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!

Vintage Top Repair

Remember this beautiful top that Deanna, Wedding Dress Blue, sent to me? I fell hard for this top! It needed some repair before I could hand quilt. I ended up removing a row of blocks. This allowed me to replace … Continue reading

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This and That

I certainly didn’t need another sewing machine, but when I found this one for $50, I couldn’t resist! My friend, Zenia, has one just like it that she loves. Now I know why! It reminds me a lot of my … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Utility Quilt

This was a fun little experiment. It continued with the binding. I attached it by machine to the back. And then folded to the front and used big stitches to stitch it down to the front. Ta daaa! I used … Continue reading

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30s Bricks

I started this project two years ago. It’s about time I got back to it! I was procrastinating on the layout. I cleaned off my design wall and placed blocks so I could see how long and wide it would … Continue reading

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A Quandary

I saved a photo of an antique crib quilt on Pinterest some time ago. when I was back in Michigan, I decided to cut pieces for it. Since I had no idea what size the pieces were in the original, … Continue reading

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New Patterns!

I don’t know if you caught the AccuQuilt Live program today, but two quilts that I made were shared in the trunk show! It’s so hard to keep these projects secret and I’m excited to finally be able to share … Continue reading

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Getting Back Into the Sewing Room

It’s been a busy few weeks, but I’m finally getting back to the sewing room. I eased back into things by cutting up the rest of my alternate squares for my leader/ender project. Then I made some HSTs. I bought … Continue reading

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Vintage Block Challenge

Lori from Humble Quilts issued a vintage block challenge last fall. The idea is to take one vintage quilt block and finish it into something. I pulled these four from my collection. Here’s a closer look at each one. I … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Ladies Aid BOM

I finally got back to these blocks. The last pattern was released the end of February. Here are the last of the blocks. I tried to adjust the bird on this block so it looked less like a duck. Someone … Continue reading

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A Good Word

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