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Fun on a Friday from Humble Quilts

I got the top of Liberty Eagle completed! This is a Jan Patek patten that I've tweaked a little. I hope top get it basted and quilted soon!

I had one of these little quilts and at a guild trunk show, Patriotic Quilts, brought it for table decor. A women, (not a quilter) who brought her mother to the guild meeting asked if she could buy it! So I had to make another! The center flags I removed from a stick so there is no seam allowance. Years ago I used to have some fabric that had little flags ...

added by Lori 2 weeks, 6 days ago. under flag quilts , hiking , liberty eagle

Tomfoolery Thursday! from Humble Quilts

I have been SLOW working on my USA 250th quilt, but the end is near! At least to get the top made! I'm already contemplating how to quilt it.

My son and his girlfriend came over this past weekend and asked if I wanted to hike. We managed a hot desert hike! Any time we can spend with them is great!

They were headed to the popular Sisters Rodeo!

The following day a friend and I went through a lovely meadow....

To get to this beautiful alpine area!

Monday hubby and I (and Elsa) escaped for a quick 2 ...

added by Lori 4 weeks ago. under 250 anniversary usa , hiking , liberty eagle

Fun on a Friday from Humble Quilts

Hello friends!

Here is a little side project I have going. Sending these off to a friend today.

I am fairly close to having the top completed to my 250th USA quilt!

I've been following social media on several visitors here in USA for the FIFA World Cup. It has been very refreshing! They are finding joy in the small things! Country music by Ella Langley, free soda refills, Bucees and college stadiums.

I've been getting some hiking in as well as I have a big end of the summer goal.

Hiking South Sisters will be a training ...

added by Lori 1 month ago. under basket quilt , baskets , hiking

Fun on A Friday from Humble Quilts

I picked this up at the Old Country Store in Intercourse this spring and forgot to share it with you! I passed it several times then knew I'd regret it. I love it so much!

My first trip to the Old Country store I purchased a locally made Scherenschnitte that I treasure and I think this will be the same!

It is signed Mary Jane.

I've been taking advantage of warmer temps too!

Mount Hood in the rear

Did a long loop around Timothy Lake with my daughter.

Did a long one night backpack to get physically ready ...

added by Lori 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under backpacking , hiking , wool applique

Multifarious Monday from Humble Quilts

I made a quick trip to San Francisco for a Northern CA Meet the Teacher event. I think it went great and have my first booking for 2027!

You have 3 minutes to give your spiel....

And a total of 6 quilts telling about your trunk shows and workshops. I think it went great and made some good connections and gave a hug to an old friend. (Not old in age!) Hi Nancy! I loved seeing you!

On my way home I had snow locally! Oh fickle spring!

Then we had a lovely day! My son and his girlfriend came ...

added by Lori 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under hiking , meet the teacher

Mid April This and That from Humble Quilts

Jane Haworth was the guest speaker at the High Desert Quilt Guild. What charming quilts she makes!

I was able to get away on a nice Saturday and spend some time with my kids! We did an urban hike and this was the view!

I'm trying to get into backpacking fitness so I had a 15 pound pack on. Trying to keep up with the whippersnappers wasn't too difficult. LOL

I love Portland in the spring with so many lovely blooms.

Typical spring in Central Oregon. 60 degrees one day, snow the next! I get out to hike ...

added by Lori 3 months ago. under hiking , meet the teacher , quilt guild

Lots of Little Projects this week from The Cozy Quilter

I tried to get into my sewing room every day this week and managed to get lots done. First up, I finished the rest of my green blocks for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I have to look and see if there are enough darker green scraps to make a 5x5 HST block. I don't have a lot of dark green fabric in my stash.

Next up-- I shortened a pair of jeans for my husband. He received them as a Christmas gift and, now, he can wear them. I also added a hanging sleeve to my little sashiko wall ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 5 months ago. under baby gifts , counted cross stitch , finn , hiking , rainbow scrap challenge , scraps , slow sunday stitching , zippered pouch

A Birthday Gift, The Rooster and Green Scraps from The Cozy Quilter

My friend, Ann, is celebrating a special birthday this week so I made her an open wide zippered pouch using this pattern from Noodlehead. Since February is green month for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, this project fit right in! The lining is white with green polka dots. Ann is an avid gardener so she loved the fabric I chose.

I rummaged through my green scrap bin and cut up lots of 2.5" squares and HST's for my 3 rainbow scrap challenge projects for 2026. I made 6 checkerboard nine patches. I have not cut out the white background ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 5 months, 1 week ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , hiking , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching , zippered pouch

Looking Back Part 2 from Humble Quilts

Last year started with a retreat and this year is the same! I's a perfect time to be indoors sewing and reconnecting with good friends.

Went to a quilt show and historic Philly in March.

A highlight of 2025 was to go to France with my hubby!

My first time up the Eiffel Tower.

Normandy was incredible!

Got the quilt show in Nantes off the bucket list!

We took another trip to French Polynesia.

I was able to meet many quilters at guild meetings I presented to.

One of those guild meetings also included my first time in Alabama ...

added by Lori 6 months, 1 week ago. under hiking , looking back 2025 , travel

World's Slowest Knitter Award! from The Cozy Quilter

I bought the wool for this scarf while on vacation in Newfoundland in June of 2023. I started knitting it in November of 2023 and finished it today. I may win the World's Slowest Knitter Award! I worked at it in fits and starts...I don't think knitting is my first love as far as hobbies are concerned. I am very pleased with how it turned out. I like how soft and warm it feels and the texture of the knitting. The colours will go well with by black winter coat. I've already made the matching hat ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 9 months ago. under finn , flowers , hiking , knitting , scarf , sewing day , slow sunday stitching

Fall Cross Stitch from The Cozy Quilter

Hello! We have been away and now we are back home. We travelled from where we live in Southern Ontario around Lakes Huron and Superior to Manitoba and back with lots of interesting stops along the way. I will share a few pictures from our trip later in this post. I started a new Fall counted cross stitch project on our trip and spent many hours working on it in the car and while relaxing in the evenings at various places where we stayed. There was not much colour on the trees on the way to Manitoba but Fall was ...

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

Peppermint Twist and Conquering Mountains! from Humble Quilts

Here is my Peppermint Twist machine quilted! The center toile was left open so I will need to hand quilt in that area. I'm not quite ready to share any more YET!

All 4 of us on the summit of Mount Saint Helens. It was a beast!

I did a lot of training with my daughter this summer and she was a big encourager. Because of her head injury she told me later hiking with a headlamp the first 45 minutes was a challenge for her brain. It never even crossed our minds that may be a problem.

Mt ...

added by Lori 9 months, 3 weeks ago. under hiking , jo morton , peppermint twist , tickled pink

Another Monday Funday! from Humble Quilts

Juliann donated a UFO to Faith Seeds and I'll be working on that off and on. It is the Bible Quilt from Jan Patek. She has a lot of it completed or basted and ready to stitch. My hand applique needs a bit of work- thankfully this is primitive! Thanks again, friend!!

I've made this before and smile seeing it at my niece's home. My previous one can be seen HERE.

A quilt shop I stopped at this past week while in Arizona. This is in Camp Verde.

I've been MIA

I had a lovely week ...

added by Lori 10 months, 1 week ago. under bible quilt , hiking

On a Roll from The Cozy Quilter

I have been in the mood to finish some quilts and so I have another finished quilt to show this week. My yellow and green potato chip quilt is done. I'm calling it "Sunny Day". The striped binding was in my stash. This quilt will be donated to my MIL's nursing home to be raffled off as a fundraiser. (Another quilt is quilted and will be bound shortly--it is a gift so no pictures yet)

I spent quite a bit of time rug hooking this week and made great progress on my project. Lots of blue still and ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 11 months, 1 week ago. under charity quilts , crochet , finn , gardens , hiking , potato chip blocks , rug hooking , slow sunday stitching

Walking Foot Quilting from The Cozy Quilter

I finished off the quilting and binding of the hollow 9 patch baby quilt earlier this week and got to work on quilting my yellow and green potato chip quilt. I am using 28 wt green thread on top and white 50 wt thread in the bobbin. This is a bigger quilt so it is taking longer to quilt...more material to manage as I quilt. I will work on this again soon--I'm hoping to have it done to show on next week's blog post. This is a donation quilt.

And here is the big TaDa! The hollow ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 11 months, 2 weeks ago. under baby quilts , books , charity quilts , crochet , finn , gardens , hiking , potato chip blocks , rainbow scrap challenge , rug hooking , slow sunday stitching

Monday Funday! from Humble Quilts

Here are my trees so far. This is likely the setting I will use. I'm thinking one more row of 3. These are big blocks, so no need for a giant quilt. More info on THIS POST.

I missed a month of making trees, but here are my June blocks!

Many of you have asked how my daughter is doing after her crash.

She called the other day and asked if I was able to meet up near Mt Hood for a hike. She was ready to get out of the city for some fresh air. I didn't ...

added by Lori 1 year ago. under hiking , tree of life

Monday Funday! from Humble Quilts

This is a big catch up post with not a lot of quilting.

Beautiful French Polynesia!

Here's our kitchen with that amazing view! That roll-up window was great!

The days were pretty short but the sunsets were amazing.

Taken at the Polynesian dinner and show we went to.

The flower crowns were so pretty! I noticed them mostly being worn on Sunday.

I recognized this woman/server from a year ago when we ate at this restaurant.

The islands are lovely and still generally not visited that much by tourists.

I have to sneak in a little photo of ...

added by Lori 1 year, 1 month ago. under hiking , reproduction quilt , travel

Orange Month for the RSC from The Cozy Quilter

Orange is the colour for June for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge so I dug into my 2.5" squares bin and pulled out all of the orange squares. I cut a few from my orange fat quarter bin to add some variety before making 6 orange hollow nine patch blocks. I am getting quite a stack of these blocks! When I run out of the centre squares, I will put the blocks together to make a quilt.

I continue to knit away on my scarf when the mood hits me...Maybe it will be done in time to wear it ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 year, 1 month ago. under baby quilts , finn , flannel , hiking , knitting. crochet , rainbow scrap challenge , sashiko , scrap vortex , slow sunday stitching

Sewing Retreat Report and Gardening from The Cozy Quilter

Last weekend, my husband and I went to the Camp Kintail Crafter's Retreat--Christine, my usual accomplice at retreats, had other plans for the weekend so my husband agreed to go with me. He did some reading and worked on weathering some model train cars. We also went for several walks--it was a gorgeous sunny weekend. I finished off the last three blocks for this quilt. I have not decided what to name it yet... The blocks are not put together yet as they have to be all trimmed to the exact same size first. They are bigger than standard ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 year, 1 month ago. under crochet , drunkard's path , finn , flannel , gardens , hiking , pillow cases , quilt vortex , rainbow scrap challenge , retreats , rug hooking , scraps , slow sunday stitching

It's all about learning from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Delete, delete, delete - the number of spam comments seems to grow by the day. Today was all about license plates. Have I mentioned anything about license plates recently? NO. And digitizing - I may have mentioned that, but it's all part of our new world filled with AI and bots that are supposed to do a better job than humans. Well, not exactly. I'm reading some articles about AI, and it seems that no one can even define what it is and how it's supposed to work. So, how are we going to figure it out? We won ...

added by Elaine 1 year, 4 months ago. under backyard , hiking , lexi , murphy , mysewnet , neighborhood

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