Two Table Runners from The Cozy Quilter

I gave my friend, Pat, her Christmas gift early so that she can use it during the holiday season. I used some more HST's from the charm pack that I found in my sewing room a few weeks ago to make this table runner. She really likes snowmen so it fit the bill perfectly.

This past week, I quilted and bound my Tiny Street table runner-- this one is for me. I learned how to make the tiny houses and trees in an online class through the Threadhouse Academy. This particular class was taught by Jo Avery. She gave ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 6 days, 18 hours ago. under books , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , hand quilting , mending , table runners , thread house academy

Teddy Bear Cushions from Romany Quilting

I've been slowly hand quilting these three panels of teddy bears sitting around enjoying watermelon in the sunshine. This fabric panel was looking for a good home at one of our Sew Wot meetings so I took it home. The quilting had already been started so I worked on it off and on, a little time here and there when the mood struck me. The idea was to finish the quilting then make three cushions for donation.

Three teddy bear panels quilted

Planning ahead, I had three cushion inners ready and waiting for this project. A quick look through ...

added by Jenny 3 weeks, 6 days ago. under cushion , donations , hand quilting

A Couple of Finishes! from The Cozy Quilter

I worked on several different projects this week and two were brought to the finish line. I quilted and bound the winter wall hanging that I showed last week. This will be donated to a silent auction fundraiser. It is walking foot quilted with white thread in the white sections and blue thread in the coloured sections.

I added a hanging sleeve. You can see the quilting pattern better on the back.

Of course, I had leftover HST's so started another project with those. It is not quite done and will likely be a Christmas gift for someone so ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 weeks, 6 days ago. under christmas gifts , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , hand quilting , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching , walking foot quilting , wall hangings

Winter Wallhanging, and Some Slow Stitching from The Cozy Quilter

It's been a busy week with lots of commitments, which means I didn't get a lot of sewing done. My hand quilting project is coming along. After I finish the cross hatching, I will add more quilting to each block.

I found a winter 5" charm pack in my sewing room and decided to make a wall hanging with it. The white on white snowflake fabric was also in my stash and pairs nicely with the charms. I made lots of HST's and then arranged them in a barn raising pattern on the design wall. I am ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , gardens , hand quilting , pineapple log cabin , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching , wall hangings

Home from the Guild Retreat from The Cozy Quilter

I just got home from our guild quilt retreat about an hour ago and decided to share some of my projects on my blog. First up, handwork! Christine and I watched the World Series baseball games on the Friday and Saturday nights and while we watched, we did some cross stitch. She worked on her Halloween project and I added more stitches to my Fall trees. We had hoped for a different winner of the Championship but it was not to be this year.

I also did some hand quilting at the retreat --more diagonal lines have been added to ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 1 week ago. under 12 green bottles quilt , basket , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , hand quilting , oven mitts , rainbow scrap challenge , retreats , slow sunday stitching , thread house academy , tiny houses

Still recovering from Romany Quilting

Sadly, not a single finish and just a little time working on my craft projects this last couple of weeks. I picked up some sort of nasty lurgy from my recent coach tour and after two seeks I'm still not over it. Cough, cough, coughing, generally in the evenings, and luckily I'm no longer trying to sleep propped up on pillows at night. But I am feeling tired so need a Nana Nap most days. Would you believe I have purchased three different types of cough lozenges - two from the chemist and one from the supermarket. One lot ...

added by Jenny 1 month, 1 week ago. under hand quilting , health , knitting

Back to Hand Quilting from The Cozy Quilter

I have a collection of completed quilt tops waiting to be quilted. Sometimes, I just don't have inspiration on how to quilt them and other times, I just don't have time. This week, one of them yelled "pick me" for hand quilting so I got started. This pineapple log cabin was one of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilts a few year ago. Each block is foundation pieced on a printed fabric so the finished quilt will have three layers of fabric as well as batting. I am big stitch quilting it with gray 28wt thread. I am starting ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , hand quilting , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching , thread house academy

Deco Quilt Design: A Thoughtful Handmade Gift from Sew French

If you didn’t know this about me, I am a very deliberate person. When making a quilt for a person, sometimes it takes me years to come up with the design and color options for that specific person. This one … Continue reading →

added by Sewfrench 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under birthday , birthday quilt , boy quilt , guy quilt , hand quilt , hand quilting , lo & behold , peppered cottons , quilt , quilters dream cotton , quilting , sewing , uncategorized (Comments)

Licorice Allsorts from Wendy's Quilts and More

There's nothing like a quilt show deadline to make me hurry up and finish a quilt.

I've been working on this quilt since 2021, but now it's finished and it was even displayed in the Great New Zealand Quilt Show (TGNZQS) in Christchurch in May 2025.

I'm really pleased it's finished because it's a lovely little quilt. The colours are just so soft and the black is very dramatic against the pastels. The coloured fabrics are Quilt Quality Chambray by Tilda .

Licorice Allsorts is a Wendy Williams design and I love it. I did ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under block of the month , christchurch , hand quilted , hand quilting , licorice allsorts , tgnzqs , the great new zealand quilt show , tilda , wendy williams

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 7 months, 3 weeks 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 8 months ago. under aprons , arizona quilt , binding , drunkard's path , finn , gardens , hand quilting , oxford quilters guild , quilt show , slow sunday stitching

Purple Haze from Romany Quilting

My purple clam shells are finally finished. This quilt started way back in May 1993 when I attended the 5th National Patchwork and Quilting Symposium in Upper Hutt. This was a very exciting time for New Zealand quilters. Big name American quilters like Caryl Bryer Fallert and Ruth McDowell were taking classes, along with Australian and New Zealand tutors. Sadly, I can't remember the name of the tutor I had for the clam shell class. We were shown how to cut out the clam shell shapes with an acyclic shape and a small rotary cutter, and how to stitch ...

added by Jenny 8 months ago. under binding , hand quilting , quilts

Recreating the Iconic American Beauty Quilt from Sew French

Many years ago while visiting the Michigan State Quilt Museum, in Lansing Michigan, I came across a quilt from 1876. I will never forget it. The boldness of the red and green stopped me in my tracks. Many more years … Continue reading →

added by Sewfrench 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under "paper piecing" , american beauty quilt , baby quilt , crafts , gifts , hand quilting , new york beauty quilt , quilt , quilting , quilts , sewing , uncategorized , video (Comments)

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 8 months, 2 weeks 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 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under arizona quilt , counted cross stitch , crochet , drunkard's path , finn , garden , hand quilting , slow sunday stitching

Relaxing Hand Stitching from Joy of Quilting

Block Printing - Hand Stitching

I don't do a lot of Hand Stitching but whenever I do I find it So Relaxing.

Late last year I did some Fabric Stamping on some plain canvas Bags and Zip Pouches I bought from Amazon

Block Printing

The Fabric Stamping itself was very easy and fun to do.

I have quite a good selection of Wooden Stamps

Most from Colouricious

And I used some of the Stamped Bags as Gift Bags at Christmas.

The little zipper pouches have come in useful over the last few weeks as storage for my Little Janome Gem ...

added by Joyofquilting 8 months, 4 weeks ago. under fabric stamping , hand quilting , hand stitching , quilting , redwork

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 9 months, 2 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 9 months, 3 weeks ago. under baby quilts , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , hand quilting , hiking , knitting , rainbow scrap challenge , scrappy quilts , sewing room , slow sunday stitching

Blue February block from Northern Deb Quilts

My current projects: 1. Hand quilting my vintage style quilt 2. Making monthly rainbow scrap challenge blocks (above), feb is blue 3. Still making triangular blocks for my Thousand Pyramids quilt.

I decided to do a very large Bear Paw block for this year’s Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I really love these blocks. It’s going to be scraps of Kaffe or Amy Butler or whatever brighter pretty scraps are hanging around, then a coordinating solid. The background fabric is one I found as I cleaned and unpacked my sewing room. It was supposed to go with an animal quilt ...

added by Northern Deb 10 months ago. under bear paw block , hand quilting , kaffe fabric , rainbow scrap challenge

Slow Stitching and Knitting from Romany Quilting

It's about time I worked on my purple clam shell quilt again, goodness knows when I last got it out of the bag. This project came with me to a monthly craft group I recently joined. We can take anything we like to work on, there was knitting and crochet happening, needle felting and one lady was setting up a hand loom, that looked rather tricky to me. After doing big stitch hand quilting around all the clam shells, I'm now up to the borders. I won't tell you just how old this project is, but believe ...

added by Jenny 10 months, 1 week ago. under hand quilting , knitting , socks

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Block Printing - Hand Stitching

Block Printing