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 ~ Union Square

I’m so excited to share this finish with you today! For the Fat Quarter Shop Classic and Vintage Quilt Along, we were asked to make one Union Square block. You know I couldn’t do that! I decided to go big … Continue reading

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Quilt Show Part 1

My local guild’s show was last weekend so I have several posts showing some of my favorite quilts scheduled over the next couple weeks. This next picture is a photo taken by my friend Jane. This is her quilt. Isn’t … Continue reading

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FQS Union Square Part 3

Remember this? It is my Union Square top all ready to quilt! I decided to use my pattern boards to quilt Baptist Fans on this. They are placed on the long arm table like a pantograph, but a stylus fits … Continue reading

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Sewing Diamonds Tutorial

Janice recently acquired some 60 degree diamonds and asked for tips on sewing them together. I wanted to make a mug rug, so I decided to create a tutorial and kill two birds with one stone. Here are my scrap … Continue reading

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March/April Goals

Yay! Summer is coming! Here are the goals I set for March: 1. I’m working on another Fat Quarter Shop project that needs to be done this month. Done! But I can’t show it just yet. 2. Ten string diamonds … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Swap Quilt

My little top is done and I’ve decided to hand quilt it. I’m hoping to finish the quilting today so I can bind it tomorrow and get it shipped off this week. Have a lovely day!

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A Little Trick

I mentioned the other day that I didn’t have any measurements for this little vintage quilt, just a photo from the internet. I decided to make the small squares in the blocks to finish at one inch. I wanted to … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Jeep Quilt

I love making baby quilts! They are done so quickly. This first photo is not good. The sun was actually TOO bright! But since that is such a good problem to have, I decided to use it anyway. It was … Continue reading

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String Along Update

Are you taking part in the String Along hosted by Lori at Humble Quilts? I’m making ten of these diamonds a month out of the scraps left of my dad’s shirts. While visiting Daughter #3 recently, I found the perfect … Continue reading

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Swap Quilt

I’ve been multitasking lately. I am participating in a small quilt swap again. I found this little quilt on Pinterest and was quite taken with it so I decided to recreate it for the swap. Apparently this little quilt was … Continue reading

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