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!

Finally

Remember this? I had the top all pieced when I got home from Arizona in April. Except for the borders…..why do I procrastinate on borders? Finally, I made myself put them on and get this monster loaded. Here is the … Continue reading

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Work in Progress Wednesday

I have several irons in the fire this week. Progress has been made on the blocks for the baby quilt. I have more done than this now, but I thought I’d keep you all guessing. I finished the last of … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Tuesday!

Today, AccuQuilt is rereleasing the 5” Qube. I made this little bit to celebrate! I’ve had my 5” Qube for a while and I love it. The smaller the pieces, the harder it is for me to cut accurately with … Continue reading

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A New Baby Quilt

I need a quick project, so I grabbed this charm pack and the lovely pink Kona solid. It didn’t take long to cut the block pieces with my AccuQuilt Studio Cutter. I love all my GO! Cutters, but my Studio … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday

You knew I couldn’t just baste this and set it aside, right? Quilting one fan a day is a struggle too. Here is a look at the back. I decided to use this thread instead of the perle cotton. So … Continue reading

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In the Sewing Room

I spent much of this week with the grands. They take turns spending the night so they each get a night by themselves. It is great fun! After the last one went home, I headed to the sewing room. I … Continue reading

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Flashback Friday?

I mentioned it has been a really busy week here, so here’s a lock back at this post from five years ago today. Enjoy! July 22, 2017 I finished this quilt at the last second! It was too dark for … Continue reading

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This and That

It’s been such a busy week, that I forgot to schedule my post for this morning! 276 days in a row posting and I broke my streak. Oh, well. You have a few days left to get in on this … Continue reading

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More Hattie’s Choice

I’ve been making blocks here and there in between other projects. I was asked how these blocks would look if all the floral fabrics were the same. Good question! This block has so many options. I used a collage app … Continue reading

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Terrific Tuesday!

Our bedroom repainting/recarpeting job is complete and the furniture is back in! I finished this quilt in April. You can see that it is huge. It is so fun to finally put everything back. This sweet boy spent the night. … Continue reading

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