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!

Bed Quilts 2017

Posted on January 25, 2018 by katyquilts

I made several bed size quilts in 2017. I think this first one was my favorite. I made this as a leader/ender scrap project. The top was completed while I was still in Arizona. It has quite a few scraps … Continue reading →

Posted in Bed Quilts, Finishes, Uncategorized | 19 Comments

Last January QOV

Posted on January 24, 2018 by katyquilts

This QOV top was made by Val. I love the pattern! Here’s a look at the back. I hope send this panto from Urban Elementz . It’s actually a bit too wide for the 18 inch throat of my machine, … Continue reading →

Posted in Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Pantographs, Quilt of Valor, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Another QOV

Posted on January 23, 2018 by katyquilts

This beautiful top was made by Kathy. The pattern is called Road to Oklahoma. Not gonna lie, I struggled with the quilting on this one. For some reason I had real issues with tension. The most frustrating part is that … Continue reading →

Posted in Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Pantographs, Quilt of Valor, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Churn Dash Swap Blocks

Posted on January 22, 2018 by katyquilts

Once a year for the last several years, Barb at Fun with Barb has hosted a block swap. I’m glad I was online when she posted the sign up for this year as it filled in a matter of hours! … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt, Swaps, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

9 Patch QOV

Posted on January 21, 2018 by katyquilts

I’m still working away on quilting these QOVs. This top was made by Greg. Yes, he’s a member of our Stitching Sisters group too. This is the panto that I used. It is now available from Urban Elementz . Have … Continue reading →

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Treasures

Posted on January 20, 2018 by katyquilts

Once a year, my local Guild has a Trash to Treasures sale at a meeting to raise funds for the guild. I cleaned out and donated some books and picked up a few things as well. I think this panel … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ The Jeep Quilt

Posted on January 19, 2018 by katyquilts

I finished the quilt for Oscar. As you can see, the weather hasn’t cooperated for photos, so these will have to do. I used my 6 inch tumbler die from Accuquilt . I didn’t want to cut the fabric into … Continue reading →

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First QOV is 2018

Posted on January 18, 2018 by katyquilts

I just finished quilting my first QOV top for 2018. This was made by Joan, a member of our Stitching Sisters group. I used this panto. I bought it from Digi-Tech. However, on January 1st, Digi-Tech merged with Urban Elementz. … Continue reading →

Posted in Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Pantographs, Quilt of Valor, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Mr. Embroidery

Posted on January 17, 2018 by katyquilts

Mr. Wonderful has a new title! I’ve mentioned before that he is better with the embroidery machine than I am. He has proven that once again. He’s working on Jeep shirts for our grandsons. They all like Nana’s Jeep! Mr. … Continue reading →

Posted in Embroidery, Uncategorized | 15 Comments

Free Pattern ~ Catch-All Basket

Posted on January 16, 2018 by katyquilts

I’ve mentioned before that Accuquilt has free patterns available on their site. You don’t necessarily have to have a die cutter to use them. I came across this free pattern and decided to try it out. You definitely don’t need … Continue reading →

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