KatyQuilts

These triangles finish at one inch. They must be pieced carefully!

I’m still trying to work out the “rules” I want to follow for making these blocks. This is the first one I made.

I have decided against using the light prints. I am now up to four blocks.

I have seen some blocks made by other quilters that are made from a consistent background and just one print for the blocks. I liked those a lot. Maybe even better than scrappy!

You can tell from looking at these that I switched machines after the first block. 🙄

I haven’t found my rhythm with these yet, I should be an expert by the end.

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I recently received these lovely pieces from my sweet MIL. They came from her mother.

She made many quilts with blocks like these.

I’m assuming these pieces were for aprons. Aren’t they beautiful?

I’m not yet sure what I will do with them yet. But I love them.

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Mr Wonderful found this interesting video on the Singer Company on YouTube. Click here to see it.

My current read.

I found this on my patio in my back yard. I’m not sure what kind of rock it is. Maybe basalt? It is very hard. Gracie likes to move rocks from the landscaping to the lawn or patio, so I suspect it was a gift from her. It appeared on a very tough day.

The back side.

It reminded me of this.

So very thankful for the grace and mercy of God.

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This cotton batting from Mountain Amit is no longer made. When I see it at estate sales or thrift stores, I always grab it. I love it for mini quilts.

And this is why, it can be split into two layers.

Usually one layer ends up thinner than the other. That’s okay with me. I will use the other layer for another mini.

This is the backing I’ve chosen. I will be hand quilting this one.

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That would be short for Fancy Four patch. 😂 And no, I do not understand why it’s called Fancy Four Patch instead of Fancy NinePatch!

Here is my test block. Far from perfect.

I’ve started kitting up blocks. For me, that is key to staying on task.

As I mentioned earlier, I’m making 6 inch finished blocks. These are the dies I’m using from my 4” Qube.

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These are some of the repro scraps I have yet to deal with.

I decided to use some of them to make a little court house steps quilt that I pinned forever ago on Pinterest. I found this free downloadable foundation paper piecing pattern here.

I used the last round of stitch lines to add my border.

Here is a little tip for you. When I’m ready to remove the paper, I grab opposite corners and give a good tug. Then o do the same with the other two corner.

It makes removing the paper super easy.

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I’ve been waiting for this! The details are out and I’m ready to start.

The blocks for the QAL finish at 4 1/2”! That means 3/4” finished HSTs. Ummmm…..no thanks.

I’m sizing up a bit to 6” finished blocks and one inch finished HSTs. I’ll be using dies from my 4” Qube.

Here are the suggested blocks for the first week.

If I find similar fabric in my scraps, I’ll try to copy these. Otherwise, I’ll just make whatever strikes my fancy. I don’t have a huge need to copy this antique quilt exactly.

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I went hiking last week with our daughter and SIL. It was so beautiful!

Even this prickly pear was sharing the love!

The spring flowers are starting to bloom.

This is Cave Creek.

I never get tired of these giant saguaros. SIL for scale.

I have great kids!

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Isn’t this beautiful? I love our backyard rose garden.

One of my grand dogs had major surgery recently, so I kept some of the others so she could recover in peace. I had a great time with these sweeties!

Another puzzle finish.

My son in law created this using AI. Haha! This is us after having no WiFi for a few days.

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