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!

DWMonday

Posted on October 16, 2017 by katyquilts

I recently received this charm pack as a freebie from Missouri Star. I thought it would make a cute baby girl quilt. And I need yet another for a gift. So I used my 5 inch square die from Accuquilt and cut … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Design Wall Monday, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Sunday Slow Stitching 

Posted on October 15, 2017 by katyquilts

I’m still working on my vintage pyramids top. The center is done and I just have the side borders left. I decided to just stitch parallel diagonal lines on the borders. I’m not marking anything. I love the back! Have … Continue reading →

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Jeep Dog!

Posted on October 14, 2017 by katyquilts

This is Pierre, our Bichon Frise. He’s 15 1/2 years old now and despite some health issues, he’s still hanging in there. He got groomed this week and I thought I’d make him a new bandana. He doesn’t mind riding … Continue reading →

Posted in Machine Embroidery, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Topographical Quilting 

Posted on October 12, 2017 by katyquilts

I loaded this baby quilt on the fame and then had to figure out how to quilt it. I wanted to do something freehand and decided that quilting it rather like a topographical map would look good. I’ve done this … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Free Motion Quilting, Fresh Modern Quilts, HQ Avante, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Block Tutorial

Posted on October 11, 2017 by katyquilts

I made 12 more blocks from bright solids and sewed this top together. I thought you might want to see how I made these blocks. I was inspired by Bonnie Hunter’s Scrappy Mountain Majesty pattern that is free on her … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt, Accuquilt Studio Cutter, Tutorials, Uncategorized | 10 Comments

QOV #3

Posted on October 10, 2017 by katyquilts

This lovely top was made by Lynda from the Stitching Sisters group. She did such a great job working with this center panel! Here are a couple detail shots. Here is the back. This is the panto I used. Have … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishes, Pantographs, Quilt of Valor, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

DWMonday ~ Playing with Blocks

Posted on October 9, 2017 by katyquilts

There seems to be a baby boom at church lately and I can’t keep up! I need a boy quilt asap. I had an idea for a block that could be made from two ten inch squares and I tried … Continue reading →

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 Palmeteer Point 

Posted on October 7, 2017 by katyquilts

The last clue for this little mystery QAL came out last Monday. I forced myself to get some other things done before playing with this! According to Lori’s directions, this is the layout. Clearly  some arranging of four patches was … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Another QOV 

Posted on October 6, 2017 by katyquilts

Here is the second in this batch of Quilts of Valor for the Stitching Sisters group. As usual, I am just quilting these lovely tops so I do not have any pattern info available. I kept the quilting simple on … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishes, Quilt of Valor | 9 Comments

Trimming HSTs with a Die Cutter~ Tutorial

Posted on October 5, 2017 by katyquilts

There are a million ways to make half square triangles. Well, maybe not a million, but a lot. Many involve trimming as a final step. I hate trimming. It’s one reason I love my Accuquilt die cutter. But every now … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt, Accuquilt Studio Cutter, Tutorials, Uncategorized | 8 Comments