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!

Reupholstery Project

Posted on July 16, 2018 by katyquilts

Daughter #3 loves Mid Century Modern style. She has long wanted an Eames Lounge chair, but with prices in the thousands, it wasn’t in her budget. However, she found this 1963 Eames knock off made by Plycraft on Craigslist. It … Continue reading →

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Couching

Posted on July 15, 2018 by katyquilts

When I went through the snafu with waiting for the track supports for my long arm, the company gave me some gift cards for my trouble. I used one to buy thus set of couching feet. I finally got around … Continue reading →

Posted in HQ Forte, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting | 3 Comments

Puss in the Corner Progress

Posted on July 14, 2018 by katyquilts

I finally started quilting this top. This is the best photo I could get of the quilting so far. It’s slow going, but at least it is started! Have a great day!

Posted in HQ Forte, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Two Tiny Finishes for Friday

Posted on July 13, 2018 by katyquilts

If you follow me on Instagram (@katyquilts), then you’ve seen my progress on this little quilt this week. This started life as a vintage block from my stash. I only had this one, but thought it would make a perfect … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafty Things, Doll Quilts, Finishes, Vintage Fabrics, Vintage Quilts | 15 Comments

Dream Big

Posted on July 12, 2018 by katyquilts

Have you seen the Dream Big panels yet? They are 43 inch square fabric panels for quilting. They come in several different color ways. Aren’t they beautiful? I just found out that Urban Elementz has them on sale from now … Continue reading →

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Ties Part 2

Posted on July 11, 2018 by katyquilts

After ironing all those ties in my last post, I decided my project would be small! I wanted to use this die from Accuquilt . I cut pieces of fusible interfacing a big larger than my pieces. Then I cut … Continue reading →

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Ties

Posted on July 10, 2018 by katyquilts

My local quilt guild was given thousands of ties. They put them all on a table and said, help yourself! This is a guild challenge project to make something from these. I decided they would all get thrown in the … Continue reading →

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Baby Tumbler

Posted on July 9, 2018 by katyquilts

Thank you to everyone for all of your sweet comments regarding our sweet little grandson! I am completely smitten! I’ve also been terrible at responding to comments. Having a two and four year old in the house means never being … Continue reading →

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Maybe?

Posted on July 8, 2018 by katyquilts

There hasn’t been much stitching going on around here lately. I basted this vintage block a week ago thinking it would make a sweet doll quilt. I’ve been doing much more important things this past week. I’ve yet to put … Continue reading →

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He’s Here!

Posted on July 7, 2018 by katyquilts

Say hello to my brand new grand baby, Mr. Ean (pronounced Ian) Anthony Quiroz! He looks very much like his mommy did when she was born. He weighed in at 9 pounds and 3 ounces and was 21.5 inches long. … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Uncategorized | 12 Comments