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!

New Crossroads Die and a Finish!

Posted on August 3, 2021 by katyquilts

Welcome back! Accuquilt just announced their newest block on board die, Cross Roads! As a GO! Getter, I was able to get my hands on this early. I have to say, I love this die! It comes with a pattern … Continue reading →

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You’re Invited!

Posted on August 3, 2021 by katyquilts

I have a great project to share with you all today! I’m very excited about it…..but I can’t show you until later today. It’s all about the newest Die to Try Block on Board die that Accuquilt is releasing today! … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on August 2, 2021 by katyquilts

Remember this little kit? Turns out it was the perfect thing to work on while waiting for someone to come pick up a piece of furniture I sold. Since there were an hour and a half late, I got the … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on August 1, 2021 by katyquilts

I have two Pomegranate blocks done now. And the third is well underway. The next pattern for this BOM came out last week. I have my pieces all chosen and I’ll start this today after the Pomegranate block is done. … Continue reading →

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July Wrap Up

Posted on July 31, 2021 by katyquilts

It’s been a good quilting month. I finished the Jeep quilt just on time for E3’s birthday. I quilted and bound this top for a friend of my mom’s. Had to sneak in this mini! My favor finish, Amelia Brown’s … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Triangles

Posted on July 30, 2021 by katyquilts

My most recent leader/ender quilt is done! I love the crosshatch on this. I have had this backing fabric for years and this seemed the perfect quilt to use it. You can see here how imperfect my grid is, but … Continue reading →

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Scrappy Strips

Posted on July 29, 2021 by katyquilts

Remember these scrappy strips? They were leftovers from this quilt . This is one of the little projects I had kitted up. It as a quick and easy top to piece when I didn’t have much time. The top was … Continue reading →

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Kitting Up!

Posted on July 28, 2021 by katyquilts

Over the weekend , I spent some time kitting up a few small quilts that I had on my bucket list. I get a lot of inspiration from vintage quilts on eBay. When I see something I might want to … Continue reading →

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Crosshatch Quilting

Posted on July 27, 2021 by katyquilts

I was having so much fun with my leader/ender project that it ended up being my main piecing project! I loaded it up and decided to crosshatch quilt it. There are two ways of doing this on the long arm. … Continue reading →

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Virtual Garage Sale Continued…….

Posted on July 26, 2021 by katyquilts

I keep finding stuff that I’ve hung into, but will probably never use. So here is your chance for some fun goodies. Here is the fine print. I will only sell and ship to addresses within the US. I take … Continue reading →

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