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!

Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on May 8, 2022 by katyquilts

I’ve made some great progress on this over the last week. I have all the fans around the outside edge quilted, so I was able to get the binding on. The center still needs to be quilted, but because the … Continue reading →

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Keepsake Quilting

Posted on May 7, 2022 by katyquilts

Mr. Wonderful had a meeting in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and I tagged along to shop while he was busy. I quite enjoyed a visit to this shop! They had a good variety of fabrics, including reprise, batiks, solids, and modern … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Chisel Stars

Posted on May 6, 2022 by katyquilts

Well, this photo is anticlimactic! The day was bright and this quilt has little contrast. Lessons were learned. It does show more contrast in person. I love this backing fabric and used some of it for the binding as well. … Continue reading →

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Finally Quilting

Posted on May 5, 2022 by katyquilts

I finally have this loaded up. I marked the border with a cable and decided to do this in the strips. I’m really happy with the strips. I’m not so sure about the cables. I’m not sure I can do … Continue reading →

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Chisel Stars Progress

Posted on May 4, 2022 by katyquilts

Before I get into today’s post, I want to comment on comments! WordPress has changed the emails I get when someone comments and I’m having trouble responding because the commenter’s email is no longer included. I’m not ignoring anyone, I’m … Continue reading →

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A New Class and a Fun Surprise!

Posted on May 3, 2022 by katyquilts

I picked up this magazine last week. I’d been planning to buy it for a class being offered via Zoom by Lori from Humble Quilts. She has this lovely quilt patterned inside. Before I picked it up, I got a … Continue reading →

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Something New

Posted on May 2, 2022 by katyquilts

After spending too much time, aimlessly wandering around my sewing room, I finally grabbed these dies and a little bundle of five fat quarters. I didn’t have any white for the background, so I decided to use this gray. Cutting … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on May 1, 2022 by katyquilts

I haven’t forgotten this quilt! I don’t know why, but I don’t get a lot of hand work done in Arizona. So I brought this home with me. So far, I have one row of these giant fans done. I … Continue reading →

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April Wrap Up

Posted on April 30, 2022 by katyquilts

Another good month in the sewing room! here are my finishes for this month. I had quite a few starts this month as well, but left several of those in AZ. Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Mr. Wonderful’s Shirts

Posted on April 29, 2022 by katyquilts

Prepare for picture overload! I’m smitten with this quilt! The first picture was taken after the last stitch went in. You can see that the markings were still there. This is what I used for marking. I would recommend using … Continue reading →

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