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!

A Change of Plans

Posted on November 18, 2020 by katyquilts

Remember I said I wasn’t sure about the proportions of the churn dash quilt? Yeah…. I spent a lot of time with the seam ripper yesterday. But I just wouldn’t have been happy. I removed a row from one end, … Continue reading →

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Progress!

Posted on November 17, 2020 by katyquilts

I’m slowly making progress with my Churn Dash top. I’ve had help. Good thing he’s cute. I have the blocks together with sashing. It currently measures about 60 by 87 inches. I had planned to add borders. I’m starting to … Continue reading →

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Sewing with Big L

Posted on November 16, 2020 by katyquilts

My heart is full! Big L got to spend the night with us Friday night and Saturday we celebrated our daughter in love’s birthday here. These are the reasons I wanted to be here! Anyway, Big L and I worked … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on November 15, 2020 by katyquilts

I thought it would be good to have one more handwork project prepped for our long road trip. I found these leftovers from my Brinton Hall quilt. Turns out, I didn’t touch this on the trip. I have a few … Continue reading →

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Fabric Storage

Posted on November 14, 2020 by katyquilts

I brought fabric here in plastic bins. It isn’t ideal for a working sewing room, but it works. However, during my daily perusal of marketplace ads, I found this for $10 and couldn’t pass it up. I don’t know the … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Dream Big

Posted on November 13, 2020 by katyquilts

The title of this panel feels very appropriate for this piece. It will hang in my Arizona house. This house has been a big dream of mine for a very long time! It was the last thing I quilted on … Continue reading →

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My Ironing Table

Posted on November 12, 2020 by katyquilts

I spent half of a day working on this and I’m still not happy with it. This is what I started with. I ended up taking this apart. It had wrinkles inside. Ugh. And this is why you can’t trust … Continue reading →

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Finally Sewing

Posted on November 11, 2020 by katyquilts

It is so good to sew! It’s amazing how much the rows shrink when they get sewn together. I started getting excited seeing the rows together. And yes, I’m piecing this sideways. I put up my cornerstones. Next, I will … Continue reading →

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Sewing Room Progress

Posted on November 10, 2020 by katyquilts

It’s looking better! I bought 5 small conferences tables on Facebook Marketplace and picked them up this morning. They are HEAVY! Each one measures 30 by 60 inches. I put two in the center of the room for a cutting … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on November 9, 2020 by katyquilts

The most exciting part of this DWM post, is that I do in fact HAVE a design wall! This is the biggest one I’ve ever had. I’m really glad I had this project ready to go. I haven’t done any … Continue reading →

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