Getting Cosy with designer Linda Guy
Linda Guy, sewer, designer and fabric collector gets cosy with Cosy PROJECT
What’s your idea of the perfect stitching day?
A perfect stitching day right now would be at the beach, sitting under a tree covering paper pieces or hand stitching. Cup of tea, a piece of cake and, most of all, some sunshine. I’ve lived this day a few times when my son came back from Australia and when I was holidaying over there, so there are some good stitching memories. And my sewing bag is full of covered hexagons!
Four Days of Christmas Wallhanging by Linda Guy
Where do you like to do your work – in a studio, in the garden, in an armchair?
All three of those, depending on what I’m sewing. When it’s winter in New Zealand, I take to my armchair in front of the fire. It’s where I do all my appliqué in the evening.
How many stitching projects do you think you tackle each year?
I have a very long list of ‘to do’ sewing projects. I’d like to think I could do them all, but I just do what I can and enjoy all the different stages as I go.
Flower Basket Medallion Quilt by Linda Guy
What are your sewing essentials?
Oooh, well … appliqué pins; Roxanne’s glue; Sewline mechanical pencil and glue pen; Bottom Line Thread; templates for hand piecing; straw needles; and a toothpick or three.
What sort of projects do you like to take with you when you are on the move?
I take some redwork stitching and some paper templates. Small appliqué projects, too. Even if I don’t get to stitch, it’s still there, just in case.
Spring song quilt by Linda Guy
What sort of projects do you like to take with you when you are on the move?
I take some redwork stitching and some paper templates. Small appliqué projects, too. Even if I don’t get to stitch, it’s still there, just in case.
How would you describe your stitching style?
I think I’d describe it as a little bit folk art, I love all types of stitching, especially redwork on linen with some appliqué, as well and I love birds on quilts. There’s something restful about them and, as hard as I try not to include them, they always seem to appear.
Birds and blooms embroidery cushion by Linda Guy
What’s the largest stitching endeavour you have ever worked on – and the smallest?
The largest stitching endeavour was a quilt 105in square. It was my second quilt and had lots of appliqué and tiny hand-quilting stitches with intricate quilting patterns. Today, I go in for the slightly larger stitches! The smallest project is a wool sewing keep that holds a pair of scissors and a packet of needles.
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