Author Archives: katyquilts

I’m looking forward to some slow stitching today! I’m finally ready to hand stitch the binding of my Downton Abby quilt. I really enjoy this part. It is so nice to spend time handling the cloth and slowly finishing a … Continue reading →

…..call for desperate measures! I just couldn’t live with my attempt at machine binding on this yesterday. Here’s a reminder of the yuckiness. I was not going to pick stitches on this so I just cut the binding off. I … Continue reading →

I finished quilting my Downton quilt yesterday. Last night I should have been working on the binding, but did I? Oh no! I saw this pile of goodies on my work table and decided to play instead. I was thinking … Continue reading →

Are you tired of Downton yet? It is finally on the frame and quilting has commenced! Pretty much everyone was in agreement that the large blue floral was the right border choice. I couldn’t agree more! I have no idea … Continue reading →

Yesterday I finally started working on Baby E’s baby quilt. He looks like a friendly little dinosaur! I’m using hand dyed fabrics for the body and they are embroidered/appliquéd on my embroidery machine with an embroidery package from Embroidery Library. … Continue reading →

I mentioned the other day that I was wanting to get my Downton Abbey quilt finished up this month. I have 20 of 30 blocks done. Here it is back up on the design wall. I decided to go through … Continue reading →

I spent most of the day Friday quilting the tree quilt for my sister.  I found a great tutorial for topography quilting over at Tia Curtis Quilts. It was really fun and fairly quick to do. The tree part was … Continue reading →

In only 9 weeks, Little E’s brother will arrive. It’s time for this Nana to get busy! Daughter #1 bought these prints on Etsy to set the theme for the baby room. You can view the listing here. She bought a … Continue reading →