round robin

Hand and Machine Sewing from The Cozy Quilter

I continued quilting my round robin quilt this week, finishing the orange and green spiky sections and starting on the next border. I am still undecided about what to quilt in the wide blue sections. I will wait until inspiration strikes to do this part.

I watched the next Moon Trees lesson on the Thread House Academy with Jo Avery and then added the. running stitch embroidery around my tree branches, as she suggested. I have fabrics picked out for 8 more blocks and will work away on them over the next while. I used pearl cotton for this stitching ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 6 hours, 7 minutes ago. under applique , counted cross stitch , embroidery , finn , gardens , hand quilting , hand sewing , moon trees , rainbow scrap challenge , round robin , slow sunday stitching , thread house academy

A Week Away from The Cozy Quilter

Our family, including our daughter and Finn, just got home from a week at the cottage. We did lots of reading on the dock, and stitching in the screened porch. It was a very relaxing week. Finn loves it there and could not wait to go down to the dock every morning and evening. We had great weather although it was smoky for a couple of days from the northern Ontario forest fires.

I finished the hand quilting on my Pineapple Log Cabin quilt! I looked up when I started the hand quilting--October 2025. I must admit that I took ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 weeks ago. under books , cottage time , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , hand quilting , pineapple log cabin , round robin , slow sunday stitching

Aqua and Yellow from The Cozy Quilter

The Rainbow Scrap Challenge colour for July is Aqua. I just had my Aqua fabrics out last week at the cottage to complete the last block of my Sommer Sorbet sampler quilt so it was easy to cut out some squares and HST's for my blocks. This is the only one I got sewn this week but the 25 patch HST block is laid out and ready to sew this coming week. My interpretation of Aqua is blue-green, leaning towards green. Turquoise leans towards blue in the blue-green family. I think others do this the other way around. It ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 4 weeks ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , flowers , hand quilting , nine patch , pineapple log cabin , rainbow scrap challenge , round robin , slow sunday stitching , zippered pouch

Virtual Class & Not Much After from Quilting My Way

This morning, I was up and working on my embroidery for the class. I was early today. Our class started at 10 am. It wasn't much of doing anything, but a class of what was to come. There wasn't anyone in the class that finished working on the flower petals. We all commented that we would have been closer to being done if we had another week to work on it. Then we went our Loretta's patterns to see what she could offer in the future. Once we finished, my brain was saying, "Seems easy enough." But ...

added by 6th Generation Quiilter, Crafter 4 months ago. under brazilian embroidery , embroidery , life , round robin

Monday's Embroidery from Quilting My Way

I dropped off 2 quilt tops at Colleens and headed to moms. There were 5 of us. It was fun. Georgie and mom where working on QOV quilt stuff. I was working on my embroidery. I don't know why mom won't sit down and enjoy working on her applique instead of keeping busy with QOV stuff.

I worked on the pansy today. I started it and then came home to finish it. First, I went walking around the neighborhood, to get some walking in. Once that was done, I put the audiobook on and worked on finishing this ...

added by 6th Generation Quiilter, Crafter 6 months ago. under brazilian embroidery , cooking , embroidery , finished projects , life , round robin

Round Robin Reveal from The Cozy Quilter

Back in the Spring, I asked three quilting friends if they would like to participate in a Round Robin project with me. They all said yes! Each of us provided a block and a bag or bin of fabrics that we wanted used in our quilt. We also provided some brief instructions regarding finished size, etc. Today, we got together at Carol's house for tea, snacks and the big reveal.

This is Katharine. She wanted a table runner for a piece of furniture in her house. The colours she chose came from some figurines that are to be displayed ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 8 months, 1 week ago. under group projects , improvisational piecing , round robin , slow sunday stitching

Casino Day from Quilting My Way

We did the usual Sunday cleaning. Then we headed to the casino. We go the 8x8 electric fry pan. I don't know if I could use it and may ask Katt if she wants it. I was hoping for the crock pot, but that was the one I missed. lol

We did pretty good but didn't stay as long as before. We weren't as lucky today as the last 2 times.

Stopped at Arby's for supper. We hadn't been there in probably over a year. He wanted to go to see if the salt was ...

added by 6th Generation Quiilter, Crafter 8 months, 1 week ago. under beading , life , round robin

Weekly update, part 1: placemats and more from With Strings Attached

I made time for only two walks this week, in and around meetings, when it was still warm and sunny. The front came through Saturday night. We had a dusting of snow and the Sunday high was in the mid-30's.

Left: Mr. and Mrs. Crane out for a promenade at Middlefork Forest Preserve on Wednesday afternoon. I was that close to them.

I stopped at Middlefork on my way to Lake Forest Place where the AAUW book group meets. This month we discussed Horse by Geraldine Brooks. I listened to it earlier this year when Diann/Little Penguin recommended ...

added by Nann 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under bom , design wall monday , monday musings , oh scrap! , placemats , round robin , sew and tell , weekly update

First Round Robin Piece Finished from Quilting My Way

This morning, I needed to be up by 9 am to play the war game. I played but didn't get much in points. I've been backing off that game lately.

We watched some TV and then we shut it off.

I enjoyed listening to my book on tape and getting this done. I was trying to make it light and dark. It turned out pretty good, but not quite what I wanted it to look like. At least this is done. I hope she likes it.

I'm not sure when I will be getting the next one ...

added by 6th Generation Quiilter, Crafter 9 months, 2 weeks ago. under brazilian embroidery , embroidery , finished projects , round robin

Went To The Playhouse from Quilting My Way

Today, we started with the usual Sunday morning. I got a few things done.

I played for a bit before we headed to the playhouse to see Heckle & Jeckle.

It was a different kind of play. I never read the book or saw the movie. I wasn't that thrilled in the first 10 minutes of the play and wondered how long it would be. It's a musical, so it went on for a while. I enjoyed some of the music, but it wasn't my kind of play. They did an awesome job of acting. The background, though ...

added by 6th Generation Quiilter, Crafter 9 months, 2 weeks ago. under fair , life , round robin

Weekly update: AIC, quilt show, the end of an era, a finish! and a flimsy from With Strings Attached

I've had ample opportunities to go downtown to see the Caillebotte exhibit at the Art Institute, but it took a "closing soon!" email to get me to do it on Friday.

Wealthy Chicagoans in the Gilded Age (1890's) bought Impressionists as modern and avant-garde, and relatively inexpensive. They were patrons of the Art Institute and thus the museum developed its Impressionist collection.

"Paris Street, Rainy Day" was acquired in 1964 and has become one of AIC's most famous paintings. Caillebotte painted it in 1877.

I had hoped to go to this famous intersection (Carrefour du Moscou) when ...

added by Nann 9 months, 4 weeks ago. under art institute of chicago , christmas quilt , design wall monday , monday musings , oh scrap! , ohio stars , quilt show , round robin , rsc 2025 , sew and tell , weekly update

Enjoyed The Day from Quilting My Way

Today, I was playing war games twice. We didn't win either one. lol

Then I enjoyed watching TV while Patrick was golfing. I was able to get a few shows in before he got home.

Then he went outside and worked in the garden. After that, he slept on the swing. He needs his naps during the day. lol

I was able to work on my beading.

I received my Round Robin today. Erin Ferre sent this. I need to think about what I want to add. We can add anything we want. It will take me a bit ...

added by 6th Generation Quiilter, Crafter 10 months, 1 week ago. under beading , brazilian embroidery , round robin

Midweek: topalong and round robin from With Strings Attached

Sunshine and somewhat warmer temps were conducive to good walks on Monday and Tuesday.

This is looking west from Spring Bluff Forest Preserve.

I love wild "flag" iris!

Gator Party, the June installment of the Running Doe Quilts topalong, is now a flimsy. I used shirtings (most of which I purchased at a rummage sale last weekend) and solids (from my overflowing solids stash . . . I don't purposely purchase them so how is it that I have two big bins full?).

The patches are 5 x 6-1/2 finished. The accent pieces began with 3" squares.

2-7/8 yards.

Since ...

added by Nann 1 year, 1 month ago. under round robin , top-along , wednesday wait loss

This week's activities from The Cozy Quilter

In a previous post, I was lamenting the thickness of the pitcher plant stem in my rug hooking project. A couple of hooking friends suggested I try hooking a single line of stitches with two strands of yarn. This looks so much better! If you look at the part at the lower end of the stem where the green leaves are hooked around the stem, it looks to be the right width now. You can see from this picture that I got almost all of the leaves done this week. I hope to move on to the flowers this week ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 year, 2 months ago. under baby quilts , books , comfort quilts , finn , flannel , gardens , hospice quilts , round robin , rug hooking , scrap vortex

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 1 year, 3 months ago. under finn , gardens , quilt show , rope bowls , round robin , rug hooking

SAHRR - Round One from Gene Black an Alabama Artist

After realizing that Gail's post was where I was supposed to share my center block, I realized that Kathleen's post was Round One. (I was late to start and got confused. I posted my center block on Kathleen's linky - mea culpa!) I did blog that center block - hopefully you saw it.

Kathleen offered the option of using a block that starts with your initial. For me that would be a G. So I Googled "quilt blocks that start with G" and found the Geometry Block - along with a lot of others.
But, I thought "quilting is really ...

added by Gene Black 1 year, 6 months ago. under piecing , quilt , round robin

Friday check in: a finish + book club selections for January from With Strings Attached

I've bundled up for two forest preserve walks this week. Fortunately the Kicks (S's car that I drive) stays warm so he is comfortable.

We are at the southern edge of the paper birch range. Hickory nuts. The icy snow sparkles.

All the Christmas decor is put away except for the wreath. Each year I think about going through the storage boxes and culling decorations that I didn't use this year (or last year or the year before....) Then I think what if I want to change things up next season? So I just close up the ...

added by Nann 1 year, 7 months ago. under finished or not friday , reading , round robin

Friday check in: under the needle, and round robin revealed from With Strings Attached

After a couple of rainy days the sun has come out again so we've enjoyed afternoon outings to the forest preserves: Indepdendence Grove on Thursday and Waukegan Savanna on Friday.

At the guild meeting on Wednesday we heard from the founder and director of The Penny's Purpose, an agency that collects and distributes blankets, comforters, and quilts to anyone in the area. (Kids in crisis, nursing homes, homeless shelters....anyone.) This will be a great way to donate locally.

We also had the reveal for the 2024 round robin! There was so much interest that there were two ...

added by Nann 1 year, 8 months ago. under finished or not friday , homespun quilt , lake county forest preserves , round robin

Weekly update: glorious days, caught up already!, twenty blocks + recent reading from With Strings Attached

Sunshine, sunshine, sunshine!

Swans at Hastings Lake on Saturday.

Herons at Nippersink on Sunday.

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Natalie Doan of Missouri Star was the guest speaker at the guild meeting Wednesday. I didn't get any good pictures! It was fun to hear her side of the family business.

This is the final month for the guild round robin. I got right to work and added borders to CB's quilt. I can't show you the entire flimsy until next month's reveal, but you can see one of the Tula Pink owls that AK added.

We got the pattern for block ...

added by Nann 1 year, 9 months ago. under bom , design wall monday , homespun quilt , oh scrap! , reading , round robin , weekly update

Friday check in: sunrise, quilt book indulgence, and a surprise finish from With Strings Attached

The solstice was at 3:50 p.m. yesterday. I was at the lakefront this morning to see the sun rise at 5:16.

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Used book sales, destashes, and publishers' warehouse clearance have been the source for most of the many, many quilt books I've acquired. Just as with fabric--if I can't not buy them, then I need to get bargains.

This year I am really and truly paring down all that creative potential. I've gone through a stack, sorting them into "totally unlikely to make anything from this" and "review again just in case." Why is ...

added by Nann 2 years, 1 month ago. under finished or not friday , round robin , wildflowers

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