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!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I’m so very thankful for all of you, my friends. I pray that your day is filled with goodness. Love, Katy

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Purple?

I don’t use purple often, but I had some purple and black scraps and I got an idea. I used these Accuquilt dies from my 8” Qube. I already had most of the triangles that I needed in my triangle … Continue reading

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This and That

I visited 35th Avenue Sewing World last week. I loved these two samples, they had displayed! Grand dog, Bambi, likes to help me sew. We put up our tree and the dogs are loving it! Our neighbors are really into … Continue reading

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Sewing Room Update

My sewing room here is a continual work in progress. But I think I’ve figured out a workable solution in the short term. It still looks messier than I’d like, but it’s a work in progress. I set up my … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Finally got back to working on this. I need to figure out how to quilt the border. A couple good movies and the quilting could be done. Speaking of good movies. The mister and I just watched this. There is … Continue reading

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My New Toy

Another dream came true recently! Hubby and I took classes to learn to ride last summer. He got his bike before we left Michigan, and I found mine out here. It’s a 2015 Harley Davidson XG 750 with a retro … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday – Fruit Loops Mini

This was a fun little project! I hope you all enjoyed the tutorials on the Signature block. A reader suggested the name, Fruit Loops. I thought that was perfect! I kept the quilting very simple, since I don’t have my … Continue reading

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A Little Gnome Thing

I set up my embroidery machine here and wanted to try it out. So I made this little guy. I started by adding fusible to some scraps. Then I cut my pieces using this Gnome die from Accuquilt . Easy … Continue reading

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Buckeye Progress

Thanks for all the great advice regarding EQ8. I’ve decided to go for it. I’m also looking into the classes suggested by several of you to get the most out of this investment. If you are interested in a great … Continue reading

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Do You EQ?

I had EQ5 and later upgraded to EQ7. I never used either to their full potential. I’ve started using it again after a long break and now I’m thinking about getting EQ8. Have any of you used these? Is there … Continue reading

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