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!

Quilting the Tumbler Top

Posted on September 10, 2025 by katyquilts

I decided against piecing the backing when I found the perfect gray piece to use. I’m quilting this with my design boards. Have a great day!

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Tumbler Progress

Posted on September 9, 2025 by katyquilts

This is moving along! I quite like the randomness of it. I’ve been thinking about another pieced backing. Hmmmm…. Stay tuned.

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JRC

Posted on September 8, 2025 by katyquilts

I pulled out the Jelly Roll Chain blocks that I stitched up last summer. I think I like the rings formed in the layout shown below. But there are too many yellow blocks and not enough of other colors. I … Continue reading →

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Spring Nectar

Posted on September 7, 2025 by katyquilts

I’ve shared this project on Instagram, but I wanted to share here as well. Back in June, Connecting Threads sent me a lovely package with the Spring Nectar FQ bundle and more Essential Threads. We were gone so I didn’t … Continue reading →

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This and That

Posted on September 6, 2025 by katyquilts

Oops! Willy thought he was jumping up onto the dinette bench, but he didn’t notice it was open. Yep! Dora explored Idaho! One of our many campsites. This captures my overall takeaway from this trip: This just made me laugh! … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Tiny SMT

Posted on September 5, 2025 by katyquilts

My second quilt for the Scrappy Meets Thrift Challenge is done! You can see my first one here. The blocks in this one finish at two inches. I love this fabric for binding. And I finally found a home for … Continue reading →

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Nevada and Arizona

Posted on September 4, 2025 by katyquilts

We experienced the most beautiful sunset in Nevada! Wild horses were on the move! This is Walker Lake. The color was amazing, even though it was obscured by a dust storm. We spent a night in Goldfield which is mostly … Continue reading →

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Tumbler Trouble

Posted on September 3, 2025 by katyquilts

I have five rows pieced and I still love this. I had enough tumblers cut to set them 24 by 20. Then I realized these were in the box. Why did I cut these? I decided to lay some on … Continue reading →

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Tumblers

Posted on September 2, 2025 by katyquilts

Remember these? I never touched them this summer. But I’ve finally started piecing them together. So far, I like it! Have a great day!

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I Spy

Posted on September 1, 2025 by katyquilts

I wanted to get the I Spy top that I pieced this summer on the frame. But first, I needed to figure out a backing. I pulled these fabrics and pinned them up on top of the quilt top to … Continue reading →

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