions as well as suggestions to ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 days, 8 hours ago. under baby quilts , counted cross stitch , finn , gardens , scrap vortex , scraps , slow sunday stitching

Sunflowers Cross Stitch (Finally!) Done. from The Cozy Quilter

I spent a few evenings this past week working on my Sunflowers cross stitch. Finn likes to lie beside me on the couch while I am stitching. When I got up to get a glass of water, he moved over to my spot... very helpful!

On Thursday evening, I added the last few stitches and gave it a good press. TaDa! I love how all of the bees and sunflowers look on the blue background. I will take this in to be framed sometime in May. The stitched part is about 11.5" by 11.5".

Last Summer, my husband ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 week, 3 days ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , gardens , scrap vortex , scraps , slow sunday stitching

Modern Sampler Done! from The Cozy Quilter

I started making blocks for this modern sampler quilt in October 2020. I had to buy some of the gray background fabric for the blocks but the rest of the fabrics were in my stash--the white fabric has glasses on it and appears in every block. All of the other fabrics have dots or lines on them in orange or blue and white. It took a year to make all of the blocks as it was a block of the month program. I made one extra block so that I could set them as shown in the picture below. The ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 weeks, 3 days ago. under binding , counted cross stitch , finn , knitting , modern sampler , slow sunday stitching

Still Binding and Progress on the Sunflowers from The Cozy Quilter

Easter Greetings from Finn! We had our family Easter Dinner on Friday afternoon and Finn dressed up for the occasion!

Snack time featured a chick cheese ball surrounded by a cracker nest.

I spend some time doing cross stitch this week and just about finished the lower left flower in this last quadrant. I have a couple of new projects waiting in the wings when this is done.

I picked up my modern sampler quilt from the long armer's house this week and trimmed it up so I could sew on the binding. I don't usually measure the ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 weeks, 3 days ago. under baby quilts , binding , counted cross stitch , finn , hand sewing , modern sampler , scraps , slow sunday stitching

Yet Another Retreat... from The Cozy Quilter

It's true. My friend, Christine and I have attended two quilting retreats in March, two weeks apart. (We won't mention that we were away for a week at the end of February at QuiltCon in Raleigh, NC...). This is the end of our quilting retreats for until November, when we have two more. We are both very productive on the retreats and manage to get lots of sewing done. It's amazing what you can accomplish over the course of 2 1/2 or 3 days of concentrated time with no cooking, dishes and other distractions! I spent ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month ago. under baby quilts , binding , cloth book , finn , flowers , hand sewing , retreat , sew together bag , slow sunday stitching , wall hangings

Spring has Sprung! from The Cozy Quilter

Warm, sunny weather was with us most of this past week. (We won't discuss the snow that we had last weekend!) I have put away all of our winter decorations and have pulled out the Spring things! I want to sew with Spring colours too. My MIL likes to have her room decorated for the season so I am working on a Spring wall hanging for her. The rabbit and flowers are attached to the background with fusible appliqué and I used a narrow zigzag stitch around the shapes to hold everything down. I plan on getting this quilted ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 1 week ago. under baby quilts , counted cross stitch , finn , flowers , scraps , slow sunday stitching , wall hangings

Quilting Retreat Report from The Cozy Quilter

Last weekend, I sewed for three days straight at the semi-annual Oxford Quilter's Guild retreat. Early in the pandemic, I cut up many of my scraps into 2.5" squares and put them into piles by colour into a plastic shoebox. I challenged myself to make quilts using these squares to use them up. I have made several quilts with these squares but still had lots left. I brought them and some gray and white print yardage with me to the retreat. I had designed this quilt in my head and put all the nine patches together at the ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under baby quilts , counted cross stitch , finn , flowers , rainbow scrap challenge , retreat , scraps , sewing bag , slow sunday stitching , walking foot quilting

I'm Back From QuiltCon! from The Cozy Quilter

I am home from QuiltCon! My friend, Christine, and I had a wonderful time meeting quilters from all over the world, attending lectures, looking at all of the quilts and shopping! I have participated in the #makeaminimakeafriend swap at QuiltCon twice in the past and signed up again this year. This past fall, I was told my swap partner was Katie in Oregon. I asked her to make something that told me about where she lived and she told me she likes fall colours. I did not pick out fabrics or do any sewing until January but I was spending ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , mini quilt swap , quiltcon2024 , slow sunday stitching , toronto modern quilt guild

Secret Sewing from The Cozy Quilter

Almost all of my sewing time this week was spent making a wall hanging for a swap which will take place next week. I have spent months ruminating over a design and colours and fabrics. I am really pleased with the end result and am in the process of adding the hand stitches to the binding and hanging sleeve. I will show my finished quilt and the quilt that I receive from my swap partner in my next blog post.

I did a bit of cross stitching this week, adding lots of the variegated purple borders as well as starting ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 months ago. under binding , counted cross stitch , finn , hand sewing , mini quilt swap , puzzles , slow sunday stitching

Stitching Report from The Cozy Quilter

You may have noticed I was missing in action last weekend...I was visiting my daughter and Finn for the weekend! Finn and I hung out together while my daughter participated in a curling bonspiel. He didn't mind snuggling up to me as I did some cross stitching. We went for a walk every day too.

I have added three more motifs to my winter cross stitch project. You can see the cardinal and the pinecone above and this week I finished off the evergreen tree.

There were very nice sunbeams in the afternoons while I was visiting. Finn ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 months, 1 week ago. under binding , counted cross stitch , disappearing 9 patch , finn , hand sewing , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching , university quilt

Crumby Stars, Counted Cross Stitch and Mending... from The Cozy Quilter

I'm doing really well working on some sort of knitting, stitching or sewing every day in January. So far, I have only missed one day! I finished piecing my crumby star blocks this week and put all the blocks together. The blocks are 12" square so at this stage, the quilt top was 36 by 28". I want it to be a wee bit bigger so I will add 3.5" borders all around using the background material. I am not sure of what I will use for backing yet...maybe some flannel. I will be quilting this one ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 months, 4 weeks ago. under baby quilts , counted cross stitch , finn , knitting , rainbow scrap challenge , scraps , slow sunday stitching

Sewing Day with Friends from The Cozy Quilter

Before the pandemic, I used to invite a few friends over for a sewing day several times a year. Today, three friends came here for a sewing/embroidery/knitting/cross stitch day. It's fun to sit and chat while we work on our projects. I made everyone basket block pincushions as a souvenir of our day together.

I spent some time this past week getting my main sewing project ready. Last year, one of my Rainbow Scrap Projects was four 6.5" crumb blocks for each of 12 colours. I have been thinking about how I will use these ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 months ago. under baby quilts , counted cross stitch , embroidery , finn , knitting , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching

Progress on Several Fronts from The Cozy Quilter

I managed to do some knitting or sewing or cross stitching every day this week! My Gross Morne scarf is now 1 foot (31 cm) long. I have decided to include the measurement each time I show it as it is hard to tell from the photo alone if I have made any progress. I still have a ways to go on this project!

I made my husband and my daughter pillowcases for Christmas but ran out of time to make one for myself so I did that this week. The two main fabrics were purchased in the East Coast ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 months, 1 week ago. under counted cross stitch , david owen hastings , finn , i spy quilts , knitting , modern sampler , pillowcases , pincushions , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching

Stitching Everyday! from The Cozy Quilter

Kathy, our Slow Sunday Stitching organizer and cheerleader, keeps a journal/calendar where she documents what she sews/knits etc. each day. I decided I would track my stitching activities each day this year on a wall calendar which I will keep in my sewing room. So far, I have stitched and/or knitted every day this year! We will see how this goes. I don't have a goal of how many days each week I want to stitch--I'm just going to track my activities.

I added more stitches to my counted cross stitch Christmas project. This will ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under binding , counted cross stitch , finn , hats , improvisational piecing , knitting , maria shell , pineapple log cabin , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching , university quilt

Last Post of 2023 from The Cozy Quilter

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and some time to relax this past week once the festivities were over. I have managed to do a bit of knitting this week as well as some un-sewing (more on that later in this post!). During the month of December, I worked on knitting a new hat for my husband whenever he was out or otherwise occupied. Despite my best efforts, I did not get it done in time and he ended up unwrapping an unfinished gift. He was surprised and pleased with my gift to him, which makes it all worthwhile ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under christmas gifts , counted cross stitch , finn , knitting , pillowcases , quilt repairs , rope bowls , slow sunday stitching , wall hangings

Merry Christmas! from The Cozy Quilter

Good Morning! Finn and our daughter arrived last night for the holidays so the festivities can begin now! I did a bit of cross stitch on my Christmas project. The wreath is getting there! I hope to have more time to work on this after Christmas Day!

I have been sewing a fair bit this past week, finishing off gifts for friends and family. While I can't show you pictures of my projects yet, here is evidence that the sewing machine has not been idle. I use a make up brush to clean my machine--lots of fluff! My sewing ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 4 months ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , sewing machine , slow sunday stitching

Christmas Cross Stitch and My Scarf in Progress from The Cozy Quilter

I finished off the centre snowflake and started the wreath above it this week in my Christmas cross stitch project. This pattern is called "Invierno" from Satsuma Street. It is made up of nine motifs with a purple frame around each one. I have a ways to go but this will be my relaxing slow stitching project over the next few weeks. I will have it framed to hang up before next Christmas.

I've added several rows of knitting to my scarf. I expect that it won't be done for this winter! Good thing I have other scarves ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 4 months, 1 week ago. under binding , counted cross stitch , finn , knitting , slow sunday stitching

'Tis the Season of Secret Projects from The Cozy Quilter

Last weekend, we went to visit our daughter and Finn. On the way there and back, I hand stitched the binding on two quilts, the nautical themed comfort quilt I showed last week and this Whistlestop quilt. I am very happy to have finished this quilt! I have two more lap quilts pin basted, ready for quilting but they will have to wait until after the holidays for I am in the midst of making gifts that cannot be shown on my blog until after Christmas.

I did a bit of knitting most days this past week. My scarf is ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 4 months, 2 weeks ago. under baby quilts , binding , finn , knitting , slow sunday stitching

My Second November Quilting Retreat from The Cozy Quilter

Christine and I attended the annual November Crafter's retreat at Camp Kintail this past weekend. We both love these weekends away to get lots done on our current and new projects. I just noticed that a lot of my projects are green in this post... I made this I Spy HRT quilt top at the Oxford Guild retreat early in November and managed to get it quilted and bound at the retreat. I finished off the hand stitching on the binding at home this week.

I found this fun green and white striped fabric in my stash for the ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under binding , comfort quilts , counted cross stitch , finn , hand sewing , hrt's , knitting , pineapple log cabin , rainbow scrap challenge , retreat , slow sunday stitching , walking foot quilting

Architecture Class, Borders, Sunflowers, Christmas Bazaar and Knitting from The Cozy Quilter

Last Saturday, I took a zoom class with David Owen Hastings. For the project, we were to each choose a picture of a building or structure to inspire our quilts. My husband and I visited Dunnottar Castle in Scotland a few years ago and I took lots of pictures there. The castle is mostly a ruin and my picture was of the end wall of the chapel. We then used some paper frames to zero in on a particular part of our picture, drew a pattern and made the quilt using three shades of solid fabrics and a pop of ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 5 months, 1 week ago. under baby quilts , counted cross stitch , david owen hastings , finn , knitting , modern sampler , slow sunday stitching

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