Author Archives: katyquilts

About katyquilts

I am a wife, mom of four amazing adult kids, and a former librarian. I love making everything from traditional quilts to art quilts. I am thankful to God my Father and Creator for the gift of creativity!

Throwback Thursday

I love this little quilt. I hand quilted this little vintage top seven years ago. It would be a great quilt to recreate in another colorway. Enjoy! Finish It Up Friday – Vintage Hour Glass Posted on October 25, 2019 by katyquilts I can’t … Continue reading →

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Block of the Month

My quilt group is doing a block of the month this year. How it works is, each person makes one or more blocks and brings them to the meeting. For every block you make, you get one ticket. They draw … Continue reading →

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Progress

Remember this? I put it in time out a while back because the vision in my mind did not match reality. I also should have strip pieced some of the parts, instead of individually sewing each piece. Anyway, I decided … Continue reading →

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QAL

Lori at Humble Quilts is hosting another quilt along! I knew it would be blues and neutrals, so I grabbed this roll of Laundry Basket fabrics at the garage sale I went to. You can see it circled in green … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Remember this? I pulled it out because I needed something to work on during our quilt group meeting. So I got those six pieces added on the side. Not much, but it has motivated me to get back to work … Continue reading →

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This and That

I saw a whole pile of these blocks at Goodwill recently. They were all basted in prepared for the fancy hand stitching. I left them there for someone else. My voting is done. I took this fun pic at city … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Tiny Hourglasses

My tiny hourglass quilt is done. Here is my inspiration quilt. I used a simple muslin for the back. My blocks finish at two inches. You can see the dimensions are different than the inspiration piece. I like to use … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday ~Vintage Baskets

Here is a look back at a fun little quilt made with vintage blocks and fabrics. Enjoy! Finish It Up Friday ~ Basket Quilt Done! I’m glad these blocks didn’t sell after all! The grid quilting gives great texture. The first … Continue reading →

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Shopping!

Mr. Wonderful alerted me to a local quilter’s garage sale last weekend. It did not disappoint! I tried to practice restraint. I picked up some pieces for the Humble Quilts QAL, some 30’s prints, some yardage, and a few charm … Continue reading →

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Little UFO

So I’ve been thinking about these…. Maybe I should do this…. But then I should make four more blocks. Then it would be square and would work on my round table. I should ponder this more later tonight when I … Continue reading →

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