Author Archives: katyquilts

Thank you to each and everyone of you, my dear readers. You have encouraged me, challenged me, laughed, and shared with me. I pray God’s richest blessings over each and every one of you.

Yes, I know I have an unfinished project, but this has been calling to me. I cut out these 3 1/2” squares some time ago. They are all from my stash of Denise Schmidt fabrics. I wasn’t sure how big … Continue reading →

I left this upon the design wall for several days. And an idea finally came to me when I came across this toile. One border is added and I have one to go. Have a great day!

My 4 patch is finally quilted. This is the pantograph I used. The machine stitching on the binding is done and today, I hope to get the hand stitching done. I did finally finish knitting my dishcloth. Far from perfect, … Continue reading →

The cleaning and sorting continues. I love this little rocker that holds hand sewing tools. I’ve had it forever. I got a new kitchen sink this week. I love it! My Christmas decorating is done. This is it. All of … Continue reading →

I made all my four patches after posting about this last week. And I cut my triangles and squares for the next part. Ummmm….. notice a problem here? Apparently, it helps if you follow directions. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Maybe it’s another design … Continue reading →

I was in the mood for something different. I’ve had this layer cake hanging around for a while and it was time to use it. I cut it into quarters like this. Then I used my 8” QST die for … Continue reading →

Ah, yes…never wax poetic about hardships and opportunities…..it will come back to bite you. I started sewing rows together before putting everything on the design wall only to discover I still didn’t have enough blocks. And I had already used … Continue reading →