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!

Humble Quilt Alongs

Tomorrow I will share my finish for the most recent Quilt Along hosted by Lori at Humble Quilts. I decided it would be fun to share with you all of the little quilts I’ve made in her QALs over the … Continue reading

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Wednesday

I’ve had better weeks. Poor Willy has a severe case of pancreatitis. That has meant little sleep and lots of time at the vet. Meanwhile, these two hooligans waited on the new rugs for him to come home. Hopefully, I … Continue reading

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Quiltville Mystery!

I’m in! I’ve always wanted to do this and I’m finally ready to commit! Click here for Bonnie’s intro post. I’m not a purple girl, so I’m thinking I will go with reds, dark blue, light blue and neutrals. I … Continue reading

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Summit Stitches

Lori has revealed the last steps for the QAL. Here is the layout without the borders. I love it! But I did play around with the layout for fun. I always love doing Lori’s Humble QALs. I actually did decide … Continue reading

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Cleaning Progress

I’m far from done, but I have refolded most of my fabric and sent one big box to Goodwill. My dies are sorted. Most of these drawers and the stuff on top has been gone through. Someone asked about how … Continue reading

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This and That

Finally! A puzzle without any missing pieces! Hubby found this for me at Goodwill. I was shocked when I first opened the box to find this. Winslow and Willy got haircuts! This a true! And a book recommendation. I literally … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Bag Trio

I had extra backing and batting when I quilted my Funky Weave quilt, so I quilted this fun fabric while I was at it. I wanted to make some small bags. I looked at a few tutorials and ended up … Continue reading

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Leader/Ender Project

I have yet to put my blocks together from my last leader/ender project, but I needed something else. So I grabbed this bin of 2 1/2” squares. And I started making four patches. They seem huge after the little ones … Continue reading

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Cleaning has begun!

Getting started on this huge project is a real struggle. It won’t get done overnight. I started by folding and measuring pieces I have on hand for quilt backings. Each piece got a label pinned to it with the size. … Continue reading

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Ugh!

My room is a disaster! My fabric all needs sorting and refolding. I still have boxes from Michigan. And my dies are everywhere. I’m posting these photos so I feel accountable to start cleaning and sorting. Wish me luck.

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