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!

Leader/Ender Project

I’ve had a vintage quilt pinned on Pinterest for ages. I cut out pieces for it back when I cut pieces for my little economy block quilt. I’ve been piecing these little hour glass blocks as leaders/Enders. I’m getting to … Continue reading

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Slow Sunday Stitching

A dear online friend sent me this gorgeous block to finish. I’m so lucky! The hard part is done! She also sent along this fabric and pattern for the center. I think I can handle this much appliqué. I might … Continue reading

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This and That

I’ve been making quilted hearts out of bits of practice quilting. This new die is wonderful for it! Oscar got ducked last week! I’ve been ducking a few Jeeps as well. We had a volunteer sunflower pop up amidst our … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Doll Quilt

This was a fun little project! I thoroughly enjoyed playing in my vintage scraps to create my version of Lori’s little quilt . I used a feedsack for the backing and background. I hand quilted it. Mine finished at 10 … Continue reading

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Leftovers

Apparently, I cannot count. I had leftover bits from this quilt that I finished last week. Rather than put them someplace, I decided to do something with them right away. So I’ve been sewing the corners on as leaders/enders. Might … Continue reading

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Progress

I’ve made some more blocks, whilst avoiding the Roblox quilt. In addition to the Bannard Hills fabrics, I’m adding some Laundry Basket fabrics, and some very old Smithsonian fabrics. They all seem to play quite nicely together. Have a great … Continue reading

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Roblox Quilt

One of my grandsons is big into Roblox games. He asked me if I could make a Roblox quilt for him and showed me this logo. Seems simple enough. But I won’t tell you how much ripping I did on … Continue reading

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Something Little

Last month, Lori from Humble Quilts shared a sweet little doll quilt from her collection. I knew when I saw it that I wanted to make one, and I finally got around to starting. I pulled out some vintage scraps … Continue reading

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Quilt Restoration ~ Step One

I decided to start this process by washing the quilt. It had some yellow stains I hoped to remove. It got a good long bathtub soak. I used this and followed up with lots of rinsing. Here is a reminder … Continue reading

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This and That

I picked up a couple new dies recently. I thought they would be fun to use with the boys. These are great for cutting shapes from craft foam. Oh, Willy Boy! This was the moon a few nights ago. It’s … Continue reading

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