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!

DWM Hatties Choice

Progress has been made, but I have quite a few blocks left to go. Meaning, I am not out of fabric yet. I have no idea yet how big this will end up. I do have more pieces cut and … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching?

I know, I shouldn’t be doing this….but I can’t get this lovely top off my mind. So I decided to baste it for hand quilting. If you are basting a vintage quilt on a long arm, this glide foot is … Continue reading

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Secret Sewing and Such

It has been a crazy, busy week here, with lots of secret sewing projects going on. I’ve got several AccuQuilt patterns in the works and a few I haven’t started yet. I can share a sneak peek of my fabric … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Impossible

I decided to continue my little experiment and see if I could enhance the optical illusion with quilting. The quilting is far from perfect. But I think I like it. I grabbed a bit of an old yellow calico for … Continue reading

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Impossible?

Have you seen these little drawings that show impossible shapes? I admit that I’ve always been fascinated by them. I found this one on Pinterest, and decided to see if I could translate it into fabric. Don’t look too closely, … Continue reading

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A New Old Quilt!

Mr. Wonderful found this quilt for me at the same sale I shared about yesterday. I’m smitten! It is beautifully done. I love the pale peach background. The quilting is beautiful! Excuse my ugly thumb, I wanted you to see … Continue reading

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Fabric Shopping

My kind of fabric shopping! The mister and I hit a quilter’s garage sale. The price was fill a bin for $10! I have no idea how much I have here. And no, I didn’t buy it all! lots of … Continue reading

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Hattie’s Choice

This is one of the new dies I recently bought. It was a last minute, throw it in the cart purchase. But it’s turning out to be a favorite. I had a FQ bundle of Enchanted by Sarah Fielke sitting … Continue reading

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Sunrise

I got up really early one day last week and headed to the mountains. I wanted to catch the sunrise and I was well rewarded. There is nothing quite like the desert at the break of day. And the first … Continue reading

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This and That

I know, I know….I wasn’t going to knit anymore. But what’s a girl to do when she finds this yumminess at Goodwill? My soon to be son in law was working in Winslow, Arizona last week and picked up this … Continue reading

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