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!

Design Wall Monday ~ This and That

Posted on March 21, 2016 by katyquilts

I’m still thinking about my mini for the swap hosted by Lori at Humble Quilts. I went digging throu a box of orphan blocks looking for a certain block and came across these. No, I won’t use these for the … Continue reading →

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Scrappy Rectangles ~ Leaders/Enders

Posted on March 20, 2016 by katyquilts

Did you enjoy Worldwide Quilting Day yesterday? I sure did! After work, I quilted a Quilt of Valor quilt. When I finished that, I loaded another! But I will share those later this week. Today I thought I would share … Continue reading →

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Yvonne Wells’ Quilts

Posted on March 19, 2016 by katyquilts

I have shared several of the quilts from the recent exhibit of African American quilters from Alabama. The quilts I am sharing today were part of that exhibit. These were all made by Yvonne Wells.              … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Metro Hoops Runner

Posted on March 18, 2016 by katyquilts

It stopped raining just long enough to to take a few pictures of my finished table runner the other day. I found it very difficult to get pictures showing the true color of the hand dyed fabrics I used. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafty Things, Finishes, Free Motion Quilting, Hand Dyed Fabric, Uncategorized | 21 Comments

From Heart to Hand Exhibition

Posted on March 17, 2016 by katyquilts

I finally went through my photos from the exhibition at the Flint Institue of Art. I took photos of many but certainly not all of the quilts. Info for each quilt is below the photo of the quilt.        … Continue reading →

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Small Quilt Swap!

Posted on March 16, 2016 by katyquilts

Lori over at Humble Quilts is once again hosting a small quilt swap. You can find all the details here. I love an excuse to make a little quilt out of my Civil War scraps, not that I need one! … Continue reading →

Posted in Doll Quilts, Donation Quilts, Swaps, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Hands2Help 2016!

Posted on March 15, 2016 by katyquilts

  Have you heard of Hands2Help? It is an initiative hosted by Sarah over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict to make quilts for several good causes. You can read all about it (and sign up!) here. I am taking part … Continue reading →

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DWMonday

Posted on March 14, 2016 by katyquilts

I’ve been working on my blocks made from the Dear Betty FQ bundle that Daughter #1 got me for Christmas last year. I love these fabrics! Yes, I was working on these last week as well. But I have more … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on March 13, 2016 by katyquilts

Did you remember to change your clocks?  We have a busy morning at church ahead, but I plan on some slow stitching when I get home! It is time to add the strips of hexies to the center piece of … Continue reading →

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Pixie Basket!

Posted on March 12, 2016 by katyquilts

Jayne from Twiggy and Opal shared her little pixie baskets that she made on her blog and on Instagram. I decided I needed to make one too! She said it could be done in 30 minutes. Mine took about 40.   … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafty Things, Fabric, Precuts, Uncategorized | 10 Comments