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!

Christmas Quilt Progress

Posted on November 22, 2017 by katyquilts

The top went together pretty quickly. Now it’s on the frame. I love the accuracy of my Accuquilt dies! Most of my intersections came out really well and I didn’t pin anything. My binding is ready so I best get … Continue reading →

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Remember when…..

Posted on November 21, 2017 by katyquilts

…..I was working on the last Humble Quilts mystery, Palmateer Point? I had made all my four patches from a charm pack and I hated how it looked. I ditched the four patches and ended up making this. But you … Continue reading →

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Christmas Quilt with Accuquilt Nested Dieso

Posted on November 20, 2017 by katyquilts

Since I was cutting out a quilt with my nested dies, I thought I would show you all how they work. When you purchase a set, you get one set of nested dies with blades to cut multiple sizes. And … Continue reading →

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Another QOV

Posted on November 19, 2017 by katyquilts

Here is the next in this month’s batch of a QOV Quilts. I believe this top was made by Nadine. I used a pantograph called EZ Lacy Loops. And the next one is on the frame! Daughter #2 is still … Continue reading →

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Eagle QOV

Posted on November 18, 2017 by katyquilts

I met one of our newer members of the Stitching Sisters QOV group at our last meeting. Candy’s very first quilt was a QOV and she presented it to a vet! She had another top ready for me to quilt. … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Snowball QOV

Posted on November 17, 2017 by katyquilts

I think this might be my favorite QOV that I have made. I started out with a layer cake that I bought with a gift certificate from Mr. Wonderful. I added some fabric from friends Zenia and Ila, and this … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Thursday!

Posted on November 16, 2017 by katyquilts

Here are the two finished quilts I mentioned yesterday. They were gifts for a brother and sister. I had already given baby quilts to their little brothers and thought these older two would enjoy cuddle quilts too. This first is … Continue reading →

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Sashing and Cornerstones

Posted on November 15, 2017 by katyquilts

I worked on a couple quilts that were gifted last week so now I can share them. Today I thought I would show you how I put this simple quilt together. I hate sewing long rows of sashing, so I … Continue reading →

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They’re here!

Posted on November 14, 2017 by katyquilts

Daughter #2 arrived very early Sunday morning after she and her BF drove straight through from Texas with the grand doggies. After a little craziness in the beginning, everyone is settling in just fine. Here is Winnie on the left … Continue reading →

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DWMonday ~ Cake Mix Recipe

Posted on November 13, 2017 by katyquilts

Have you ever used one of these? You all know my love of layer cakes so when this came up as a Daily Deal at Missouri Star, I had to bite. This seemed like a perfect project for taking to … Continue reading →

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