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!

Quilting Feathers

I finally started! But my day was interrupted by this and that, so I didn’t finish. I still have t decided what to do in the green border. I had a great idea while I was out driving. Think I … Continue reading

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Quilty Stuff

I took a day off from sewing yesterday. But that doesn’t mean my brain shut down! I picked up this 1960s Rubbermaid Lazy Susan at Goodwill. Wouldn’t this make a fantastic quilt? I need to see if I have fabric … Continue reading

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Jelly Roll Sew Along Part 3

How are you all doing on this? Good? This week is really more of the same. Make strips sets, then subcut into 2 1/2” strips. Sew them together end to end. Then sew two long strips together to form checkerboard … Continue reading

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That Star Quilt

I haven’t forgotten! The top is pieced ( no measurements given because I fudged a lot). Now I’m trying to figure out how to quilt this. Here is a big of my chicken scratching. I have the backing and batting … Continue reading

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This and That

I still don’t know where I’m headed with this, but I sew a few more triangles here and there. Daughter #2 and I have been doing a fair bit of riding. So fun! I love the place names here in … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Jelly Roll

My first jelly roll quilt is done! It might be a bit boring, but I think I’ll call it calming instead. Doesn’t that sound better? I used a simple feather pantograph for the quilting. I kept the border and binding … Continue reading

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Where has this week gone?

I can’t believe I didn’t have a post scheduled ahead for today! That shows how crazy life has been. Lots of secret sewing going on, which means progress has been made on my leader/ender project. My total number of blocks? … Continue reading

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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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