Author Archives: katyquilts

We are home in Arizona! And it is every bit as beautiful as I remembered. We are still getting settled in. I had lots of blog posts written and scheduled ahead of time, but I probably won’t ever get caught … Continue reading →

Lori at Humble Quilts recently held a quilt along. I always join in on these! She does a great job and I always end up with something I love. Here are my blocks. If they seem a little bit big, … Continue reading →

I ended up using the vintage purple solid for the setting triangles. I think it works. I like it, but not enough to hand quilt. The baskets were machine pieced and the handles were appliqued by machine as well. So … Continue reading →

The quilting has begun, though not without issues. All of my own doing. 🙄 It doesn’t show up real well in these photos. I now have five of the fifteen blocks quilted. My backing and batting are barely big enough. … Continue reading →

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve seen most of this already. A couple weeks ago, I took a free online class from Emily at Em’s Scrapbag. She shared a free pattern for her Jumbo Scrappy Star. I have lots … Continue reading →

I’m not sure where I acquired these basket blocks. I tried to sell them on my virtual garage sale, but I had no takers. They were a hot mess! I decided to square them up. They lost a lot of … Continue reading →

Remember these? I’m such a sucker for these things at tag sales. I know it isn’t complete. And I do not like the brown pieces. To top it off, these aren’t anymore accurate than the last kit I bought. Sigh….I … Continue reading →