KatyQuilts

This is one of my absolute favorite quilts I’ve ever made. Enjoy this look back!

Finish It Up Friday ~ Scrappy 4 Patch

Posted on March 6, 2020 by katyquilts

After over a year, I can put a fork in it because this quilt is DONE!

This is the pantograph I used to quilt it.

I knew the quilting wouldn’t show much in the center, but I wanted it quilted close enough that there was at least one line of stitching over every single piece. This quilt has 4,860 pieces in total. The smallest squares finish at one inch.

I also wanted a pantograph that would make a good border design in the brown borders.i think the blue binding frames it nicely without clamoring for attention.

I listened to a good chunk of this while binding. I haven’t finished it yet, but it is very good so far.

This quilt is for me. It measures 98 inches square so there is a generous drop on my queen sized bed.

This next picture shows about 2/3s of the quilt. It isn’t easy to find a good place to photograph a quilt this big!

Scrap quilts are my favorites!

I’m way behind on responding to comments and for that I apologize. Life has been busy since returning from AZ and I was driven to get this quilt finished this week! Thanks for following along even when I get behind.

Have a great day!

I made a bit of progress on several fronts yesterday. I only have a few blocks left to go of the Fence Rail quilt.

I broke open my FQ tower and cut more pieces for my America 250 quilt.

And I got a secret sewing project loaded up on the frame.

I thought I lost Harry. He found himself a comfy spot on my batting roll under the frame! Silly boy.

Have a great day!

There are 80 little quilts in this stack! None of the 50 from my little cabinets are included. And I’m a bit embarrassed to say that I have at least 50 more tucked away. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Have a great day!

It is growing!

And growing.

And growing! I think Harry approves.

I try to leave a block laid out all the time so I can sit down and make just one more.

I’m really loving how cozy this one looks.

Have a great day!

This quilt is growing slowly.

I’ve been making “twosies ” as leader/enders while working on the fence rail blocks.

I think I do want to make this into a throw size quilt. I want to make a smaller wall quilt as well to commemorate the 250th birthday of our nation.

I also think I need to get all my red,white, and blue quilts out. It’s tim3 for a return to the Spirit of 1776 around here!

Have a great day!

I’ve been going through some bins of quilts. Can you guess how many are in this stack?

I’ve taken new pictures of all of these and will share in upcoming posts.

Aren’t these gorgeous? I love the cacti in my yard.

Harry likes to sleep on my shoes. These are my shuffle around the yard slip ons.

Doesn’t look comfy to me.

So true.

Have a great day!

My little will project has come to an end, I mean, a finish.

I made a little pillow. It has Willy on one side.

And Harry on the other.

I think it will be a cute addition to my Christmas decorations.

Yes, he finally got a haircut. Bless that lady, he didn’t make it easy on her! But it was nice to find out he really does have eyes!

Have a great day!

Here is a post from six years ago. I still like this quilt. Enjoy!

Finish It Up Friday ~ Tumbler Triumph!

Posted on April 3, 2020 by katyquilts

Wendy has provided me with the best name for this quilt! It caused plenty of trouble, but it’s finally done.

I love the border print. I’ve saved it a long time for just the right quilt.

I’ve been using what I have on hand and this backing is a new, organic cotton sheet from Target that I had sitting around for a long time.

I had a terrible time getting good photos. It was a beautiful day, but the light was too harsh for photos.

It was also plenty windy!

For now, I have it in my second guest room. It goes well with the Elongated Hexie quilt that I recently finished.

I’m thrilled that this one is done. It turned out a good twin size. Have a great day!

I relearned how to do a button hole stitch via YouTube. My work is not great. I added some lines to delineate the legs, but that turned out pretty bad. I just tacked the ear on.

The black one turned out a bit better, but maybe that’s because you really can’t see the stitches.

I’m not sure what to do with these now. The backgrounds are cut 6 1/2.”

I do think if I do any more of this that I will try machine stitching.

Have a great day!

A trip across the street to visit our neighbors left me inspired! Yes, a quilter lives there. She has many beautiful quilts, but I was particularly intrigued by a wool appliqué project that she had done. And since I have some wool….

I had an idea for a good sized wall quilt, but then I came to my senses. This little gingham dog die from AccuQuilt seemed like a more reasonable place to start.

Here is the die info.

I decided to make a little homage to my Sweet Willy Boy.

Then I thought I might as well make one for Harry too.

I don’t know where to go from here. So I’m off to YouTube to find out.

Have a great day!