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!

Little Trip Around the World Finish

I love little quilts because they finish so quickly! I sat outside to bind this little beauty. Ta daaa! I love how the variegated perle cotton looks on the back. Every piece in this little quilt is vintage except for … Continue reading

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Kite Quilt

I’m working on something new! I love this die from Accuquilt ! I cut the background pieces from Kona White and the other bits came from my vintage stash. See how the points are cut to make lining up the pieces easy? … Continue reading

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Finished It Up ~ Jewel Box!

I promised I’d share my secret to easy on point settings, here it is! This die was introduced at the Accuquilt launch party today, but as a GO! Getter, I was able to get my hands on it early. I … Continue reading

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A Little Trip Around the World

Someone I follow on Instagram decided to copy a small Trip Around the World quilt and invited others to follow along. Since I had these vintage solids already cut into squares, I decided to jump in! It didn’t take long … Continue reading

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Jewel Box Part 2

I finished my blocks for this quilt and played with layouts. Want to know the easiest way to make a simple quilt look more complex? Put your blocks on point! This is much easier to do than it looks. Come … Continue reading

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New Hand Quilting Project

I decided to hand quilt this top next. I kept the fabric I was considering using for a border to use as a binding. Once again, Baptist Fans! But you probably already guessed that. It’s coming along nicely! These small … Continue reading

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This and That

I recently participated in a doll quilt swap on Instagram. I received this gorgeous little quilt from Becky in Canada! I love it so much! Monday was National Cactus Day and Jack bloomed on that very day. I’m glad he’s … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ In for a Penny

Even with totally reconstructing this, it still finished quickly. It’s small, only about 40 by 50 inches. I used Quilter’s Dream batting and it drapes beautifully. I really enjoyed quilting this. I was almost sad to see it done so … Continue reading

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Mark Your Calendar!

Accuquilt has a launch party coming up next Tuesday, May 18! I think you are going to love ❤️ this new release! Click here to register so you don’t t miss out on any prizes and deals. The launch party … Continue reading

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Something New ~ Jewel Box

Sigh…..these perfectly cut piles of pieces make me so happy… I’m using my scraps of Pindrop to make Jewel Box blocks. I used these Accuquilt dies to cut my pieces. If you have a GO! Cutter, you can use these … Continue reading

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