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!

Finally!

Since I have had so little time to sew lately, this was in the frame for over a week!  But the quilting is finally done. Here’s a peek at the back. I am so ready for  a bit of slow … Continue reading

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Mystery Quilts 4 Military Update

I got up early this morning. I was so excited to get my next clue done! Alycia has done a great job with this mystery. Each clue is well written and just the right amount of sewing to get it … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ A Little Zip Bag

I don’t use my embroidery machine near as much as I should. Honestly, it intimidates me! But I decided to whip up a little project just to play a bit. The embroidery design came from Urban Threads. I used some … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday ~ The Red, White, and Blue Edition

I have shared most of these in times past, but since I am not getting much sewing done this week, I thought I would share them again! Most of the following mini quilts were made with vintage fabrics. For reference, … Continue reading

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WIP Wednesday ~ Twister Blocks

I’ve been working on my Twist blocks here and there as I have a few minutes. I haven’t settled on an arrangement, but here are a few possibilities. Decisions, decisions! I probably won’t decide until all 80 blocks are done. … Continue reading

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Accuquilt Tip

I love using my die cutter and I also love using precuts. I wanted a way to quickly figure out which dies would work with charm squares and layer cakes. So I decided  to cut some heavy paper with some … Continue reading

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Design Wall Monday

More like Design Frame Monday! Because I finally started quilting my Metropolitan Fair quilt! I decided to try ditch stitching all the major seams first, and then go back to fill in the rest of the quilting. I quilted a … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching….maybe?

Progress on this has been very slow. I really want to finish basting the rest of the pieces for this today. However, there is another project of a different sort in progress. We have started redoing what has been known … Continue reading

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Why I am (And Will Continue To Be) a No Reply Blogger

Have you ever been told you are a No-Reply Blogger? Yeah, me too. If you blog using Blogger or you have a gmail account, there are  fixes. Many, many posts have been written to show how you can fix this … Continue reading

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Finish It up Friday ~ Modern Diamonds!

Red/black/white week is coming to an end!  This certainly was a fast finish! Sometimes,  that is just what you need for a little motivational boost. All the top fabrics came from my stash, but I did purchase the backing since I couldn’t … Continue reading

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