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!

Another Gift!

My sweet neighbor, who is also a quilter, passed these along to me. I zoned in on those rectangles and decided to cut some more light ones. I used this die. This will be a perfect project to work on … Continue reading

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Twofer

Confession time. The log cabin I’ve been sharing was actually quilted last week. I loaded enough backing to quilt both of these small donation quilts at one time. When I got close to the end of the first quilt, I … Continue reading

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Log Cabin Blocks

Another set of thrifted blocks! Again, a perfect amount for a wheel chair quilt. I need to decide on a layout. And I need to find a border. Have a great day!

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Exploring

Mr. Wonderful and I went exploring this week. We took a route that has been on my bucket list for a while and it did not disappoint. I didn’t know Forget Me Nots grew in the desert! I would have … Continue reading

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This and That

This is so me. 🤣 Also me. And here are our two hooligans with their fancy haircuts. I aspire to be this cool: Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Woodland Clover

This was a fast finish. I’m so glad I figured out a way to use this small set of blocks. I had to piece the back, but I think these two prints work. Have a great day!

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Woodland Clover

Thanks to a kind reader, I now know this quilt pattern is called Woodland Clover from Pat Speth’s book, Nickel Quilts. I got it together and quilted up! This is the pantograph I used. Now I just have to finish … Continue reading

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Quilt Show 3

More quilts from the Palo Verde Show. Enjoy! Have a great day!

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Jelly Roll Blocks

I decided to do something with these blocks. I’m not familiar with the pattern, but I’m guessing they were made from a jelly roll. Our quilt group donates wheel chair quilts to a local facility. This set will make a … Continue reading

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Revisiting the Orphan Blocks

I pulled out my boxes of orphan blocks looking for inspiration. Hmmmm….nope. These are interesting. These are all sets of blocks I picked up at yard sales/thrift shops. I don’t know why the UFOs I find are more interesting than … Continue reading

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