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!

Pin Drop Pin Cushion

Posted on August 26, 2020 by katyquilts

I’m using this fabric kind for my secret sewing project. I never save selvedges, but it felt appropriate to make these into a pin cushion. I slid my pieces back and forth until I was happy and then sliced off … Continue reading →

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Camping

Posted on August 25, 2020 by katyquilts

Last Thursday night, the mister and I decided to go camping on Friday. Friday morning, we decided to take E1 and E2 with us. Nothing like planning ahead, right? We found a campground with these cute little sleeping cabins. We … Continue reading →

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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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