LC's Cottage

A Stroll in the Garden

Posted on July 8, 2024 | 8 comments

If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain. -Emily Dickinson

*Clicking on a photo will give you a closer look!

Saying nothing… sometimes says the most. -Emily Dickinson

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough. -Emily Dickinson

My friends are my estate. -Emily Dickinson

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all. -Emily Dickinson

They might not need me; but they might. I’ll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity. -Emily Dickinson

A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. -Emily Dickinson

Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought. -Emily Dickinson

See the world around you!

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Tagged allium, Bachelor Button, cornflower, Emily Dickinson, floral garden, flower photography, geranium, LCsCottage, Lily of the Valley, peony, tree peony

Chookshed Stitchers 2024 Challenge – July

Posted on July 4, 2024 | 15 comments

This year seems to be flying by so fast! We are already into July!

My Chookshed Stitchers challenge for July is Number 1 on the list. You can see my project list in this post.

Number 1 for me is my Checkerboard Rails project.

This project was begun in September, 2023, and I wrote about this project here and here.

I left off needing more blocks (because naturally, I miscounted), and setting the blocks together.

Hopefully, this can come together as a flimsy and get a backing for it this month!

Review of the challenges:

January Chookshed Challenge #6

Chookshed Stitchers 2024 Challenge February Update

Note: February’s challenge was completed and shared in the following post:

365 Challenge Quilt is Finished!

Chookshed Stitchers 2024 Challenge – March Update

Chookshed Stitchers 2024 Challenge – April Update

Note: April’s challenge was completed and shared in the following post:

Golden Peaks Table Runner

Chookshed Stitchers 2024 Challenge – May Update

Chookshed Stitchers 2024 Challenge – June Update

I am linking up at Dreamworthy Quilts. Come on over and see what other projects will be worked on this month!

Have fun and carry on!

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Tagged Bonnie Hunter, Checkerboard Rails, Chookshed Stitchers 2024 Challenge, Dreamworthy Quilts, hand dyed fabric, LCsCottage, patchwork, rail fence quilt, ufo challenge

Teapot Cozy

Posted on July 3, 2024 | 15 comments

I finished the teapot cozies for my sister last month, but I forgot to post about them.

To refresh your memories, I posted here that one of my sisters requested 7 tea cozies. I worked up a prototype for her, delivered it, and found that I only needed to make one minor adjustment to the fit.

All 7 tea cozies (plus the prototype) are finished.