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!

Quilting for a Friend

Posted on August 17, 2016 by katyquilts

My friend, Donna, brought this top to me to quilt for her. Isn’t it lovely? She is fairly new to quilting, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at her quilts. She is good! See what I mean? I quilted … Continue reading →

Posted in Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Pantographs, Uncategorized | 15 Comments

Tuesday ~ Block Day

Posted on August 16, 2016 by katyquilts

After cutting the   2 1/2 inch squares I needed for my Gwennie Medallion quilt, I was able to start piecing my star blocks. Along with the squares, I pulled out these little bins of leftover triangles to use for the … Continue reading →

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Pets On Quilts 2016 ~ Dog on Quilts Category

Posted on August 14, 2016 by katyquilts

I am not a dog person. But I have a dog. He’s been around a very long time, 14 years. We understand each other. He is completely silent while I drink my morning coffee. I like this about him. I … Continue reading →

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Quilting Progress

Posted on August 13, 2016 by katyquilts

I’ve been making slow progress on my Grant and Lee quilt. I’m loving the borders, but I’m not so crazy about the corners. But it will do. I went with circles on the black border. Some are a bit misshapen! … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Honeycomb!

Posted on August 12, 2016 by katyquilts

This darn thing is finally done! According to my blog, I started this on June 8th, just before my last trip to Phoenix. It feels like I have been working on this a lot longer than that! It is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Doll Quilts, EPP, Finishes | 21 Comments

This and That Thursday

Posted on August 11, 2016 by katyquilts

I can hardly believe it myself, but this darn EPP Honeycomb quilt is finally almost done! I posted this picture on IG yesterday and said I was at the point of hating it. I come to that point with nearly … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday ~ Grant and Lee

Posted on August 10, 2016 by katyquilts

I finished the top and got this loaded into the frame. Now I am rather stumped on the quilting. I was leaning toward a feather border….I know, I know….not again! LOL But then I started playing around with  some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Uncategorized | 14 Comments

Antique Quilts

Posted on August 9, 2016 by katyquilts

Hubby had a couple meetings in Detroit yesterday and I tagged along for the ride. We stopped on a little antiques hope on the way home and found these lovely items. This top was my favorite, but way out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Vintage Quilts | 10 Comments

DWMonday ~ Grant and Lee

Posted on August 8, 2016 by katyquilts

I just love this panel that I recently received as a surprise gift! As I started thinking about what to do with it, I remembered these 9 patches I had from a swap a few years ago. These finish at … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Uncategorized | 15 Comments

Slow Stitching

Posted on August 7, 2016 by katyquilts

I am doing a wee bit of slow stitching this morning before church. But I’m keeping this little project under wraps for a bit yet.  I haven’t made much progress on this. Mainly because it is so easy to avoid. … Continue reading →

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