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!

Card Catalog Project

Posted on September 5, 2018 by katyquilts

Early this summer, I picked up this card catalog at a garage sale. It took me some time to decide what to do with it, even though I’ve always wanted one. The first step was disassembly and removing hardware. Then … Continue reading →

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More Minecraft

Posted on September 4, 2018 by katyquilts

I’m having fun with these Minecraft blocks. Although, honestly, I’m not sure I would know what most of them represent without looking at the pattern! This one is supposed to be a cow. A pig. A character called Ghast. Zombie. … Continue reading →

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DWMonday ~ Minecraft

Posted on September 3, 2018 by katyquilts

Have you ever played the game of Minecraft? I haven’t, but my grandson, Big L loves it. It is a video game about finding and building things. I wanted to make a quilt for him for Christmas and my son … Continue reading →

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Off Road Training

Posted on September 2, 2018 by katyquilts

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend a full day, hands on workshop presented by Charlene Bower, founder of the Ladies Off Road Network. This is her Jeep, Frankie. I learned so much and had a blast. We learned … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

August/September Goals

Posted on September 1, 2018 by katyquilts

Summer has flown by. It seems to go faster every year! Here are the goals I set for my self this month. 1. I would like to get the cutting done for a Snow Ball quilt. Done for now. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishes, Goals | 6 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ Checkers

Posted on August 31, 2018 by katyquilts

This was such a fun quilt to make! Sometimes things just seem to fall into place. It all started with this old pack of samples given to me by a friend. I send all but two pieces to make this. … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Finishes, Free Motion Quilting, HQ Forte, Uncategorized | 21 Comments

Progress!

Posted on August 30, 2018 by katyquilts

This baby quilt is on the frame and quilting has begun. I’m going with freehand work in the gray and continuous curves on the squares. This is what I plan on using for the binding. This should be finished up … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Free Motion Quilting, HQ Forte | 8 Comments

Yesterday’s Blocks are Doing Hard Time!

Posted on August 29, 2018 by katyquilts

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions yesterday. I got so frustrated that I grabbed a small bag of brightly colored squares to work with instead. I cut an equal number of white squares and pieced them all together into a … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Oops!

Posted on August 28, 2018 by katyquilts

Apparently I need help with my counting skills….I did have enough pieces cut for 12 blocks, just not 12 identical blocks. So I made two different blocks thinking I could surely come up with a good setting for them…..um…. Nope. … Continue reading →

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DWMonday ~ Another UFO

Posted on August 27, 2018 by katyquilts

While looking through my stash trying to find some purples for a friend, I came across this little box. I’d completely forgotten about this project! I do remember now that these were some of the very first pieces I cut … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt, Affiliates, Baby Quilts, Hand Dyed Fabric, UFOs, Uncategorized | 2 Comments