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!

Four Patch Leaders/Enders

Posted on August 17, 2023 by katyquilts

My current leader/ender project in Arizona has been four patches. I started making them with no idea what I would use them for. I could make an awful lot out of this bit of 2 1/2” squares! I decided to … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Wednesday ~ Tropical Fence Rail

Posted on August 16, 2023 by katyquilts

This was a quick finish! And while I was initially disappointed in the jelly roll, I quite like the finished result. This is the pantograph iusecto quilt it. It ended up looking very tropical. Have a great day!

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Ta Daaaa!!!

Posted on August 15, 2023 by katyquilts

My little project is finished! It is still quite rustic. As a reminder, here is the before: It was a lot of work in a very hot garage. I love the paint color on the inside. And yes, I have … Continue reading →

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Teaching an Old Dog…..

Posted on August 14, 2023 by katyquilts

I mentioned last week, that I was really pleased with my machine binding for a change. You all know I’ve struggled with that. So I thought I’d share what I did this time as it may work for you. I … Continue reading →

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A Different Kind of Project

Posted on August 13, 2023 by katyquilts

I found this cabinet at Goodwill. I wanted something with glass doors to display some dishes. I almost left it, because I didn’t really want a project. It had a terrible brown paint job. For $20, I decided to bring … Continue reading →

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Random Silliness

Posted on August 12, 2023 by katyquilts

Nothing earth shattering today. Just some silly bits. My new favorite word. 😂 I did finish a puzzle. It was harder than I expected. I saw this at Goodwill. Isn’t that sweet? I did leave it for someone else to … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Double X

Posted on August 11, 2023 by katyquilts

This was a sweet finish! One of my readers suggested the name, Double X for the block, so that’s what I’ve taken to calling it. The fabrics are lovely and I didn’t feel it needed a border. I’m quite chuffed … Continue reading →

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Got Sunglasses?

Posted on August 10, 2023 by katyquilts

I was talking on the phone and wandering around the sewing room at the same time. I grabbed a jelly roll I picked up somewhere and opened it. I was a bit bummed to realize there were only 24 strips, … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on August 9, 2023 by katyquilts

Well, I got about this far and realized I wanted to make it bigger. It seems I’m always wanting to make bigger quilts! So I cut and pieced some more. Now I have the blocks for each row clipped together … Continue reading →

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Something New

Posted on August 8, 2023 by katyquilts

I love Lotta Jansdottir fabrics! I’ve been looking for a good idea to showcase these prints. You might remember that I made this quilt, Shark Reunion, from Lotta’s fabric a few years ago. I got inspired by something I saw … Continue reading →

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