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!

Moving Right Along…

Posted on January 25, 2023 by katyquilts

I mentioned that the quilt I’m working on was inspired by ind I made years ago. I found a photo to share with you. I think that one is about 25 years old. Here are the blocks for the current … Continue reading →

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More Blocks

Posted on January 24, 2023 by katyquilts

I started making bow tie blocks to go with the sawtooth stars I shared yesterday. I hope to get a good size throw quilt out of this. I like to make them about 60” by 72”. I used dies 11.1 … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on January 23, 2023 by katyquilts

I started something new. Remember those lovely pink and brown fabrics that a friend recently gifted me? Well, they’ve been chopped! And piecing has begun. I used dies 1, 2, 3, and 4 from the AccuQuilt 12” Qube. More to … Continue reading →

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Come Hike with Me!

Posted on January 22, 2023 by katyquilts

Are you ready? We are hiking the Gray Fox Trail at the White Tank Mountain Regional Park. It is one of my most favorite places on earth. I don’t know what this bird is, but she has a lovely song! … Continue reading →

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Come Hike with Me!

Posted on January 22, 2023 by katyquilts

Are you ready? We are hiking the Gray Fox Trail at the White Tank Mountain Regional Park. It is one of my most favorite places on earth. I don’t know what this bird is, but she has a lovely song! … Continue reading →

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This and That

Posted on January 21, 2023 by katyquilts

I hung this quilt hanger in my sewing room this week. I love this style because you don’t need a sleeve for your quilt and they are so easy to change out. The skies have been lovely this week! Daughter … Continue reading →

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Finished It Up Friday ~ Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

Posted on January 20, 2023 by katyquilts

Done! This ended up about 28” square. Those fabrics are just so fun! This is the back. I probably picked this up at Goodwill some time in the past. I ran out of black bobbin thread and used an orange … Continue reading →

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Rearranging

Posted on January 19, 2023 by katyquilts

I needed to evict the dust bunnies from the sewing room. So I decided to rearrange things at the same times. You can see the before pics here. And here is after. I still need to level the long arm … Continue reading →

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Robbing Peter

Posted on January 18, 2023 by katyquilts

I thought I’d share a bit more detail about building the blocks for this process. I would never make this block without the dies! Having said that, it still takes care and practice. I tried lots of pins, a couple … Continue reading →

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Leader/Ender Project

Posted on January 17, 2023 by katyquilts

Since I was having a hard time getting motivated to work on this, I decided to use it as a leader/ender project. Perhaps I can get the boring bits done this way and move on to the fun parts. Progress … Continue reading →

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