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!

Finish It Up Friday ~ T-Shirt Quilt

Posted on June 12, 2020 by katyquilts

This has been finished for a while, but I didn’t want to post until it had been handed off. I kept the quilting very simple and just freehanded loops. I couldn’t use a panto, because I needed to avoid bulky … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Thursday ~ Twofer!

Posted on June 11, 2020 by katyquilts

Get your coffee, this is a long post! Ready? Ages ago, I bought this kit at a Tuesday Morning store. If you know me, you know I was never going to make this quilt. But the fabrics were lovely, so … Continue reading →

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Liberty Update

Posted on June 10, 2020 by katyquilts

I decided to piece this little quilt by making 30 of these blocks and then putting them together. I’m loving the contrast of textures! I might even hand quilt this just so I can feel it. 😊 Have a great … Continue reading →

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Give me Liberty….

Posted on June 9, 2020 by katyquilts

Daughter #3 visited England and brought these Liberty charm packs back for me. She mailed them just recently. The very next day, I got these lovely pieces in the mail from her for Mother’s Day! I already had a small … Continue reading →

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Gee’s Strips

Posted on June 8, 2020 by katyquilts

I finished my little triangle quilt and still had a few scraps left over. So I cut them into 1 1/2 inch strips and stitched them end to end. Then I sewed them together like a tiny jelly roll race … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on June 7, 2020 by katyquilts

Since I’m traveling this month, I pulled out this UFO to work on. These hexies are cut from my small Liberty of London stash. I plan to stitch them into these shapes. I don’t yet know if I will add … Continue reading →

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Gee’s Geese Scraps

Posted on June 6, 2020 by katyquilts

I’ve been trying to find all the little collections of scraps that I have squirreled away. This collection is left over from my Gee’s Geese quilt that I finished in 2016. I used this die to cut as many 2 … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Star Wars

Posted on June 5, 2020 by katyquilts

Another fast finish! I had intended to give this to someone outside of the family, but Mr. Wonderful said it had to go to number one son. And so it did! I used gray thread. I think black would have … Continue reading →

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I Spy…..

Posted on June 4, 2020 by katyquilts

….another quilt in the making! I used this die to cut all the pieces. I had just enough of this older Moda Marble fabric for the background. I sewed one background piece to each print. I had two of each … Continue reading →

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Leader/Ender Update

Posted on June 3, 2020 by katyquilts

I’m quite pleased with my leader/ender blocks. I actually only make the four patches as leaders/enders. Every now and again, I piece them into blocks like this. The more I make, the more fun it is to play! I still … Continue reading →

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