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 #9

Posted on February 24, 2018 by katyquilts

Here is my last February QOV. This top was pieced by Kathy. The panto used is shown above. It is available from Urban Elementz . Have a great day! This post contains affiliate links.

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Finish It Up Friday ~ The Shirting Quilts

Posted on February 23, 2018 by katyquilts

Now that these quilts have been gifted, I can share the finishes. These were all made from my dad’s shirts. The first is for my brother. I quilted a quote from the book, Jonathan Livingston Seagull into it. It was … Continue reading →

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Leaders/Enders Four Patchese

Posted on February 22, 2018 by katyquilts

It feels like I’ve made a million of these little four patches as leader/enders, but my little bin of cut squares is still plenty full. I didn’t have a plan for these until I saw this post at Crazy Mom … Continue reading →

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Another Tiny Finish

Posted on February 21, 2018 by katyquilts

I had some leftover triangles from my little Road to Paris quilt so I stitched them up. My finished quilted ended up 4 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches. I quilted it on my Juki and pulled the backing around to … Continue reading →

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A Little Finish

Posted on February 20, 2018 by katyquilts

I think this post could be titled, Try, Try Again! Things went a little crazy after I finished the top. I loaded it up to quilt on the long arm. Yes, I even do small quilts on it! I liked … Continue reading →

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DWMonday ~ Something New

Posted on February 19, 2018 by katyquilts

I’ve been focusing on UFOs and shirting quilts and decided it was time for something entirely new. So I pulled out this Ombre jelly roll and opened it up. The colors are beautiful! I decided to make a variation of … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Broken Dishes

Posted on February 18, 2018 by katyquilts

I have all my swap blocks ready to send for the Fun with Barb swap. I decided I wanted to finish my quilt from the last swap before the next squishy package comes. So it is pieced, quilted, and today … Continue reading →

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QOV #8

Posted on February 17, 2018 by katyquilts

I just realized I hadn’t shared the rest of this months QOVs. This top was pieced by Val. Above is the panto I used. It is available from Urban Elementz . I also wanted to let you know that Accuquilt … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Vintage Redwork

Posted on February 16, 2018 by katyquilts

Prepare for picture over load! I am just smitten with this quilt! I finished the quilting, binding, and washing of it this week. Here are a couple photos before washing. First I did a cold water rinse to make sure … Continue reading →

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Another Day, Another Shirting Quilt

Posted on February 15, 2018 by katyquilts

These are going together very quickly. These shirts are nearly all poly cotton blends or 100% poly. There might be one or two that are all cotton. So I kept the pieces large and the designs very simple. The first … Continue reading →

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