slow sunday stitching

First Down from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. This being Super Bowl Sunday, you might think that "first down" crack has something to do with football. Actually, it means I've finished the first block for the Snowmen & Reindeer project. Ta-Da!

Stitching this first block was my goal for February's

and so I'll link up to the finishing party at the end of the month. And this early in February, I'm well ahead of the game.

We spent most of yesterday running all around Henderson. We stopped at a hardware store for some "man stuff," and then we headed to the ...

added by Barbara 3 days, 6 hours ago. under book review , embroidery , every blooming thing , mindless musings , omg , product review , slow sunday stitching , travel

First Down from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. This being Super Bowl Sunday, you might think that "first down" crack has something to do with football. Actually, it means I've finished the first block for the Snowmen & Reindeer project. Ta-Da!

Stitching this first block was my goal for February's

and so I'll link up to the finishing party at the end of the month. And this early in February, I'm well ahead of the game.

We spent most of yesterday running all around Henderson. We stopped at a hardware store for some "man stuff," and then we headed to the ...

added by Barbara 3 days, 6 hours ago. under book review , embroidery , every blooming thing , mindless musings , omg , product review , slow sunday stitching , travel

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 4 days, 23 hours ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , hiking , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching , zippered pouch

Modern Sampler and the Rooster from The Cozy Quilter

I am just about half finished the stitching on my funky rooster. The pattern includes two funky chickens and a funky rooster. I hope to get this half done this weekend and move on to the second half. I like the bright colours and fun shapes on this project.

Here's Finn, modelling the growing book blanket. My daughter is adding the book squares from May 2025 now. The gray squares mark the end of each month.

I didn't have a lot of sewing room time this week but did manage to get started on the next three blocks ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 weeks, 4 days ago. under counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching , thread house academy

Funky Chicken Progress and More Blue from The Cozy Quilter

This week, I spent a bit of time working on my Funky Chicken cross stitch and added lots of stitches. When the stitching is done, I need to add felt wings and beak, etc. as I sew it into a 3D chicken. I was running out of the darker red-orange colour and managed to get another skein this week.

I have three Rainbow Scrap Challenge projects started for this year. I made a three shoe fly blocks from my leftover light blue scraps. These finish at 6.5".

Then, I dug into my medium blue scraps and cut out lots ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 weeks, 4 days ago. under counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , mending , rainbow scrap challenge , scraps , slow sunday stitching , university quilt

Rainbow Scrap Challenge and some Knitting from The Cozy Quilter

Blue is the colour of the month for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge for January. I have been participating in this challenge for a few years now and I have still not run out of scraps to use each month. I would like to make three projects this year. The first one will be these nine patches with 8 blocks made each month. I have 2 more to make. You can see that I am making them so that they form a checkerboard when they are sewn together. These are my light blue blocks and I would like to make some ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month ago. under crochet , finn , knitting , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching

A Christmas Kit from The Cozy Quilter

My friend, Karen, gave me a little cross stitch kit to make an ornament for our tree for Christmas. I decided to abandon my funky chicken cross stitch and do the kit instead this week. I wanted to get it done before we take the tree down and put the ornaments away. My father in law drove a little red truck and my daughter called him the Red Truck Grandpa when she was little so red trucks have a special significance in our family.

The ornament in the top right of the picture above was made for me by my ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 1 week ago. under books , christmas ornaments , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , slow sunday stitching

A Crafty Week from The Cozy Quilter

We are in the "between the holidays" period right now...I love this time of year...quiet after the busy-ness of Christmas and before a new round of activities start up in January. I have been spending my time reading and crafting and watching movies with my husband and daughter.

I have one more gift of Christmas to share with you... I made this vinyl fronted zipper pouch for my daughter for her crafting projects. As you already know, she is an avid crocheter and embroiderer/cross stitcher so this pouch will be put to good use. I picked some ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under books , christmas gifts , counted cross stitch , finn , slow sunday stitching , zippered pouch

Winter Begins! from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're counting down the days until D-Day, one week from today. This coming week is going to be very busy. Happily, we'll get a break when we join the rest of the family for Christmas Eve dinner at Erik and Mae's house. I offered to bring something, but I'm told they have it handled. There's still a little bit of Christmas baking on my list. Aside from that, my holiday cooking responsibilities are complete.

My yesterday started with Tiny Treasure #32. This one has stem stitch and straight stitch.

Next on ...

added by Barbara 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under cats , embroidery , mindless musings , slow sunday stitching , small quilts , travel

Winter Begins! from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're counting down the days until D-Day, one week from today. This coming week is going to be very busy. Happily, we'll get a break when we join the rest of the family for Christmas Eve dinner at Erik and Mae's house. I offered to bring something, but I'm told they have it handled. There's still a little bit of Christmas baking on my list. Aside from that, my holiday cooking responsibilities are complete.

My yesterday started with Tiny Treasure #32. This one has stem stitch and straight stitch.

Next on ...

added by Barbara 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under cats , embroidery , mindless musings , slow sunday stitching , small quilts , travel

Two Gifted Pillows and some Cross Stitch from The Cozy Quilter

Some gifts have been given and opened already so I can show them to you. This first pillow is for a friend who just retired. I made her a wall hanging a few years ago out of these Christmas FQ's that I have in my stash and decided to maker her a co-ordinating pillow this year. The backing fabric was not quite wide enough so a strip of brown was added. Also, you will notice that the trees are green on one side and brown on the other. It all co-ordinates! There is a zipper under the flap on ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under christmas gifts , christmas ornaments , counted cross stitch , finn , pillows , slow sunday stitching

Of Moose and Men from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a relatively nice day of weather yesterday. Mike took the opportunity to check the suspension on the fifth wheel. The last time we used the fifth wheel was for our eclipse trip in the spring of 2024. On that trip, two leaf springs on the fifth wheel had to be replaced on the road. It's good that he checked it and found everything in order.

He brought the fifth wheel up from its usual space a couple of weeks ago, and he's been working away on it ever since. He's cleaned ...

added by Barbara 1 month, 4 weeks ago. under cats , embroidery , family , mindless musings , quilts , slow sunday stitching , travel

Of Moose and Men from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a relatively nice day of weather yesterday. Mike took the opportunity to check the suspension on the fifth wheel. The last time we used the fifth wheel was for our eclipse trip in the spring of 2024. On that trip, two leaf springs on the fifth wheel had to be replaced on the road. It's good that he checked it and found everything in order.

He brought the fifth wheel up from its usual space a couple of weeks ago, and he's been working away on it ever since. He's cleaned ...

added by Barbara 1 month, 4 weeks ago. under cats , embroidery , family , mindless musings , quilts , slow sunday stitching , travel

Christmas Activities and a bit of sewing. from The Cozy Quilter

This has not been a particularly productive week with my sewing projects. I started making a pillow for a friend as a housewarming gift but ran out of the Essex linen fabric I am using for the background--I want to use it on the back of the pillow as well. I called 7 quilt stores before finally finding it in the right colour at a store two hours from here. I ordered what I need and they will ship it out early this week. It won't take long to install the zipper and finish off the pillow. The recipients ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 4 weeks ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , pillows , slow sunday stitching , walking foot quilting

Camp Kintail Retreat Report from The Cozy Quilter

This post features my projects from last weekend's Crafters retreat at Camp Kintail, but first I want to show you my finished Fall cross stitch...TaDa! I started this project at the beginning of September and have added stitches to it steadily until this week, when I added the last few. As I have said before, I love the transparency where the trees overlap and the bright colours in this picture. I will have it framed shortly and hang it up for the Fall next year. I have a couple of embroidery kits that I would like to work ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 months, 1 week ago. under baby quilts , camp kintail , counted cross stitch , drunkard's path , finn , placemats , quilts of valour , retreats , slow sunday stitching , table runners , thread house academy , zippered pouch

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 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under group projects , improvisational piecing , round robin , slow sunday stitching

Hand Stitching from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It seems as if a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since the last time we talked. When I left you on Friday, I was preparing to take Eliza in for a spa treatment. That turned into practically an all-day affair. We dropped off the machine, but I'd left the bobbin casing at home. The technician said it was better to adjust the tension if they had the bobbin casing. I said I'd go home, get it, and bring it back, but whoa. That was quite a journey. It's an hour ...

added by Barbara 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under cats , cooking , embroidery , mewseum , quilts , recipe test , slow sunday stitching

Hand Stitching from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It seems as if a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since the last time we talked. When I left you on Friday, I was preparing to take Eliza in for a spa treatment. That turned into practically an all-day affair. We dropped off the machine, but I'd left the bobbin casing at home. The technician said it was better to adjust the tension if they had the bobbin casing. I said I'd go home, get it, and bring it back, but whoa. That was quite a journey. It's an hour ...

added by Barbara 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under cats , cooking , embroidery , mewseum , quilts , recipe test , slow sunday stitching

Full Force Fall from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a busy day yesterday. During the presidential campaign, I was amused when Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania said, "My team is guided by three letters every single day: G-S-D." And, if you missed that, he spelled it out..."Getting sh*t done." When I can cross everything off a day's to-do list, I announce it to Mike: "I got sh*t done today." Admittedly, I didn't start sewing together the Merry, Merry Snowmen yesterday, but I got a lot of other stuff done.

First, I finished off My Embroidered Garden.

Finishing the ...

added by Barbara 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under cooking , embroidery , exercise , free-motion quilting , gardening , mindless musings , omg , quilts , slow sunday stitching

Full Force Fall from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a busy day yesterday. During the presidential campaign, I was amused when Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania said, "My team is guided by three letters every single day: G-S-D." And, if you missed that, he spelled it out..."Getting sh*t done." When I can cross everything off a day's to-do list, I announce it to Mike: "I got sh*t done today." Admittedly, I didn't start sewing together the Merry, Merry Snowmen yesterday, but I got a lot of other stuff done.

First, I finished off My Embroidered Garden.

Finishing the ...

added by Barbara 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under cooking , embroidery , exercise , free-motion quilting , gardening , mindless musings , omg , quilts , slow sunday stitching

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