Monthly Archives: April 2013

Get it Done – April and May Goals

Posted on April 30, 2013 by katyquilts

Time to see how things went in April and plan for May! Here is my list of April goals: 1. Quilt and bind one more service quilt. Done! 2. Ship quilts to QBB. Done! 3. April SQT challenge quilt. Done! … Continue reading →

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DCSMLA 1000 Pyramids

Posted on April 30, 2013 by katyquilts

Ebony Love is the queen of die cutting! She is hosting the first ever Die Cut Scrap Make Later Along! She has a series of posts with embedded videos demoing various dies and die cutting machines. The idea is that … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on April 28, 2013 by katyquilts

I am finally putting the blocks together for my May Quilt of Valor. I hope to sew the rows together today. It will also need a border to bring it up to size. This pattern is called Take Five as there … Continue reading →

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Woven star tutorial

Posted on April 28, 2013 by katyquilts

A while back, I posted a picture on the Yahoo Accuquilt group of the woven star block that I made for the Quilt of Valor block swap. Gwen asked how this block was made so I decided to create a … Continue reading →

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Happy Sunday!

Posted on April 28, 2013 by katyquilts

The closer we get to Daughter #1’s wedding day, the less sewing I get done! It has been a glorious weekend here weatherwise. Finally, some sunshine has arrived in Michigan! It is supposed to rain a bit today but the … Continue reading →

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This and That Tuesday

Posted on April 23, 2013 by katyquilts

It’s a busy day with lots to do. First up, a trip to the vet for this guy. Then choosing a new background/border fabric for this. Binding this. Time to make some appointments and then off to work until 9. … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on April 22, 2013 by katyquilts

Welcome to another edition of DWM! You can see what others are working on by checking the Judy’s post at Patchwork Times. Here is my design wall today: I am machine piecing this quilt. I posted a tutorial to show … Continue reading →

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Machine piecing hexagons-Tutorial

Posted on April 21, 2013 by katyquilts

I thought since I was working on this quilt anyway, that I would create a tutorial on machine piecing hexagons. I have already shown that I cut my hexagons and then mark the seams with a pencil like this: When … Continue reading →

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A little hand piecing

Posted on April 20, 2013 by katyquilts

Last night, as I watched coverage of the Boston manhunt, I added some of the prepared hexagons to this miniature. I don’t think I will add any more hexagons but I need to figure out how to finish it. Right … Continue reading →

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A fun day!

Posted on April 19, 2013 by katyquilts

My wonderful hubby bought a new truck this week. So today we both took the day off and took a little road trip to try it out. First stop he surprised me with was a quilt shop! I bought some … Continue reading →

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