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!

More of the Same….

I made some more blocks. The background is actually a light gray print. It looks too dark in this photo. I have enough pieces cut for 5 more blocks. I think I will cut one more out of each of … Continue reading

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Tuesday

I’m making a little progress on my Star blocks, in between secret sewing. I’m really liking these so far! My AccuQuilt order came! There is still time ( until midnight June 30th) to get in on deals before the price … Continue reading

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Design Wall Monday

I picked up these fat quarters last winter at Good Will. I’ve been wanting to try out this AccuQuilt die and figured it was a great one to use up those FQs. What a great die! Everything lines up perfectly. … Continue reading

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Vintage Kits

I picked up a couple vintage quilt kits at a sale recently. The first one has been started. You can see that some of the pieces still have rusty pins in them! Yikes! The work that has been done, is … Continue reading

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This and That

The past week has flown by! But that always happens when I’m in Arizona. I’ve been enjoying this beautiful place, but I mostly treasure the time with my kids and grands. And I bought a car! It will be nice … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Ladies Legacy

Put a fork in it, it’s done! I like the layout I ended up with, though I liked the random one as well. I used a pantograph called Ground Cover on this quilt. Everything came from stash. Several of you … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday ~ Gather

Since I have secret sewing going on, I have nothing to share today. So here is a finish from a few years ago. It remains a favorite of mine. Enjoy this throwback post. This is a most satisfying finish! I … Continue reading

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Progress

I’ve been enjoying time in my AZ sewing room this week. Progress is being made! I played with putting the lights in the middle. Now I’m trying to figure out borders. Maybe I should skip borders….hmmm….. Stay tuned. Have a … Continue reading

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Marker Testing

I picked these kid’s washable markers up recently. I wanted to see if they would work for marking quilting. I grabbed a piece of white fabric and made long lines. I kept the marks in the same order that the … Continue reading

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Something New

I’ve had a couple of these charm packs for a while now. I love this line! I decided they were perfect for a simple quilt using these AccuQuilt dies from the 8” Qube. It feels good to be sewing again! … Continue reading

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