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!

Vintage Bow Ties

I’ll be doing some traveling next month, so I’ve been on the lookout for a hand project to take. Once again, I pulled out these vintage bow tie blocks. Some are sewn into strips already. There is a total of … Continue reading

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Recycling

I saw on Instagram recently that someone had made hot pads out of old jeansand bias tape. Since I’d just blown the behind out of my favorite Levi’s, I decided to give it a go. Here’s my first attempt. And … Continue reading

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DWMonday ~ A Pieced Backing

Generally speaking, I’m not fond of making pieced quilt backs. But I really wanted to use these panels on the back of the quilt I am making for Little L. This is how the backing turned out. All the solids … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Vintage Seven Sisters

I’ve been slowly working on hand quilting this vintage top and I finally feel like I’m making progress. I’ve done one row of these large fans all the way around the outside edge. You may be able to see the … Continue reading

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Leader/Ender Update

I’m pretty sure you’ve all been on the edge of your seats for months now wondering just where my leader/ ender project has been. No? Well, I’ll update you anyway! Here is my bin as it stands today. I admit, … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ QOV #33

I’m not usually a fan of metallic fabrics, but this top, made by Nadine, had such a wow factor! This is the panto I used to quilt it. Here’s the back. The color is totally off here. It is actually … Continue reading

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QOV #32

I love this top made by Val from our Stitching Sisters group. I used a panto called Jessica’s ripples to give it the appearance of waving. Gotta love this backing fabric! Have a great day!

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Following Directions

I’ve been working on Little L’s quilt this week. These are the connector blocks to go with the I Spy blocks. The directions said to press seams open. I hate doing that. But this was my first block. Less than … Continue reading

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Progress

I finally finished all the blocks for the Mosaic Mystery hosted by Alycia Quilts. And then I promptly dropped them into a project box. No deadline on this one so it is taking a back burner. I got all the … Continue reading

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QOV #31

I’ve been working away at the QOVs for this month. This top was made by Nadine. I quilted it using this panto from Urban Elementz . Have a great day! This post contains affiliate links.

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