Books, Writing, & The Cozy Life
We're now a full week into July - what a whirlwind! This has been a vacation week for us - Matthew is on vacation and our homeschooling is on a break - so we're enjoying a quieter pace and fewer obligations. Screen times have shot up and I'm 100% okay with that. We all deserve... Continue Reading →
Hello! I must tell you that yesterday was the most gorgeous day. We spent almost the entire afternoon outside and planted a ton of flowers from our local nursery. I could not have asked for a more perfect April day and today's forecast predicts the same. What luck! I wanted to update you on a... Continue Reading →
Welcome to a snowy Friday in New Hampshire! I was expecting to wake up to much more snow but plenty seems to be on the way today. Colton's school preemptively closed last night so we're not expecting to go anywhere and we have a big pot of chili ready to get us through. I hope... Continue Reading →
Well hello! I'm here today with a finished quilt that I've been working on since January 2014. No, that's not a typo. It's been in the works for over 8 years! This quilt is english paper pieced, which means I used paper templates to shape the fabric into hexagons and sewed all the pieces together... Continue Reading →
A big thanks to Kat for hosting a wily group of Unravelers every Wednesday. Today I'm showing my current handsewing piece (which DOES involve unraveling!) as well as a book I started last night. HANDSEWING THIS WEEK: One of my 2022 goals is to work on my Mandolin quilt more consistently. I started this in... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! I hope the week treated you well. We're still struggling with a virus running through the house, so this was another rough week here at The Cozy Burrow. But I managed to eke out a few cute things despite my foggy brain and tired body! *This week Bryce told me that I was... Continue Reading →
In 2018 I started a handsewing project that makes me squeal every time I see it. The design is called The Mandolin Quilt and I purchased all of the required paper templates from the quilt designer. Along with some luscious Liberty of London Tana Lawn fabric, I quickly stitched together these two blocks: Finished November... Continue Reading →
Kat at As Kat Knits hosts Unraveled Wednesday each week - a gathering of bloggers who share their current reads and stitching projects. Please visit Kat and the other participants for lots of inspiration! Today I'm sharing six finished books and a nearly finished quilt top. Finished Reading This Week Don't Overthink It: Make Easier... Continue Reading →
It's the first Wednesday of 2021! Kat at As Kat Knits hosts Unraveled Wednesday each week - an opportunity for bloggers to share their stitching and reading projects. Please visit her blog and the other participants! This week I'm sharing an excellent start to the new year: a handful of finished books and my progress... Continue Reading →
My Travelers Notebook labels this week as number 53 of 2020, but that just feels wrong. So I'm fudging a bit in today's title - please forgive me! Kat at As Kat Knits hosts Unraveled Wednesday every week - a gathering of bloggers who share their reading and stitching adventures. Please visit her blog for... Continue Reading →
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