The Cozy | Cutting

It took me exactly four weeks to do the stitching on my Cozy quilt. Let's just say, I enjoyed it immensely, and I'm kind of sad that it's done. Unfortunately, I had a terrible time photographing the stitched quilt. Inside or outside, photos make it look like a crumbled mess. Due to the jersey knit, it really does have much more drape than a regular quilt, but it's so beguiling in person, I hope I can capture it better once it's complete.

That said, it was pretty exciting to move on to the cutting step. I hadn't really planned on saving all the cutting to the end, but I'm glad that I did. It took me just three or four sittings to complete that step. I should say, I cut out all the complete shapes. There were several partial shapes along the edges, that I left to trim as I was preparing for binding.

Karen Kay Buckley's Perfect Scissors, Medium 6-Inch Micro Serrated Blades, were suggested for the cutting step, and I'm glad I nabbed a pair. Being serrated, they seemed to grab the knit just the right amount to do the trimming.

It felt like things just got better and better as I trimmed the shapes. I had been a little worried that my Cozy would be boring, compared to all the brightly colored versions I was seeing from other Cozy quilt-makers.

But once the trimming was all done, I was more than happy with what I saw! I was able to get a decent photo of the trimmed quilt, even though the front porch was barely big enough. I think laying flat gives a better view than having the quilt hanging. Whatever, it's on to the hemming now!!

Past Cozy quilt posts, for reference:

The Cozy

The Cozy | Middle Layer.Basting.Marking

The Cozy | Stitching