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!

Slow Stitching Sunday 

Posted on January 8, 2017 by katyquilts

My sister arrived yesterday. We will get lots of talking done over the next week or so! And today, I have a wee bit of hand stitching to work on while chatting and drinking coffee. Have a wonderful day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Broken Dishes

Posted on January 6, 2017 by katyquilts

This past fall, Barb from Fun with Barb, held a block swap. The swappers all made broken dishes blocks. The group I was in all used red Civil War prints and muslin backgrounds. I am happy to say that my top … Continue reading →

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This and That Thursday

Posted on January 5, 2017 by katyquilts

It feels like a miscellaneous week. I’m trying to take care of a myriad of little things. I did spend some concentrated time finishing up a top secret quilt top that I won’t be able to share until spring. But … Continue reading →

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Shopping!

Posted on January 4, 2017 by katyquilts

There is a huge sewing/Quilt shop here in Phoenix called 35th Ave Fabric World Sew and Vac. The building used to be a grocery store, so you know it is huge! They had an end of year clearance sale and … Continue reading →

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Scrappy Fence Rail Q&A

Posted on January 3, 2017 by katyquilts

I have had many questions regarding my Scrappy Fence Rail Quilt that I shared last Friday. So I thought I would take a post to share a bit more about it and hopefully answer your questions. First of all, I … Continue reading →

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December/January Goals

Posted on January 2, 2017 by katyquilts

December has flown by! Here are the goals I listed for this month: 1. I want to finish Daughter #2’s QOV top. Not done! I made significant progress, but this is going home with hubby. I decided to make it … Continue reading →

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UFO Parade 2016 ~ Results!

Posted on January 1, 2017 by katyquilts

Last January, I posted the following UFO list. I wanted to finish every item on this list. Here is how I did: I cut these triangles ages ago when cleaning out a bin of bright fabrics. These 6 inch HSTs … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Scrappy Fence Rail!

Posted on December 30, 2016 by katyquilts

I have a big finish to share today! My leader/ended top is all sewn together! I’ve really enjoyed making this! Scrappy is my favorite color scheme! I noticed after I took the above picture that a few of my combinations … Continue reading →

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LeMarais Update

Posted on December 29, 2016 by katyquilts

Hubby leaves tomorrow so I haven’t done much sewing lately. I did finish 20 of these blocks. I don’t really have enough bits to make another row of blocks.  But precuts of this line are on clearance on Craftsy, so … Continue reading →

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A Quilty Christmas 

Posted on December 28, 2016 by katyquilts

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Thanks to my daughters, I had a rather quilty Christmas here. They got me this wonderful bag for carrying my hand work projects! It zips closed on top and has pockets all … Continue reading →

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