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!

QOV #13

Posted on April 26, 2018 by katyquilts

This gorgeous QOV top was made by Val. Those little stars are pieced! I love this panto and felt it really suited this quilt. But I remembered halfway down the first row that I don’t love quilting it. You would … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishes, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Pantographs, Quilt of Valor, Uncategorized | 10 Comments

30s Baby Quilt

Posted on April 25, 2018 by katyquilts

I decided on this green for the alternate blocks of this quilt. It’s now pieced together and on the frame. I’m using a warm gray thread for the quilting. I love Glide thread from Hab and Dash. This is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Pantographs, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Doll Quilt Swap!

Posted on April 24, 2018 by katyquilts

Thank you for all the well wishes regarding my new friend, Friday! Sadly, there was a shipping snafu with the track supports so I can’t set him up yet. That’s okay, I’m trying to be patient! And Harry is still … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 14 Comments

Friday

Posted on April 23, 2018 by katyquilts

Yes, I know it’s Monday, but this is about Friday. Friday is a character from the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. He is named this by Crusoe because that is the day they met. Since they didn’t speak the … Continue reading →

Posted in HQ Forte, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting | 8 Comments

Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Vintage Churn Dash

Posted on April 22, 2018 by katyquilts

I’m slowly making progress on the hand quilting of this top. I only have this bit in the center to go. You can see it better on the back. I made a binding from vintage fabric and attached it by … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand quilting, Vintage Quilts | 4 Comments

Painting, Painting, Painting

Posted on April 21, 2018 by katyquilts

I have been greatly remiss in responding to comments this week. The fact is, at the end of every day, I’ve been to tired to think, much less respond coherently! And here is why. Daughter #2 is here and she … Continue reading →

Posted in Home projects | 6 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ The Cactus Quilt

Posted on April 20, 2018 by katyquilts

I finished the quilt for Tiny E! I took these photos early in the day and the quilting really shows. I hand dyed these fabrics ages ago. They were perfect for this quilt! I found the backing fabric in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Finishes, Free Motion Quilting, Hand Dyed Fabric, Uncategorized | 29 Comments

Repro 30s Orphan Blocks

Posted on April 19, 2018 by katyquilts

I was really big into the repro 30s fabrics a while back. Then I got tired of them and stashed them all away. I dug out this box and had a look through. I have one of the 5 inch … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Another D9P Tutorial

Posted on April 18, 2018 by katyquilts

I was thinking that there had to be a way to use my Accuquilt die cutter to make this block faster. And I came up with one! I started by using this die to cut 9 squares that are 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt, Accuquilt Studio Cutter, Tutorials | 3 Comments

Mug Rugs

Posted on April 17, 2018 by katyquilts

I had this pile of scraps on the cutting table after working on the cactus top. I didn’t feel like putting them away so I decided to make something with them. I pulled out this die set from Accuquilt . … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt, Scraps, Uncategorized | 16 Comments