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The Guild Quilt Show from The Cozy Quilter

The biannual Oxford Quilters Guild Show in Embro, Ontario happened over the past couple of days. As you know, I spent much of my sewing time over the past couple of weeks sewing sleeves onto my quilts for the show. On Wednesday morning, I dropped off my quilts and Christine's quilts so that they could be hung for the show. I entered 11 quilts and my barn quilt into the show and took pictures of each of them at the show.

This is one of the quilts I made for the new Hospice which will be opening this summer ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under finn , gardens , quilt show , rope bowls , round robin , rug hooking

Lupin Cross Stitch is Done from The Cozy Quilter

I added the last outlining stitches to my lupins cross stitch this week when Christine was over to sew one evening. I will take this to the framers soon, along with my Winter Woods project. I purchased this kit when we were in Newfoundland in June 2023. I also purchased a kit to make a pitcher plant hooked rug when I was there and hope to work on it next.

I found my bin of cotton clothesline cording and made a couple of rope bowls this week. I will probably make a few more this week to use up the ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 6 months ago. under aprons , counted cross stitch , finn , flowers , gardens , knitting , rope bowls , slow sunday stitching

Happy Easter! from The Cozy Quilter

Happy Easter to all who celebrate this holiday! We had brunch with my husband's family yesterday so the rest of the weekend will be quiet. My niece helped me to make a bunny charcuterie board for the brunch yesterday and I managed to get a picture before people started to nibble. I will have to make more of these for other family gatherings.

I only have one more quilt that needs a hanging sleeve for the quilt show. I hope to get to that this weekend. I am one of those people that likes to have things done ahead ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 6 months, 1 week ago. under arizona quilt , baby quilts , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , gardens , hand quilting , quilt show , slow sunday stitching

A Busy Two Weeks from The Cozy Quilter

I was away last weekend and did not have time to blog before I left so today's post is a catch up on what I have been up to for the last couple of weeks. I am happy to report that I have finished hand quilting my Arizona quilt and I am now working on getting the binding hand stitched and adding a sleeve and label.

The Oxford Quilter's Guild show is the coming up very soon and I have registered 12 quilts in the show. Most of them do not have hanging sleeves yet so that will ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 6 months, 1 week ago. under aprons , arizona quilt , binding , drunkard's path , finn , gardens , hand quilting , oxford quilters guild , quilt show , slow sunday stitching

Hand Stitching from The Cozy Quilter

This was another week of hand stitching projects. I finished off the outlining of the dark purple lupin and moved on to the lupin to the left. It was partly done before and I am almost finished it. There is more outlining to do on the leaves at the bottom of the picture.

Finn laid beside me today while I knitted and listened to an audiobook.

I attempted to sew another block together on my drunkard's path project but my sewing machine was not co-operating. Usually, a good cleaning will fix the issues but not this time. I think ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 7 months ago. under arizona quilt , counted cross stitch , drunkard's path , finn , hand quilting , knitting , puzzles , slow sunday stitching

Lots of Hand Stitching and Another Block from The Cozy Quilter

A few years ago, I stitched "Let it Bee". I was cleaning up the top of my cutting table and found it in a pile, waiting to be framed. I went to Stitch It Central this past week to buy some backing for the secret gift quilt that I have been working on and purchased a 5" hoop for my bee while I was there. It was well overdue for being framed!

I went to the weekly guild sewing day earlier this week and spent my time hand quilting the four HST blocks in my Arizona quilt. The centre part ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 7 months, 1 week ago. under arizona quilt , counted cross stitch , crochet , drunkard's path , finn , garden , hand quilting , slow sunday stitching

My New Projects and Knitting from The Cozy Quilter

I started these blocks at a recent guild retreat after mulling over the design for a couple of months. I made two at the retreat and one more today. I have more colours pulled to make nine blocks for this wall hanging. Here is the pink block.

And here are the three blocks I have made so far.

The centres are a cute print that I have had in my stash for a few years. I have the green and blue blocks in line to do next.

I have been knitting most days this past week and my scarf is ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under cheryl arkison , crochet , drunkard's path , finn , knitting , slow sunday stitching , solids

Binding and Finn's Approval from The Cozy Quilter

It's been a busy week and I have not had much time to sew but I did manage to hand sew the bindings on the two quilts I showed in my last post. The shadow box quilt has gray binding, the same as the shadows on the quilt.

Finn approves of the potato chip baby quilt.

Here is a close up of the backing fabric--I love the paper boats print!

My daughter's book blanket is coming along with nine new squares added in February.

These squares represent two books read in March so far.

Here are the books ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under baby quilts , binding , books , crochet , finn , potato chip blocks , rainbow scrap challenge , scraps , slow sunday stitching

Just Got Home from a Quilting Retreat! from The Cozy Quilter

Three days and two nights of quilting! I always bring more with me than I can possibly do while I am at a retreat but I like to have options in case I feel like changing projects. However, by the time I left today, I only had one project that I did not touch. Much was accomplished! I started out slowly with a warm up projects. I am making nine patch blocks for my Rainbow Scrap Challenge project this year. March's colour is yellow. They are a bit brighter than they appear in this picture. The lighting in the ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under binding , charity sewing , crochet , drunkard's path , finn , hand quilting , potato chip blocks , rainbow scrap challenge , retreat , serging , slow sunday stitching , walking foot quilting

A TaDa Moment! from The Cozy Quilter

This afternoon, I added the final stitches to my Winter Woods cross stitch! There were lots of little stars to add in the sky of several pictures and a bit of backstitching, but not very much. I love this picture and look forward to getting it framed to hang up somewhere in my house next winter. We have lots of snow right now, although not as much as many places north of us where roads have been closed for days on end as the snowplows try to clear the snow away.

I spent some time at the sewing machine this ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 8 months ago. under baby quilts , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , hand quilting , hiking , knitting , rainbow scrap challenge , scrappy quilts , sewing room , slow sunday stitching

Knitting, Cross Stitch, Crochet and a Weekend Away from The Cozy Quilter

My scarf that I am making with the yarn I purchased in Cow Head, Newfoundland in 2023 is getting longer-- 32" or 82cm long now. It takes a long time to make a scarf! I will keep knitting...it would be nice to be able to wear it this winter!

Just a little bit more to do on the Winter Woods cross stitch. There are some clouds in the sky above the mountains to add and some stars in the sky in several places on the entire picture. The deer got its tail this week too--I forgot to do it ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 8 months, 1 week ago. under books , counted cross stitch , crochet , fabric post cards , finn , knitting , slow sunday stitching

Slow Stitching Report from The Cozy Quilter

I finished off the second diamond hand quilting this week and then started on the squares at the top of the Arizona quilt. I'm working on quilting a quarter inch along the gray background. As I quilt, I am thinking about what I am going to do next. I'm still undecided about whether to quilt a circle in the middle of each square...we will see.

I have finished the tree section now on my Winter Woods cross stitch. This picture was taken before I was quite done. The next section is started now. Who knows? Can I ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under baby quilts , counted cross stitch , crochet , embroidery , finn , hand quilting , slow sunday stitching

Slow Stitching Saturday! from The Cozy Quilter

Today was the annual Vice President's day at the Oxford Guild. Many quilters were working on Anita's Arrowhead blocks, a pattern chosen by our VP, but I decided to bring along some hand stitching to work on instead. Earlier in the week, I thread basted my Arizona quilt so that I could hand quilt it. I am using 28 wt grey Aurifil thread for big stitching. So far, so good!

I had several opportunities this week to add stitches to my Winter Woods cross stitch project. The deer is done and I also did the snowflake. I am ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under arizona quilt , baby quilts , binding , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , hand quilting , hand sewing , hiking , knitting , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching

Arizona Quilt Top and Deer Stitching from The Cozy Quilter

I put my Arizona quilt blocks together and it is now a completed top--36"square. Before assembly, I remade a couple of the four patches. If you look closely, you can see that the cacti are now mirror images of the adjacent block in the next quadrant. Anal, I know, but I didn't like how it looked before.

I also worked on the walking foot quilting on the second potato chip baby quilt. It is about 3/4 done and I hope to finish it this week and get the binding on. One more of these tops to quilt ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 9 months ago. under baby quilts , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , potato chip blocks , slow sunday stitching

Quilt Blocks Made and some Slow Stitching from The Cozy Quilter

Last weekend, I showed you some fabrics I purchased when we were in Phoenix, Arizona in the fall. I had pulled out some co-ordinating solids to go with them. This week, at the guild sewing day, I started to make some blocks.

I am making four of each block. Each quadrant of the quilt will be a mirror image of the quadrant beside and below/above it. I am using one solid and one print in each block. The blocks are 6.5" square. Here are the blocks I made early in the week, in a possible layout. I was ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 9 months, 1 week ago. under counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , hiking , slow sunday stitching , vacations , wall hangings

Sewing Day with Friends from The Cozy Quilter

This has been a busy week in the sewing department! I have decided to rejoin the Rainbow Scrap Challenge again this year after a 1 year hiatus. My scraps are in bad need of being tamed! January's colour is pink so here are my two projects so far. I may add one more but I'm not sure yet. I have a pile of white 2.5" squares with small scale prints on them. I have had them for a few years and decided to use them for the centres of these hollow nine patch blocks each month. I ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 9 months, 2 weeks ago. under baby gifts , baby quilts , books , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching

Slow Stitching in the Car and My Daughter's Crochet from The Cozy Quilter

We spent some time in the car this past week, driving our daughter home to where she and Finn live so that gave me some time to do some cross stitching. I should be able to finish this quadrant off this week and then on to the fourth and final quadrant. This is a great winter project!

Our daughter worked on her crocheted Christmas blanket when she was home. She is working on the gingerbread border right now. There is a white wavy "Icing" line to add and then more of the gold colour. Then, there are 80 little "candies ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 9 months, 3 weeks ago. under books , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , slow sunday stitching

2024 Wrap-Up from The Cozy Quilter

It's December 31st already and time to look back to see what I accomplished in my sewing room this year. There are still lots of UFO's hanging on --a starter course for 2025!

January

I used some 4.5" orphan basket blocks to make some pin cushions for my friends who came to my house for a sewing day.

I took a class with David Owen Hastings and finished off this small quilt "Inspired by Dunnottar Castle".

I finished knitting a moose hat for my husband--this was a 2023 Christmas gift.

February

Katie and I participated in the ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 9 months, 3 weeks ago. under finn , wrap up 2024

Slow Sunday Stitching from The Cozy Quilter

Christmas 2024 has come and gone and we are now in that quieter time between December 25th and New Year's Day. I blogged earlier in the week about some of the gifts I made this year and you can read about them here. I have been doing some reading and cross stitching every day--ahhhh! The lower left square will eventually be a picture of an owl...

My friend, Pat, knitter extraordinaire, made me these cute Christmas sweater ornaments for our tree. I'm not sure I could manage to knit something so small!

Finn loves a squeaky toy and ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 10 months ago. under christmas ornaments , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , knitting , slow sunday stitching

The Gifts of Christmas, 2025 Version from The Cozy Quilter

We have had a very laid back, relaxing Boxing Day. The last few days were very busy and we all needed some time to chill. My husband is giving Finn a belly rub and my daughter is making dinner so I thought I would do a blogpost!

A few years ago, my husband found an old quilt that originally came from his family farm. It was very dirty and unfinished--the edges were not straight and it smelled funky. There were very rusty pins holding the edges together--I think the maker intended to finish it but never got around to it ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 10 months ago. under christmas gifts , crochet , finn , pillowcases , pillows

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