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!

Basket Progress

Posted on October 25, 2021 by katyquilts

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 →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on October 24, 2021 by katyquilts

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 →

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Jumbo Scrappy Star

Posted on October 23, 2021 by katyquilts

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 →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Table Runner

Posted on October 22, 2021 by katyquilts

I don’t make many table runners, but I really don’t know why! Such a satisfying project. This is the panto I used for the quilting. The back was an o,d white on white I had in the stash. It fits … Continue reading →

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Basket Blocks

Posted on October 21, 2021 by katyquilts

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 →

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Aunt Martha 2

Posted on October 20, 2021 by katyquilts

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 →

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My Kaffe Collection

Posted on October 19, 2021 by katyquilts

I finally decided what to do with these. Hexies! I cut these using the nested dies for my Accuquilt studio cutter. There are also dies for the GO! Cutter that can be used for this quilt. They call these Bulls … Continue reading →

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Something New

Posted on October 18, 2021 by katyquilts

I noticed a box of scraps that I’d been given and forgotten about. I decided to see if I could make a quick table runner with them. So I choose a couple dies and soon had my pieces cut. These … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Saturday ~ Embroidered Baby Quilt

Posted on October 16, 2021 by katyquilts

I love how this little bit turned out! As a reminder, I purchased this as a tied quilt at an antique fest recently. This is what it looked like when I bought it. The backing was terribly stained and shredded … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Paper Chains

Posted on October 15, 2021 by katyquilts

I can’t believe this is finally done! At 105 inches square, it’s huge! Which makes it really hard to photograph. The backing is a white on white print. It was the only thing I could find locally that was big … Continue reading →

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