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!

Forgotten Finish

I forgot to share this little finish. Someone suggested adding a white border and it was a great idea. I just quilted a simple stipple. I don’t do that very often. I’m out of practice. And a simple solid green … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Rainbow Quilt

This was such a quick quilt, but it doesn’t look like a quick quilt. I love a good rainbow quilt! I kept the quilting simple. The backing is from a duvet cover from Pottery Barn that I picked up, still … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday

I decided it was time to take down the Valentine quilts ( yes, really) and put up a few red, white, and blue quilts. Not a great photo, but it’s the first time hanging this in my front hall. This … Continue reading

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Cheddar Love

This was such a fun little project to squeeze in this past week! I was inspired by Barb’s quilt, Butterscotch and Blue. Hers is much bigger than mine! I quilted this on my Juki with the walking foot. I don’t … Continue reading

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Progress!

This quilt has gone so quickly, that I forgot to take many photos along the way. I wanted to clarify a few things. This is a single “block.” It is just a 5 inch square sewn to a 5 by … Continue reading

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Something New!

I pulled this layer cake out to use for one of the kid quilts I want to make this month. I bought this on a Cyber Monday sale back when Bluprint was still Craftsy. I liked it better back then. … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday

I’ve got a bit of binding going on today. And then I’ll move on to some more quilting on this. I had hoped to have that third side done by today. Oh well, no deadline on this one. Still loving … Continue reading

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This and That Saturday

I knew I was going to need binding for an upcoming quilt and I made enough for two quilts at the same time. Someday, I’m going to be really happy with myself for doing this. I found this little pillow … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Vintage Stars

This came together so quickly! It was the perfect setting for my swap stars. I changed mine up a bit, using the blue for the setting triangles. I wish I had quilted the hanging diamonds closer, but I can live … Continue reading

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T-Shirt Quilt

I finally got more interfacing. A generous friend had a bolt she said I could use and repay her later. But I didn’t want to use it in case I was unable to find any to replace it. I was … Continue reading

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