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Monday, March 11, 2024

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!!


7 comments:

  1. I love how yours is coming together; the colors all blend and work together very well!

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  2. Your cozy is beautiful. It looks like such a relaxing project. Andrea Hickman

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    1. Thank you! It HAS been a relaxing project, and I've enjoyed it immensely.

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  3. Your dots fabric looks so great! And I love the brown stripe. And the soft fabrics gives calm. Your choice was perfect! This project is so surprising, positively :-)

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  4. This is awesome! So fun to see all those prints show up in between the background fabrics.

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    1. Right? I'm glad I waited to cut until the stitching was done!

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  5. I've enjoyed seeing the cozy quilts on social media. Your choice of colors is so mellow and soothing. Very nice!

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