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!

Gwenny Inspired Medallion QAL Part 3 Reveal!

Posted on August 1, 2016 by katyquilts

I shared this little teaser photo the other day to show you I had finally started working on the last round of my Gwenny Inspired Medallion QAL! The theme this time was log cabins. That could be interpreted any way … Continue reading →

Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on July 31, 2016 by katyquilts

This was the only project I took with me during our travels last weekend. That way, I HAD to work on it! I still don’t really enjoy English paper piecing. The good news is, I am nearing the finish line! … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Doll Quilts, EPP, Hand piecing, Uncategorized | 20 Comments

Saturday – Long Arm Quilting Decisions

Posted on July 30, 2016 by katyquilts

As promised, here is my post explaining my thought process in choosing the quilting design that I did for this top. Here is a photo of it unquilted. I left it hanging like this for a few days as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Machine quilting, Pantographs, Quilt of Valor, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ QOV Edition

Posted on July 29, 2016 by katyquilts

These are the last two Quilts of Valor that I needed to get quilted for the Stitching Sisters group. The first one is by Kathy. I love her use of printed fabrics and they helped me decide how to quilt this. … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishes, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Machine quilting, Pantographs, Quilt of Valor, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Throwback Thursday ~ Vintage Tumblers

Posted on July 28, 2016 by katyquilts

I’m still working on QOVs so here is another oldie from the closet. A lady from my quilt guild gave me a bag of vintage scraps many years ago. She knew I loved scrap quilts and that I would use … Continue reading →

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More Quilts of Valor!

Posted on July 27, 2016 by katyquilts

I finished quilting a couple more tops from our Stitching Sisters QOV group. I quilted this one, by Val, with a new panto called Petal Flambe, from Urban Elementz. I used Glide thread in Light Tan. This next one was made … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishes, Pantographs, Quilt of Valor, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

This and That Tuesday

Posted on July 26, 2016 by katyquilts

Yesterday was a productive day. I got my laundry done, made some phone calls, and finished unpacking. But you are not here to hear about my chores. I finished the QOV that I had in the frame and got the … Continue reading →

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DWMonday

Posted on July 25, 2016 by katyquilts

After a long weekend with extended family, we are home. I am mostly unpacked and laundry is half done. It is time to look at my sewing goals for the week. First, I want to get caught up on the … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching

Posted on July 24, 2016 by katyquilts

We are headed home this morning after enjoying a weekend with extended family. I’m glad to have my English Paper Piecing project to work on in the car on this rainy morning! I have made 25 of these “blocks.” And … Continue reading →

Posted in EPP | 17 Comments

Printed Fabric Panels

Posted on July 23, 2016 by katyquilts

Have you ever used panels in quilts? My first “quilt” was a pre-quilted Snoopy panel and I only had to add binding to finish it. I can’t say I did a very good job of that, but my son didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Fabric, Uncategorized | 9 Comments