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!

Arizona Quilters Guild Show

I joined AQG last fall, but didn’t enter any quilts in the show this year. It was a lovely show; although, it was definitely crowded. Here are some of the quilts that caught my eye. It was difficult to get … Continue reading

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Sugar Loaf Progress

I decided to use this background fabric. I got my triangles cut and set up at the kitchen table. I’m dog sitting and this makes it easier to keep an eye on the pups. So far, so good! Have a … Continue reading

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Fence Rail Blocks

I’ve been making these blocks as a leader/ender project. I need to decide how I want to set them. Here is option 1. And option 2. Hmmm… not sure yet. Have a great day!

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Sugar Loaf

Here are some more blocks from my recent yard sale haul. I believe these are called Sugar Loaf blocks. I think they will make a sweet little quilt. Have a great day!

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FFP Update

My goal for this quilt along has been two 6 inch blocks per week. Here are the latest blocks. And all together. I’m trying to decide how many blocks I want to make. I’m thinking no bigger than a lap … Continue reading

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This and That

I’ve been digging through some old photos and found this. That’s my dad and me on one of my visits home from college. I think this was around 1984. I told my sister that we needed to get these. lol … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Log Cabin

Ta daaa! I’ve been trying to find different places around my yard to take quilt photos. I love the design that emerges when the blocks are set this way. The border isn’t exactly a “match”, but it goes and it … Continue reading

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Quilt Show 4

This is my last post from the Palo Verde show. Enjoy! Have a great day!

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Another Gift!

My sweet neighbor, who is also a quilter, passed these along to me. I zoned in on those rectangles and decided to cut some more light ones. I used this die. This will be a perfect project to work on … Continue reading

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Twofer

Confession time. The log cabin I’ve been sharing was actually quilted last week. I loaded enough backing to quilt both of these small donation quilts at one time. When I got close to the end of the first quilt, I … Continue reading

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