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 ~ Quilts of Valor

Posted on August 25, 2017 by katyquilts

Here are three QOVs that I got quilted this week. I love working on these! The first was made by Kathy D. This one was made by Pat S. I’ve had people ask me about the pattern. I found out … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishes, Quilt of Valor, Uncategorized | 11 Comments

Another QOV

Posted on August 24, 2017 by katyquilts

I want to say thank you for all of you that have taken time to leave comments over the last week. I’m behind once again on responding to comments and this is a very busy week as well.  Here is … Continue reading →

Posted in Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Pantographs, Quilt of Valor | 9 Comments

Back to QOVs!

Posted on August 23, 2017 by katyquilts

I picked up a half dozen QOV tops from my Stitching Sisters group last weekend. I’m starting with this beauty from Kathy D. I love this scrappy top! This is the panto I am using. It is from Urban Elementz. … Continue reading →

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A Little Twister!

Posted on August 22, 2017 by katyquilts

A friend brought this sweet little flannel top to me to quilt. The backing was flannel too. As soon as I saw it, I thought of this panto from Urban Elementz. I use Glide thread in Celery for the quilting. … Continue reading →

Posted in Customer Quilts, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Pantographs, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

DWMonday ~ Batik Scraps

Posted on August 21, 2017 by katyquilts

Remember when I chopped up all my batik scraps? I bought some yardage of this solid aqua and chopped that up too. I used a 2 1/2 inch by 4 1/2 inch die to cut these on my Accuquilt studio cutter. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt, Design Wall Monday, Scraps, Uncategorized | 11 Comments

A Visit From Zenia

Posted on August 20, 2017 by katyquilts

You can meet the most wonderful people through quilting and blogging! Zenia and I have followed each other’s blogs for a few years. She blogs at A Quilted Passion. When I found out that she lived only a mile from my … Continue reading →

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Jeeping Again!

Posted on August 19, 2017 by katyquilts

Last weekend, Mr. Wonderful and I did our first trail ride with a group. There were ten Jeeps and about twenty people. We didn’t know anyone before we started, but everyone was very friendly and helpful. Most of the time … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ 9Patch QOV

Posted on August 18, 2017 by katyquilts

Another UFO is done and dusted!  It is a very simple quilt, but I think the quilting adds that special touch that it needed. You have to be careful with a panto like this, you don’t want to cut off … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishes, Pantographs, Quilt of Valor, Uncategorized | 19 Comments

Stash

Posted on August 17, 2017 by katyquilts

Peggy asked earlier this week about my stash. Here it is! Most of it is stored in these baskets from Ikea. This is my layer cake stash along with some fat quarters and fabric panels. Here are my charm packs … Continue reading →

Posted in Fabric, Storage, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Vintage Quilts Part 4

Posted on August 16, 2017 by katyquilts

I just realized that I still haven’t shown all the vintage quilts we saw on our recent travels.  I loved the wedding ring, the rings were very small! I always love finding doll quilts. This one was stunning! This one … Continue reading →

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