Author Archives: katyquilts

I haven’t forgotten my string bits. In fact, I came up with a setting for them. Sadly, I spent a fair amount of time with this tool. Ugh. But I’m on track now and it’s growing. I’ll stop when I … Continue reading →

Finally! I got some prep work done for one of my Ladies Aid BOM blocks. I’m way behind on this, but determined to get caught up. Have an amazing day!

I pulled out the chisel pieces I had cut with my AccuQuilt Studio Cutter. These are the dies I used. After playing around a bit, I decided on this design. Doesn’t it look like doorways? I’m hoping I have enough … Continue reading →

I’ve been messing around with my AccuQuilt chisel die and I’ve found that you can create some really cool 3D effects with it. Doesn’t that look like the corners of buildings jutting out? This is what the die looks like. … Continue reading →

I played around some more with these string slabs. I used my 3 1/2 by 6 1/2 inch die to cut as many rectangles as I could out of these pieces. When I had cut all I could, I took … Continue reading →

I got my top pieced and loaded on the frame! I decided to quilt with my very imprecise cross hatch. I quilted lines all in one direction, then took it off the frame and loaded it the other way. I’m … Continue reading →

I decided to move ahead with my Puss in the Corner blocks. I really love this yellow fabric for the alternating blocks. I wasn’t sure I’d have enough, so I considered using something else around the edges. I’ve done this … Continue reading →

I do not know why, but I don’t seem to get any hand stitching done out here. I have plenty of handwork I could do, I just haven’t done any. Maybe it’s because every time I sit down, I have … Continue reading →