slow sunday stitching

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 ...

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Prep Work from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had another day of rain...some wind, but not as much as we expected. Mike tells me the storm came at us from the south. Since we're just over the crest of our hill on the north side of the mountain, we had a bit of shelter from the wind. Once again, Sadie gave an excellent demonstration on how to spend a wet and windy day. She is an expurrt at this.

My morning was spent in the usual way...with a little slow-stitching.

There were a couple of easy household chores to do ...

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Prep Work from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had another day of rain...some wind, but not as much as we expected. Mike tells me the storm came at us from the south. Since we're just over the crest of our hill on the north side of the mountain, we had a bit of shelter from the wind. Once again, Sadie gave an excellent demonstration on how to spend a wet and windy day. She is an expurrt at this.

My morning was spent in the usual way...with a little slow-stitching.

There were a couple of easy household chores to do ...

added by Barbara 1 week, 5 days ago. under cats , embroidery , free-motion quilting , quilts , slow sunday stitching

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 ...

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What's Going On? from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends! A lot of water has passed under the bridge since we chatted last time. It's been a busy couple of days. We've been fortunate to have a couple of days of good weather. When I left you on Friday, I was getting ready to have a late breakfast with Matthew. Before I left, I had a good start on the 3rd Tiny Treasure. It has about a zillion French knots, and so it was about three sittings to finish it off. The face, ears, and tail are done in a stem stitch fill. The ...

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What's Going On? from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends! A lot of water has passed under the bridge since we chatted last time. It's been a busy couple of days. We've been fortunate to have a couple of days of good weather. When I left you on Friday, I was getting ready to have a late breakfast with Matthew. Before I left, I had a good start on the 3rd Tiny Treasure. It has about a zillion French knots, and so it was about three sittings to finish it off. The face, ears, and tail are done in a stem stitch fill. The ...

added by Barbara 2 weeks, 5 days ago. under embroidery , every blooming thing , every little thing , quilts , slow sunday stitching , soapbox

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 2 weeks, 5 days ago. under finn , flowers , hiking , knitting , scarf , sewing day , slow sunday stitching

Sewing Before Quilting from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Before I could do anything else yesterday morning, I had to fix that dratted block for the Kittens in Teacups quilt. It was bothering me even though we were in separate rooms.

Phew! I feel better now, don't you?

Okay, and so then and only then, I could do some work on my slow stitching. I stitched my usual amount of floss.

And then, I decided to move my hoop to the right to encompass the rest of the opening to the bridge. Where so many lines intersect, I like to do all the lines ...

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Sewing Before Quilting from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Before I could do anything else yesterday morning, I had to fix that dratted block for the Kittens in Teacups quilt. It was bothering me even though we were in separate rooms.

Phew! I feel better now, don't you?

Okay, and so then and only then, I could do some work on my slow stitching. I stitched my usual amount of floss.

And then, I decided to move my hoop to the right to encompass the rest of the opening to the bridge. Where so many lines intersect, I like to do all the lines ...

added by Barbara 1 month ago. under cats , embroidery , exercise , free-motion quilting , mindless musings , quilts , slow sunday stitching

More Trees and Placemats from The Cozy Quilter

More stitches were added to my Fall Forest cross stitch project this week. I like the transparency effect where the trees overlap. This picture is coming along quickly--luckily, I bought two Autumn themed patterns at the same time so I have something else to work on when this is done.

My goal is to make 12 placemats for Meals on Wheels and I now have 10 finished. The last two are quilted and just need to have the binding sewn on. These two placemats are the same, top and bottom. I like to make them so they can be used ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , gardens , placemats , slow sunday stitching , vacations

Thinking Cat from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. The rain is supposed to start up today, but it's bright and sunny right now. It seems to me these recent rain forecasts have failed to materialize. Maybe this time will be different. Whatever happens, I know what I'll be doing. I'll be sewing. How about you?

Yesterday saw me finishing up the fifth block and the whole first row of the Stair Steps project. The endless cutting for these blocks isn't my favorite thing to do, but I believe I'm going to love this quilt. Some of you probably follow ...

added by Barbara 1 month, 1 week ago. under cats , cooking , embroidery , mindless musings , quilts , recipe test , slow sunday stitching

Thinking Cat from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. The rain is supposed to start up today, but it's bright and sunny right now. It seems to me these recent rain forecasts have failed to materialize. Maybe this time will be different. Whatever happens, I know what I'll be doing. I'll be sewing. How about you?

Yesterday saw me finishing up the fifth block and the whole first row of the Stair Steps project. The endless cutting for these blocks isn't my favorite thing to do, but I believe I'm going to love this quilt. Some of you probably follow ...

added by Barbara 1 month, 1 week ago. under cats , cooking , embroidery , mindless musings , quilts , recipe test , 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 ...

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Dark and Stormy Night from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's quite dark outside this morning. Rain moved in overnight. I awakened early this morning to the sound of water running through the gutters. The field is still dry and brown. The rain will green it up, and we're looking forward to that. With autumn officially starting tomorrow, I expect we'll be seeing more rain very soon.

Yesterday started with a visit to the farmer's market with Erik and Mae. I came home with eight ears of corn, a bunch of cilantro, 1-1/2 pounds of tomatillos, 8 oz. of chanterelle mushrooms ...

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Dark and Stormy Night from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's quite dark outside this morning. Rain moved in overnight. I awakened early this morning to the sound of water running through the gutters. The field is still dry and brown. The rain will green it up, and we're looking forward to that. With autumn officially starting tomorrow, I expect we'll be seeing more rain very soon.

Yesterday started with a visit to the farmer's market with Erik and Mae. I came home with eight ears of corn, a bunch of cilantro, 1-1/2 pounds of tomatillos, 8 oz. of chanterelle mushrooms ...

added by Barbara 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under cooking , embroidery , every blooming thing , family , gardening , mindless musings , photography , quilts , slow sunday stitching

Making Progress from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. The promised rain has finally arrived. With a few breaks, it's been raining fairly steadily for hours. It started while we were asleep, and now it's beginning to look like a typical Oregon winter. Of course, winter is not even close, but we're getting a glimpse into the future today.

Thankfully, I was able to get out and do some weeding yesterday. I pulled up or "mussed up" some of the smaller weeds, and then whacked back my enormous sage plant to about one-third its size. I love the fresh sage, but the ...

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Making Progress from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. The promised rain has finally arrived. With a few breaks, it's been raining fairly steadily for hours. It started while we were asleep, and now it's beginning to look like a typical Oregon winter. Of course, winter is not even close, but we're getting a glimpse into the future today.

Thankfully, I was able to get out and do some weeding yesterday. I pulled up or "mussed up" some of the smaller weeds, and then whacked back my enormous sage plant to about one-third its size. I love the fresh sage, but the ...

added by Barbara 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under book review , cats , embroidery , every blooming thing , exercise , gardening , photography , quilts , slow sunday stitching

Tackling Tomatoes Today from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's the day I celebrate and dread all at the same time. Yesterday I picked up 40 lbs. of tomatoes from our CSA farmers. Wanna see what 40 lbs. of tomatoes looks like?

Beautiful, aren't they? We're down to our last jar of pasta sauce, and the last jar of salsa is open in the refrigerator. And not to brag, but I think homemade pasta sauce and homemade salsa taste better than anything available in the grocery store. And so...it's a big job. So far, I'm willing and able to ...

added by Barbara 2 months ago. under cats , community supported agriculture , cooking , embroidery , mindless musings , quilts , slow sunday stitching

Tackling Tomatoes Today from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's the day I celebrate and dread all at the same time. Yesterday I picked up 40 lbs. of tomatoes from our CSA farmers. Wanna see what 40 lbs. of tomatoes looks like?

Beautiful, aren't they? We're down to our last jar of pasta sauce, and the last jar of salsa is open in the refrigerator. And not to brag, but I think homemade pasta sauce and homemade salsa taste better than anything available in the grocery store. And so...it's a big job. So far, I'm willing and able to ...

added by Barbara 2 months ago. under cats , community supported agriculture , cooking , embroidery , mindless musings , quilts , slow sunday stitching

Coming Up Short from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another hot day yesterday...98°F at our place, which is very unusual for us. Being at the top of a hill, we're generally a little cooler than they are in the valley. It was a good day to stay in and sew.

There was a little more progress on the Stitching Wisdom quilt. The bottom row of blocks has just one embroidered block. I did that one the same as I've done the others.

At each corner were pieced (and embroidered) blocks. I did a little dot-to-dot quilting there.

There's ...

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