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!

Something New

Posted on August 24, 2020 by katyquilts

Here are a few more Walmart deals I picked up to play with. I came up with a block idea and I used these dies . I used a jelly roll strip to cut the squares and a matching charm … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on August 23, 2020 by katyquilts

I’m still working on my GFG quilt. Jeana Kimball issued a 50 Days of Hand Quilting challenge on Instagram and I decided to jump in. My goal is to complete one flower and the surrounding green bits each day. So … Continue reading →

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This and That

Posted on August 22, 2020 by katyquilts

I layered s few more quilts on the guest room bed. I love this room. You may remember that we took E1 along on our trip this summer. That meant E2 needed a turn. He wanted to sleep in the … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Finally!

Posted on August 21, 2020 by katyquilts

It’s done! I used a pantograph called Fern Meander to quilt it. I had wide backing, but it wasn’t wide enough. So I inserted this brown and pink strip. The green vine worked a treat for the binding. The problem … Continue reading →

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9 Patches from a Charm Pack

Posted on August 20, 2020 by katyquilts

I’m working on some secret sewing that I can’t share, so I decided I’d share an older tutorial for Throwback Thursday. I first shared this over six years ago so it should be new to many of you. I picked … Continue reading →

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Still…

Posted on August 19, 2020 by katyquilts

…..working on the gigantic tumbler quilt. At least the quilting is finally done. Now onto the binding. I had a bit over a yard of this left so I chopped it all up. I don’t sew my binding strips on … Continue reading →

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Back to the Churn Dashes

Posted on August 18, 2020 by katyquilts

I’ve decided to go with this arrangement for my churn dash blocks. But I feel like it needs more blocks. So I’m cutting and sewing a few here and there. I guess this won’t be a quick finish after all. … Continue reading →

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Something New, Something Old

Posted on August 17, 2020 by katyquilts

I received a fun package in the mail this weekend from Fat Quarter Shop . It was this half yard bundle of Pin Drop! How fun is that? I’m going to be working on a secret project with this. You … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on August 16, 2020 by katyquilts

Remember this? I really wanted to start hand quilting the new/old quilt I bought last week. But I told myself I had to do this first. I want it done this year! So I loaded it up and got it … Continue reading →

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Junking

Posted on August 15, 2020 by katyquilts

Hubby and I went bumming around last weekend and did a bit of junking along the way. I picked up this sweet little doll bed for a dollar at one garage sale we stopped at. Of course, it didn’t look … Continue reading →

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