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!

Finish It Up Tuesday ~ Dapper Jelly Roll Quilt

Ta daaa! I remember saying that as a kid, it was so fun! In fact, it still is! 😁 I love how different this is than the last jelly roll quilt I made. Click here to see it. These fabrics … Continue reading

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Four Patch Posy Progress

Where were we? Oh, yes, at the design wall. These weren’t working for me. So I made MORE blocks and sorted again. Yep, I figured it out. Should be done soon. Have a great day!

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Slow Stitching Sunday

The quilting is finally finished. Today I hope to get the binding done and give this a good soak. I won’t share the finish for a while yet. This little bit is for the Humble Quilts swap. I’ll share the … Continue reading

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Instagram Fail

Have you seen the Instagram reels where someone puts paint drops on a page and uses a squeegee to make beautiful art? Click here to see what I mean. I had to try it. So I purchased some supplies. I … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Surprise Remembered

This was a fun project! I love scraps and this was a great place to save them. I hadn’t done this much of this kind of quilting before. The individual parts aren’t great, but taken as a whole, I’m happy … Continue reading

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Q and A

I’m sure those of you that comment have noticed that I’ve been terrible at responding of late. Life has been crazy. Mr. Wonderful spent the first two weeks of April in Arizona with me and we flew back to Michigan … Continue reading

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Four Patch Posy

Thanks to Wanda, I now know this is called a FourPatch Posy! the blocks are 4” finished. I thought I would show you how I cut additional pieces for this quilt using my AccuQuilt die cutter. They are basically hour … Continue reading

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ABC Quilt

One of my grandsons is obsessed with the alphabet. He is autistic and incredibly bright. He began reciting the alphabet before he was a year old and was reading by age 2! For his birthday this summer, I’m making him … Continue reading

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One Block Wonder?

I picked up a bin of fabric at a sale recently and found this in it. I think this is the start of a One Block Wonder quilt? I’m not sure. I never would have bought this fabric, but it’s … Continue reading

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Slow Sunday Stitching

I haven’t picked this up much, but finally made some progress last week. So far, I’m liking the red thread. The center blocks are all quilted. Now I have to figure out the rest. That usually takes longer than the … Continue reading

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