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Pineapple Log Cabin Done, Two Donation Quilts Started. from The Cozy Quilter

Some projects are quick to make and others aren't. I made these blocks in 2023 as one of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge projects. The quilt top was completed in January 2024. Then it sat in the to be quilted pile as I pondered how to quilt it. It kept telling me it wanted to be hand quilted so I finally relented, and started hand quilting it last fall. I took a break from it for a while and then finished it in the Spring/Early Summer of this year. I searched high and low through my stash for an ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 weeks, 3 days ago. under binding , counted cross stitch , donation quilts , finn , gardens , hand quilting , jelly rolls , pineapple log cabin , quilts of valour

Flowering Gum Quilt Process from Sew French

The video explains it all! One of the most ambitious art quilts I’ve ever created. From the first pieces of fabric to the final stitches, this textile wall hanging became a much bigger undertaking than I ever imagined. So many decisions, so many hours, so many stitches-and more than a few moments of wondering whether … … Continue reading →

added by Sewfrench 3 weeks, 4 days ago. under flowering gum quilt , hand quilting , kona , machine quilting , quilt , quilting , sewing (Comments)

Leaves and a Finish! from The Cozy Quilter

This week, I added more leaves to my Fall cross stitch project. This is not a very big project and it is fun to work on at this time of year. This whimsical pattern is from Satsuma Street.

I finished the Bricks and Stepping Stones baby quilt this week. I sewed the binding down by hand in the car on our way to see a play in Blyth. This quilt will be gifted shortly. The baby was born in July. Many of the I Spy prints were picked specifically for this particular baby boy.

I'm moving right along on ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 weeks, 5 days ago. under baby quilts , bricks and stepping stones , counted cross stitch , finn , hand quilting , round robin , slow sunday stitching

Hello Teddies from Romany Quilting

The teddy cushion panels have finally received the last of their big stitch quilting. Not at all difficult, but this project got put aside more than once while I worked on other things. I do find hand quilting nice and relaxing, especially doing big stitch quilting. These pretty cushion panels came from the Sew Wots who often bring along items looking for a new home to our get-togethers. I gladly picked them up to take home, they will be perfect for cushions for the foster kids, I decided.

I outlined the teddies with big stitch quilting

Then it was a ...

added by Jenny 1 month ago. under cooking , cushion , hand quilting

Two Baby Quilt Tops and Handstitching, of course! from The Cozy Quilter

In an effort to use up my kids prints and to replenish my baby quilt supply, I made two I spy baby quilts over the last couple of weeks. The first is a Bonnie Hunter Pattern...Bricks and Stepping Stones. The quilt is 36" by 48" and features lots of fun I Spy prints.

The second one is a Potato Chip quilt featuring more fabrics from my collection. It is the same size as the one above. I tried to use pairs of all of the fabrics so that a game of find the matching fabric can be played. Some ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month ago. under baby quilts , bricks and stepping stones , counted cross stitch , finn , hand quilting , pillowcases , potato chip blocks , round robin

Slow Stitching, and Birthdays from Romany Quilting

Today was a lazy Sunday at home, and after I had dealt with a few chores, I settled down with some slow stitching. It's been a while since I worked on my teddy bear cushion covers. It was nice to sit down and do some big stitch quilting around the bear, with a cuppa at hand. Luckily Gemma didn't want to jump up on my lap, there wouldn't have been much room for her as well. But she was quite happy having a nice comfy snoozy nap on the sofa. That cat certainly knows how to while ...

added by Jenny 1 month, 1 week ago. under birthday , cushion , family , hand quilting

Back From Vacation from The Cozy Quilter

We just got home from two weeks in Calgary, Alberta where we were visiting family. We had lots of fun and went to lots of interesting places. This post has lots of pictures of our trip as well as the sewing I have done in the last three weeks. I will start with some progress on my hand quilting of the round robin quilt. I'm just figuring it out as I go along and will go back to quilt the blue border as well as the outer green border when I feel inspired.

I started a new fall cross ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 1 week ago. under baby quilts , calgary vacation , counted cross stitch , finn , hand quilting , nine patch , rainbow scrap challenge , round robin , slow sunday stitching

Busy Hands, Happy Hands from Quilting Studio Adventures

It is August already. Yes, time seems to be speeding up again. The worst of the hot weather and storms is over

added by Donna 1 month, 1 week ago. under bowl cozy , hand quilting , marcia derse , sew powerful

Machine Quilting, Piecing and Hand Quilting, of Course! from The Cozy Quilter

It's been a busy week in the sewing department! On Monday, I pin basted my nine patch quilt. I quilted it with my walking foot yesterday and I have binding picked out to cut and sew on today. This quilt will be done and ready for show and tell at our September guild meeting! I used a 28wt light grey thread for the quilting.

I pieced the medium blue block for my "circle" quilt and now all the blocks are made. I went searching through my stash for an appropriate sashing fabric as I did not want the blocks ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 months ago. under beads , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , hand quilting , rainbow scrap challenge , round robin , slow sunday stitching , walking foot quilting

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 2 months 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

Hand Stitching from The Cozy Quilter

I did not touch my sewing machine this week. Not even once! I did, however, do quite a bit of hand quilting and hand appliqué. I did the first lesson of the Moon Trees Class with Jo Avery on the Threadhouse Academy and managed to get one block made. The background fabric is a piece of Essex Linen. The yellow tree is Fableism Sprout and the print is from Tilda. I plan on making more of these blocks with different variations of trees. The next online class will teach me how to do this. I'm using 80 wt thread ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under applique , crochet , finn , flowers , hand quilting , jo avery , moon trees , slow sunday stitching , thread house academy

Pig & Puppy: Personalized Quilts for Our Granddaughters from Sew French

One of the bittersweet milestones of grandparenting is realizing that little ones eventually outgrow the baby quilts that once seemed so enormous. When our youngest granddaughters reached that stage, I knew it was time to create something new—quilts they could … Continue reading →

added by Sewfrench 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under baby quilts , family , grandchildren , hand quilting , quilt stories , quilting , sewing , uncategorized , video (Comments)

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

Here comes a Tuatara from Romany Quilting

I've spent a little time stitching around a tuatara on my New Zealand panel. I've been lucky enough to hold one of these rather special creatures. Those spines on the head and back are not sharp, but rather feel rubbery - yes, I had to touch and see for myself.

Stitching a tuatara

The tuatara is endemic to New Zealand and is known as a "living fossil". They are the only surviving members of an ancient lineage (Sphenodontia) that thrived alongside dinosaurs, and are unique because they are not lizards. Introduced predators brought in by settlers have taken their ...

added by Jenny 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under cooking , gemma , hand quilting , knitting , weather

More Aqua and Hand Quilting from The Cozy Quilter

My blocks for Aqua month are done! Here are the shoe fly blocks and the 25 patch HST block. Lots of fun scraps in these blocks. I have ordered some more Kona white as I only have a few small scraps left and I want to make more blocks for both of these quilts.

I finished hand quilting this purple pineapple block on Monday and I'm now working on the magenta block. Only one block to go after magenta--it is yellow. Then, I can get this quilt trimmed and bound. I will have to see what I have in ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 months ago. under baby quilts , books , finn , flowers , gardens , hand quilting , nine patch , pineapple log cabin , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching

Old Fashioned Double Irish Chain Quilt from Sew French

Our oldest granddaughter and her husband are expecting their second child, and the nursery theme is an old-fashioned blue-and-white gingham with teddy bears and warm wood tones. When I think of classic baby quilts, the Double Irish Chain is always … Continue reading →

added by Sewfrench 3 months ago. under baby quilt , blue white baby quilt , double irish chain , fabric , hand quilting , heirloom , quilting , riley blake , sewing , spoonflower , uncategorized (Comments)

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 3 months ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , flowers , hand quilting , nine patch , pineapple log cabin , rainbow scrap challenge , round robin , slow sunday stitching , zippered pouch

Slow Stitching Teddy Panel, and Lunch with Friends from Romany Quilting

I've been sitting doing some slow stitching this afternoon, on a rather dreary day. It's grey outside, and showery. Not that it matters, I'm nice and cozy inside, happily big quilt stitching one of my two teddy bear cushion panels. And I've finished. Gemma gave Teddy the once over. I wonder if she noticed the little brown bird in the tree? These will be made into cushions for foster kids when they are completed.

Is that a birdie?

First panel done

I enjoyed a lunch with three old friends during the week. Robyn and I drove ...

added by Jenny 3 months, 1 week ago. under cushion , eating out , friends , hand quilting

Teddies, and a Giant Moa from Romany Quilting

At our last Sew Wot get-together, Heather had a table of free stuff she wanted gone. I swooped on two teddy bear cushion panels that took my fancy. Just the thing for a couple of cushions for kids in care, I thought. These are now layered with batting, and pinned up, ready for me to do big stitch quilting around the motifs.

Two cushion panels from Heather, ready for quilting

I've made a start of Father Teddy sitting on the window seat, reading his book.

Father Ted

I've also hand stitched a label on two secret quilts I ...

added by Jenny 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under cushion , eating out , family , hand quilting , label

The Sky is Done, on to the Flowers. from The Cozy Quilter

Yahoo! The sky stitching is done on my cross stitch project. Now, I will be working on the flowers at the bottom of the picture. There are lots of colour changes in this section so it will take a while.

I quilted my colour challenge quilt this week and will be putting the binding on this weekend. Then, I get to do the hand stitching--I like this part of the project. I used 30 wt white thread on the top and light blue 50 wt thread in the bobbin to match the backing fabric. I will have a picture of ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under barn quilts , colour challenge , counted cross stitch , finn , flowers , hand quilting , pineapple log cabin , slow sunday stitching

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