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!

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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Progress

Posted on February 14, 2018 by katyquilts

Hubby went to bed early so I headed back down to the sewing room. I was just going to cut out the pieces for the other five little blocks for this small project. Then I thought I’d just sew the … Continue reading →

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