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!

This and That

We went up to Prescott recently and stopped at our favorite pizza place. Best pizza ever! This came in a bag of sewing scraps that I bought at a yard sale. Any idea what it is? I stuck it on … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Tiles

This quilt spent months in my head, much longer than it took to actually make it. I used these design boards to quilt it. It was the first time I used this set and almost immediately regretted it. But there … Continue reading

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Panel Challenge

My local quilt group is holding a panel challenge. They had a bunch of panels to choose from at the last meeting. The idea is that we each come up with a plan and then work on our tops at … Continue reading

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Buttons!

When my sweet mother in love moved at Christmas, I got a gallon size ziploc bag of buttons! These originally belonged to my FILs mother. I could spend days looking at these! Aren’t they fun? I’d love to come up … Continue reading

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Something New

I saw an ad for bathroom tile a long time ago. I thought it would make a great quilt. I screen shotted it and saved it. Until now! I’m starting with 2 1/2” squares. I started piecing this at my … Continue reading

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FFP

These triangles finish at one inch. They must be pieced carefully! I’m still trying to work out the “rules” I want to follow for making these blocks. This is the first one I made. I have decided against using the … Continue reading

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Chicken Scratch

I recently received these lovely pieces from my sweet MIL. They came from her mother. She made many quilts with blocks like these. I’m assuming these pieces were for aprons. Aren’t they beautiful? I’m not yet sure what I will … Continue reading

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This and That

Mr Wonderful found this interesting video on the Singer Company on YouTube. Click here to see it. My current read. I found this on my patio in my back yard. I’m not sure what kind of rock it is. Maybe … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Courthouse Steps

My little mini is done! And I love it! Each of these logs are about 1/3” wide. Yes, I used blue thread for hand quilting, because, why not? The binding looks huge on this tiny piece. It finished at about … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching

This cotton batting from Mountain Amit is no longer made. When I see it at estate sales or thrift stores, I always grab it. I love it for mini quilts. And this is why, it can be split into two … Continue reading

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