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!

Custer State Park

We took a day to drive the wildlife loop at Custer State Park. I loved the prairie dogs! We saw many bison! Such majestic creatures! The wild flowers were gorgeous. Yep, there are antelope! Technically, they are called prong horns … Continue reading

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Quilt Museum Part 4 ~ Full Size Machines

Check out this older “long arm!” Gotta love the bling on this Babylock and GO! Me! This next machine is a Singer Model 30 chain stitch machine. It’s my unicorn, the one machine I’d love to own above all other … Continue reading

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Mount Rushmore

I could not wait to see this! Honestly, it gave me chills. I took this last photo as we were leaving and driving around the back side. I was also excited to see this. It still isn’t finished, but this … Continue reading

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Tiny SMT

Lots of progress has been made on this project! It’s amazing how much you can get done with a leader/ender project. Now I’m pairing up each pieced block with a background square. Now I’m all ready to start piecing rows. … Continue reading

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Surprise!

I forgot to share this with you all! When we were in Michigan visiting Daughter #3, we went to an antique mall. Michigan antique malls are wonderful! Hubby picked up this surprise for me! Inside the bag was this! I … Continue reading

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Scrappy 36 Patches

This box is chock full of 2 inch squares. I cut the solid squares early last spring in anticipation of making another quilt similar to this quilt. First block done. And then there were four! The first quilt I made … Continue reading

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More from South Dakota

The stop to see Dignity of Earth and Sky is a must if you are traveling on US 90 across the state. It is HUGE! We made the obligatory stop at Wall Drug. The water was good; the food not … Continue reading

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July Wrap-Up

Lots of travel with a bit of sewing summarizes this month! Still, I like what I got done. Two tops and a bunch of blocks. This was a “prepared earlier” project that I shared this month. I knew I’d need … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Boston Commons

Ta daaa! My little quilt top finished at about 22 inches square. It will eventually get a green binding. If you are wondering how I hung this in the RV, I used this elastic clothesline with integrated clips. I love … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday

Since I shared my finished I Spy top last week, I thought I’d share this finish from last year that inspired it. This quilt was pieced from 2 1/2” cut squares. The I spy was made from 3 1/2” finished … Continue reading

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