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!

DWMonday ~ Changed my mind…..AGAIN!

Remember that housewarming quilt? I had a plan, changed my mind, made another plan, changed my mind…. I decided to open this fat quarter bundle. I came up with this improv piece. I wasn’t sure I liked it and thought … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching

Have you been waiting on pins and needles since last Sunday to see what appliqué project I chose? Wait no more, I chose Thistles. Excuse my sorry looking ironing board cover. I use freezer paper temp,ages to prepare my appliqué … Continue reading

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Military Mystery Clue #4

I’m behind on my Mystery clues since I was out of town last week. Here are the pieces for Clue #4. I used these Accuquilt dies to cut my pieces which ended up taking mere minutes. The sewing went very … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ The Tie Quilt

It’s done! Regular readers may recall that my local guild issued a challenge to make something out of men’s ties. I had more than a few false starts, but finally settled on this design. I’m not crazy about my quilting … Continue reading

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Change of Plans

I hade made a decision on the jelly roll pattern and then Mr. Wonderful said the colors for the housewarming quilt should be teal, purple and blue. Back to the drawing board! These are not prominent colors in my stash. … Continue reading

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A Quick Jelly Roll Quilt

That’s what I need! Mr. Wonderful asked me the other day if I had a quilt he could give for a housewarming gift. Ummmmm….not at the moment! But I do have this Mirage jelly roll that might work for a … Continue reading

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Sajou Quilt Along

Lori over at Humble Quilts has started a new little quilt along! Here are my pieces cut and ready to sew. The little squares finish at 1 inch. Lori recommended fussy cutting something for the center. I decided to put … Continue reading

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The Tie Quilt

I haven’t forgotten this project….though I have tried. Every now and then, it yells at me from under a pile of stuff in the sewing room. I liked where this was headed, but I knew if I didn’t get every … Continue reading

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Gwen’s Appliqué

It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Gwen Marston’s work. I made this quilt ages ago and I still love it! It was inspired by this quilt made by Gwen. The above quilt is patterned in … Continue reading

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Quilt Expo 3

Today, I’m sharing with you the last of the photos I took at the recent Quilt Expo I attended. Info regarding each quilt is shown in the photo following the over all shot. I hope you all have enjoyed seeing … Continue reading

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