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!

A Custom Quilted QOV

Posted on August 27, 2016 by katyquilts

Here is a recent QOV top that I quilted. This beautiful top was made by Val. I love this pattern! I made a quilt all in Denyse Schmidt prints a few years ago like this and am planning to do another soon.  … Continue reading →

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

Finish It Up Friday ~ Little Flags!

Posted on August 26, 2016 by katyquilts

I am in Arizona, but as they say on all the cooking shows, here’s a little something I prepared earlier! This little quilt is my take on the Temecula Calendar quilt for this past  July. You know I can never … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Doll Quilts, Finishes | 13 Comments

Trip Sewing

Posted on August 25, 2016 by katyquilts

Once again, I am heading to Arizona! Yay! It is starting to feel like going home now. I love it! This time, I will be doing a bit of dog sitting for Daughter #2. As she is deployed, she has … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday ~ Flag Block

Posted on August 24, 2016 by katyquilts

I showed you the little flag block I made the other day. It is the center for a small calendar quilt from the Temecula Quilt Company. Of course, I can never leave a pattern alone and I wanted to set … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Doll Quilts, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Twist is a Top!

Posted on August 22, 2016 by katyquilts

I’ve been multitasking with my projects lately. I got the Twist blocks sewn into a top this weekend. And I got it loaded into the frame.  My plan was to stitch an edge to edge design. I narrowed it down … Continue reading →

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DWMonday~ Using a Singer 99K

Posted on August 22, 2016 by katyquilts

Daughter #3 was having trouble with her vintage machine recently. So I brought it home to see what was up. These things work beautifully, as long as you don’t miss any thread guides (her mistake) and you have the right needle … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Vintage Singer Sewing Stuff | 10 Comments

Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Vintage Daisies

Posted on August 21, 2016 by katyquilts

The day hubby and I went down to Detroit, I was pretty sure I would finish the hand stitching I had planned to do and wanted another something in the queue in case I had more time. And I did! … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Vintage Fabrics | 17 Comments

Stitching Sisters 

Posted on August 20, 2016 by katyquilts

If you have hung around here for any length of time, you have heard me talk about the Stitching Sisters Quilt of Valor group that I am lucky enough to be a part of. They meet once a month for … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilt of Valor, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ Grant and Lee

Posted on August 19, 2016 by katyquilts

I’m calling this one, The Get Along Quilt. Have you seen the internet pictures of the two kids wearing a single t-shirt that says “Get Along Shirt” on it? The idea is that they have to wear it until they … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Finishes | 22 Comments

Pantograph Tutorial

Posted on August 18, 2016 by katyquilts

Someone recently asked me how I line up my pantographs for quilting. It’s a bit hard to explain, so I thought I would do a tutorial here. This beautiful top was made by Kathy from our Stitching Sisters QOV group. … Continue reading →

Posted in Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Pantographs, Tutorials, Uncategorized | 7 Comments