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!

Baby Girl Jeep Quilt

Posted on March 26, 2019 by katyquilts

I’ve been working on this baby quilt. I used these Accuquilt dies. I also used my 2 1/2 inch strip cutter to cut dashing strips.then I used the 5 inch square die to subcut my dashing strips. I made my … Continue reading →

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Baby Quilt

Posted on March 25, 2019 by katyquilts

My niece is having a baby girl! So this great aunt is making a Jeep quilt. I cut my layer cake in half and then cut one half into 5 inch squares. I wrapped up the leftover half layer cake … Continue reading →

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QOV

Posted on March 24, 2019 by katyquilts

This pretty top was put together by Cheryl. I quilted it with a panto called Ground Cover by Urban Elementz . I had this one made in a 16 inch width. It is pretty labor intensive and time consuming in … Continue reading →

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QOV

Posted on March 23, 2019 by katyquilts

The beautiful top was made by Val. I used a panto called Techno on it. The back was really pretty, the color is all wrong in this photo. Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Kintsugi

Posted on March 22, 2019 by katyquilts

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of mending pottery and using gold to fill in the cracks. It means that each time a pot is broken and repaired, it becomes more beautiful. That is what I was thinking about as I … Continue reading →

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Sewing for Winslow

Posted on March 21, 2019 by katyquilts

You knew this was coming, didn’t you? 😁 Seriously, she shivers when I take her out at night and I haven’t found any clothes small enough. I’m also not willing to spend an arm and a leg. So I found … Continue reading →

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Something New

Posted on March 19, 2019 by katyquilts

I’m playing in the hand dyes again! I can enter one or two items into the local art show for the same fee. So I’m trying to get something else ready to enter by Friday. I haven’t worked with these … Continue reading →

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Felt Flowers

Posted on March 19, 2019 by katyquilts

Last week, my craft group with friends from my church got together at my house. We made felt flowers. It was fun! My Accuquilt die cutter came in very handy! I cut circles and leaf shapes. Here are my finished … Continue reading →

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DWMonday ~ FQS Union Square Remix Part 2

Posted on March 18, 2019 by katyquilts

Did you guess that this was the block I was working on for the Fat Quarter Shop quilt along? I’m really loving these! The free pattern for these Union Square blocks is available on their web site. This next photo … Continue reading →

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Winslow!

Posted on March 17, 2019 by katyquilts

Meet my new puppy, Winslow! She is a Bichon/Yorkie/Coton de Tulear mix and she was born February 1st. I’m quite smitten with this sweet face! You will get lots of puppy spam in the coming weeks! Time to play with … Continue reading →

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