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!

Scraps

Remember these solid scraps? I got them all pressed and sorted according to size. Then I started chopping them up into 2 1/2” HSTs. This is the die I’m using. I’m not sure where this is headed, but I have … Continue reading

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25 Patches

Remember these? A friend sent them to me. She also sent the cheddar print squares. I came across this very old piece in my stash and I love how it looks with the cheddar and scrappy squares. But how can … Continue reading

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Jelly Roll Sew Along – Part 2

Ready to get sewing? This is what you will be working on this week. After pairing up my strips, I began sewing them together. Below you can see groups of four strips sewn together, two matching WOF prints and two … Continue reading

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OrganPipe National Monument

Last week, Daughter #2 and I went here on her day off. It was a bucket list place for both of us. Pictures just don’t do it justice, bug herd are a few anyway. See that dark line in the … Continue reading

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This and That

I found this little machine on Facebook Marketplace last weekend. That’s about the only thing I use Facebook for. I got a cover for it, but no attachments. I did find a manual online. It sews a lovely stitch! Daughter … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Layer Cake Loop

I can finally share some secret sewing that I completed back in January for Fat Quarter Shop . I used this layer cake to make the Layer Cake Loop quilt, from their Short Cut Quilt series. The free pattern will … Continue reading

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Experiment Part 2

So, I cut oversized triangles to put my star together. It is not perfect. Some of you have asked what size I would cut the settings triangles, the answer to that is that I have no answer. I clearly did … Continue reading

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An Experiment

I was thinking about this AccuQuilt die and wondered if I could use it to make a bigger star. This is the block it was created to make. So I used some solid scraps and used the die to cut … Continue reading

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February Wrap- Up

I know February is a short month, but this has flown by at break neck speed! This is what I finished this month. I made 5 of these little Valentine quilts. They were so fun! This was actually finished in … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Jelly Roll Sew Along!

I’m keeping this little sew along simple. The quilt is easy and most everything you need to know can be found in this post. I will post suggested “assignments “ each Monday for the next three to four weeks and … Continue reading

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