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 ~ Seven Sisters

It is done! My first hand quilting finish since my carpal tunnel surgery last July. It is wonderful to be able to hand quilt again! I will say, this was a bit of a challenge to quilt with all of … Continue reading

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Black Friday Deals

Everyone likes a good deal, right? I know I do. So I’m very excited to share the great deals available now through midnight Saturday at The Fat Quarter Shop! Here’s the scoop: On Black Friday customers can save big with … Continue reading

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Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving to all of those who celebrate today! We will be having a big family dinner later today and I am very much looking forward to it. I have so much to be thankful for. I am thankful for … Continue reading

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Back on the Wall

I really wanted to have this quilt done by Christmas. I got stuck designwise and set it aside while I worked on other things. I wish my design wall was bigger. These are 20 inch blocks and there will be … Continue reading

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How Many One Inch Squares? 😳

I recently shared an update on my leader/ender project. I decided after that that I really should figure out how many of these four patches I needed. See that? I have 475 and need 1,152. 🙄 Not even halfway. So … Continue reading

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Virtual Yard Sale

I’ve decided to go ahead with my sale of items found while cleaning and sorting in the sewing room. As you know, I’m a sucker for vintage UFOs, but things are a bit out of hand! Some if this stuff … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday

“”You alone are the LORD. You have made the heavens, The heaven of heavens with all their host, The earth and all that is on it, The seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of … Continue reading

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This and That

I love listening to audio books while sewing or walking. I really enjoyed this historical fiction book about real life Eliza Lucas Pinckney. In the 1700s, she brought indigo production to the US. I highly recommend it. We recently had … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ I Spy

My biggest November goal has been met with the completion of this quilt for my grandson, Little L. The pattern (yes, I actually followed one) is Once Upon a Time by Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle. I free hand quilted … Continue reading

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Lets Talk Binding

This is one of my most used Accuquilt dies. I use it to make nearly all of my binding. After cutting my strips, I stitch them end to end and press the seam open. This is my pressing setup for … Continue reading

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