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!

This and That

My friend, Susan, sent me this book and I’ve enjoyed more than a few cups of coffee while poring over it! I can’t decide what to start on! I had to laugh when I saw this shirt, it’s me! Lol … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Quilt of Valor

I started this quilt when I was still in Arizona. It was inspired by an antique quilt. The block is quite simple. I used shapes 1 and 2 from my AccuQuilt 8” Qube to make these simple 12” blocks. The … Continue reading →

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Scrap Busting Again

My scrap buckets are starting to overflow, so it’s time to deal with them. I have two buckets, one for reproduction scraps, and one for modern/bright scraps. I was down to zero 2” cut squares in repro fabrics, so I … Continue reading →

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Moving Along

Remember these? I pieced these blocks before leaving AZ. My recent fabric haul from the estate sale provided the perfect sashing fabric. It took a day to get the top together and then I loaded it on the frame. This … Continue reading →

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May Wrap-up

Time to look at what was accomplished in the sewing room this month! I also worked on some secret sewing that I hope to be able to show soon. Have a great day!

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Remember….

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” ‭‭John‬ ‭15:13‬ ‭ASV‬‬

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Deal Alert!

Just popping in to share some great sales with you! Connecting Threads has 20% off site wide with the code MDW22. AccuQuilt is running some great sales this weekend. Click here for details. Fat Quarter Shop has some great Flash … Continue reading →

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Vintage Block Challenge Finish!

I took these blocks and scraps…. And turned them into this! Such a fun little challenge! I had some leftover vintage strips that I used for binding. And I used part of a solid feed sack for the backing. A … Continue reading →

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Leader/Ender Update

I haven’t forgotten these! This is how much I had done when I left AZ. I finally took the time to cut out more pieces. This was going to be a small quilt, then a throw quilt, and now? I … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ 4 Patch Strippie

This monster is finally done! It finished at 102”by 108”. Which makes it hard to get a good photo. Really big quilts do add a degree of difficulty to a project, but it’s worth it. So many fun scraps in … Continue reading →

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