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 ~ Appliqué Prep

Posted on May 29, 2016 by katyquilts

I’ve been prepping more pieces for my Gwennie Inspired Medallion QAL. I told you I was slow at this! I am no expert on the A word, but I thought I’d show you how I prep my leaves for appliqué. … Continue reading →

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More Black and White

Posted on May 28, 2016 by katyquilts

What a response to this WIP this past week! I am making forward progress on this. On my last post, I had my squares fused to the grid. Time to sew! I folded one row at a time on the line … Continue reading →

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Finsh It Up Friday ~ Dear Betty

Posted on May 27, 2016 by katyquilts

It all started with this Christmas gift from Daughter #1. I immediately loved it, but it took me a while to find the perfect pattern for it. I finally settled on this traditional Rolling Star pattern. These blocks are a … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday ~ More Closet Quilts

Posted on May 26, 2016 by katyquilts

Here are a couple more quilts I found while cleaning closets this week. This first one was made while we lived in France in the late 90s. I purchased a small bundle of these Provencal fabrics from a quilt shop in … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday ~ Black and White

Posted on May 25, 2016 by katyquilts

 Have you figured it out yet? I had to cut up a bunch more inch and a half squares. I’m using this fusible grid product.     I placed all my squares on the grid in my chosen pattern.    Then … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Closets

Posted on May 24, 2016 by katyquilts

Sounds fun, right? Not so much. I didn’t take a single stitch yesterday as I was too busy cleaning. The up side is that I found a couple quilts I hadn’t seen in a while. This is one inspired by … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday ~ Another UFO…..Sort of….

Posted on May 23, 2016 by katyquilts

Em, over at Em’s Scrapbag, has a linky party on Monday’s called Moving It Forward. The idea is to share forward movement on any project. I really like this concept. There isn’t any pressure to share a finish, just encouragement … Continue reading →

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Finally Some Slow Stitching

Posted on May 22, 2016 by katyquilts

 I have finished quilting.   Finished trimming.   Made my binding.  Applied it.   And I’m ready for some slow stitching. Have a wonderful day! Linking up with Kathy’s Quilts “This is the day the Lord acted; we will rejoice and celebrate in … Continue reading →

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Armed Forces Day

Posted on May 21, 2016 by katyquilts

        Thankful.  

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Leader/Ender Update

Posted on May 21, 2016 by katyquilts

I haven’t shared the progress on my leader/ender blocks in a while. This shows four blocks put together. Each rectangle was cut 2  inches by 3 1/2 inches. I sew twosies as leaders/enders and when this little pan looks full, I … Continue reading →

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