Author Archives: katyquilts

This little quilt is moving along. It’s a good size for taking in the car. I wish I had pieced the rows in a different order, but I’m not ripping out now. I have a few more rows to go. … Continue reading →

I’ve always wanted one of these kits. I finally found one at a price I was willing to pay. I was so excited that the seams were marked so I could hand piece it. Except, only the top piece in … Continue reading →

I finished the blocks for this quilt. It was harder to lay out than I expected. It seemed that no matter where I placed blocks, there were pieces of similar color in adjacent pieces. I finally gave up and just … Continue reading →

Quilting is progressing nicely, even though I’ve spent the last week visiting my mom and helping pack up her stuff to move out of my childhood home. Quilting really is good therapy. This will be done soon. Of course, I’m … Continue reading →

I stopped at a local antique mall recently. I quite liked this pinwheel top. And this flying geese top was fun! It had really wide strips between the geese. There were several of these blocks. And several runners made from … Continue reading →

I hate the way the quilting turned out on this. But I did learn how to prevent this ugliness on future quilts. I’m not going to take the time to finish this as is. I’m going to leave it hanging … Continue reading →

I haven’t forgotten these. I finally got around to cutting out more solids for it. And I have plenty of these to work from! I really enjoy sitting down to make a block here and there, and it really adds … Continue reading →