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!

This and That Wednesday

Posted on September 13, 2017 by katyquilts

I’ve been flitting from one thing to another this week. I finally have this on the frame. Before I loaded that, I had some leftover backing on the frame and decided to play with some free motion ideas. I used … Continue reading →

Binding on the Long Arm

Posted on September 12, 2017 by katyquilts

I’m nearing the finish line for my log cabin quilt. I know of several long armers that add the binding to the quilt before removing it from the frame. I decided I would give it a try with this quilt. … Continue reading →

Posted in Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Tutorials, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

DWMonday ~ Baby Quilt

Posted on September 11, 2017 by katyquilts

Of course, I ended up making a baby quilt for the shower I attended onSaturday. I thought before I show the finished quilt, that I would share my design process with you. I decided to keep the piecing minimal. So … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ A New Project

Posted on September 10, 2017 by katyquilts

I went digging through my vintage tops to find my next hand quilting project. I love this first one, even though it doesn’t lay quite flat and has some significant fading. I found this piece too. It would make a … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand quilting, Uncategorized, Vintage Quilts | 10 Comments

Labor Day Weekend

Posted on September 9, 2017 by katyquilts

Life has been a little stressful lately, so hubby and I decided to get outta Dodge! We took Oscar and went camping. Isn’t this a neat tent that Mr. Wonderful found? We had an air mattress in the back of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Uncategorized | 10 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ Indigo Crib Quilt

Posted on September 8, 2017 by katyquilts

As promised, here are the photos of my finished indigo crib quilt! This project had its beginnings in places unknown. The blocks were hand pieced and mighty wonky when I found them in an Indiana antique shop some years ago. … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Finishes, Hand quilting, Uncategorized, Vintage Quilts | 19 Comments

Making Connections Blog Hop!

Posted on September 7, 2017 by katyquilts

Today is my turn for the Making Connections blog hop! I’ve been looking forward to this book for some time so when Dorie Hruska asked for bloggers to help with the blog hop, I quickly raised my hand. I’m so … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Uncategorized | 63 Comments

Gender Neutral Baby Quilt?

Posted on September 6, 2017 by katyquilts

I have a baby shower to attend on Saturday. I try to keep a stash of baby quilts to give away, but I found out today that the happy parents do not know if they are having a boy or … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 12 Comments

Log Cabin Quilting

Posted on September 5, 2017 by katyquilts

I loaded my log cabin quilt last week and finally started quilting it. I’m keeping it simple, but it is tight quilting. This is a look under the frame. This will finish at 72 inches square. I hope to get … Continue reading →

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DWMonday ~ Eagle

Posted on September 4, 2017 by katyquilts

I’ve been pinning eagle quilts on Pinterest lately. Here are a few that I love. I borrowed this die from my Stitching Sisters group. I just have to finalize my color choices and get to work! This die is available … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt | 6 Comments