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!

Blocks are Done!

Posted on May 7, 2025 by katyquilts

My 4 inch blocks for the Scrappy meets Thrifty Challenge are done! I ended up with 180 pieced blocks, but only 144 alternate red blocks. I love how it looks. But I need to figure out another fabric to add. … Continue reading →

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Art Haus 3

Posted on May 6, 2025 by katyquilts

Did you guess the block? And this is why I left them as half blocks. With a half drop, you get the tesselation going on. Final layout is yet to be determined. Have a great day!

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Art Haus 2

Posted on May 5, 2025 by katyquilts

This is not my usual sewing set up. That little black furball you see in the background below, caused me to move to the kitchen table. Have I mentioned how much I love this Essential Thread from Connecting Threads ? … Continue reading →

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Vintage Top

Posted on May 4, 2025 by katyquilts

Here is another possibility for hand quilting this summer. I just love the overall design! But it has issues. Lots of seams are coming apart. But the prints are fantastic! It is all hand sewn. This purple fabric is see … Continue reading →

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This and That

Posted on May 3, 2025 by katyquilts

We are still in Arizona and I’m so glad! Leaving later in the spring means we’ve been enjoying our cactus blossoms! Most of these flowers last less than twelve hours, so I’m very thankful to have gotten to see them. … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Log Cabin

Posted on May 2, 2025 by katyquilts

Finally! It’s done! I started this over a year ago. It’s so hard to get good pictures of a big quilt. This finished at 101 inches square . I chose a pantograph that would give lots of texture. I ended … Continue reading →

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Art Haus

Posted on May 1, 2025 by katyquilts

I had been waiting for my AccuQuilt 16” Qube Set to arrive to cut into this lovely Art Haus fabric from Connecting Threads . If you waited to order the AccuQuilt 16” Qube because they weren’t in stock yet, they … Continue reading →

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April Wrap- Up

Posted on April 30, 2025 by katyquilts

It’s been a busy month outside the sewing room, but I finished a few small things. The next two were not finished this month, but 5he patterns were released. These were made for AccuQuilt to celebrate the release of the … Continue reading →

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Log Cabin Update

Posted on April 29, 2025 by katyquilts

I spent a lot of time debating borders for this. You see, I’d like to get a king sized bed so I thought it would be good to make a king sized quilt. The bed below is a queen. Then … Continue reading →

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Tiny SMT Update

Posted on April 28, 2025 by katyquilts

It’s so hard to leave this alone! My cutting is now all done. I wanted to use this pink as the background of my larger blocks, but I didn’t have enough. It should be perfect for these smaller blocks. Now, … Continue reading →

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