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!

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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A Tiny Finish

Posted on May 20, 2016 by katyquilts

Remember my Mick Jagger free motion quilted practice piece? The plan was to cut it up to make small zipper bags, but haven’t been able to locate my box of zippers. It is somewhere in the black hole of a … Continue reading →

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Moving Slowly Forward

Posted on May 19, 2016 by katyquilts

Tuesday was not a good day here. I woke up with a stomach bug and accomplished exactly nothing all day. Therefore, there was nothing to post yesterday. Thankfully, I am feeling better and have made some progress today. This quilt … Continue reading →

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This and That Tuesday

Posted on May 17, 2016 by katyquilts

I disciplined myself to work on this UFO yesterday.    It took a good chunk of the day, but I got the top done.    I tried to finish cutting out the rest of the pieces for my log cabin … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on May 16, 2016 by katyquilts

Hello friends! I hope you all had a great weekend. We did, in spite of that snow yesterday! I finally spent some time in the sewing room and instead of working on projects already started, I began cutting for something … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on May 15, 2016 by katyquilts

I am making progress on my Gwennie Inspired Medallion QAL center.     My stems are all appliquéd down. I will appliqué the basket today and hope to finish prepping the other bits to add to the stems. This is … Continue reading →

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