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!

Tiny SMT Progress

Finally getting back to work on this little top. I’m sewing rows together! Have a great day!

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Scrappy Doll Quilt

Traveling for months at a time is a marathon, not a sprint. We took a few nights at a campground where we could just hang out and not sight see. I pulled out my Featherweight and pieced my little quilt … Continue reading

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Quilting Inspiration

I found some quilting inspiration at the Native American Art Museum at Crazy Horse. Love these Navajo pieces! And this rug….stunning! Have a great day!

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Something New!

There has been less time than expected to sew on this trip, but we have done a ton of sightseeing! I decided I needed a very small project that I could actually finish. So I got out these two bins … Continue reading

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Sturgis

Of course we had to stop in Sturgis! We were too early for the bike rally, but that’s fine with me. I’m not big on crowds. We did do some riding in the Black Hills. It was beautiful! No, I … Continue reading

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Custer State Park

We took a day to drive the wildlife loop at Custer State Park. I loved the prairie dogs! We saw many bison! Such majestic creatures! The wild flowers were gorgeous. Yep, there are antelope! Technically, they are called prong horns … Continue reading

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Quilt Museum Part 4 ~ Full Size Machines

Check out this older “long arm!” Gotta love the bling on this Babylock and GO! Me! This next machine is a Singer Model 30 chain stitch machine. It’s my unicorn, the one machine I’d love to own above all other … Continue reading

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Mount Rushmore

I could not wait to see this! Honestly, it gave me chills. I took this last photo as we were leaving and driving around the back side. I was also excited to see this. It still isn’t finished, but this … Continue reading

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Tiny SMT

Lots of progress has been made on this project! It’s amazing how much you can get done with a leader/ender project. Now I’m pairing up each pieced block with a background square. Now I’m all ready to start piecing rows. … Continue reading

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Surprise!

I forgot to share this with you all! When we were in Michigan visiting Daughter #3, we went to an antique mall. Michigan antique malls are wonderful! Hubby picked up this surprise for me! Inside the bag was this! I … Continue reading

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