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!

2015 Baby/Toddler Quilts

Posted on January 7, 2016 by katyquilts

During January, I am showing groups of quilts that I finished last year. This is mainly for my own benefit as it is a record of the quilts I have made without having to wade through a year’s worth of … Continue reading →

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UFO Parade 2016

Posted on January 6, 2016 by katyquilts

I spent some time on Monday looking through my UFOs to make a new list for this year. I actually didn’t find quite as many as I expected to! Some of these will be familiar :). I cut these triangles … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on January 5, 2016 by katyquilts

I got the blocks for the double 4 patch together. Wouldn’t you know it, I got one 4 patch turned the wrong way and it is right smack dab in the middle! Ugh! I did not notice until I looked … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday ~ Double 4 Patch

Posted on January 4, 2016 by katyquilts

I mentioned in a previous post that I wanted to make  a throw quilt for a friend I met through my job. In bits and pieces of time over the holidays, I got my blocks done. I decided to make … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on January 3, 2016 by katyquilts

Mr. Wonderful and I decided to take an impromptu trip to visit my parents. You know what that means, slow stitching in the car! I just might get my January goal for Brinton Hall done sooner rather than later! The … Continue reading →

Posted in Brinton Hall, Hand piecing, Hexagons | 12 Comments

2015 UFO Review

Posted on January 2, 2016 by katyquilts

Last January, I posted a list of UFOs that I found in my sewing room. It was not all inclusive, I found  a few more throughout the year. But it was a list of UFOs that I wanted to eventually … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Calamity Jane!

Posted on January 1, 2016 by katyquilts

I finished her off!    It is with great relief that I present to you, Calamity Jane.    Her piecing is humble.       Her quilting is simple.      And she did not want to cooperate for pictures.    Rebellious … Continue reading →

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December/January Goals

Posted on December 31, 2015 by katyquilts

The end of the year seems to be the time to look back and count things up! But this post is just about my monthly goals and to see how well I followed through on my lists. Here is the … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday

Posted on December 30, 2015 by katyquilts

I finally started quilting my Morning Star UFO. I used green thread for the piano key border. I’m having a hard time keeping this straight and even. Hopefully it won’t show much! I am also using the green for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Machine quilting, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

A Crafty Christmas!

Posted on December 29, 2015 by katyquilts

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! I had scheduled several posts ahead for last weekend and I am just now getting back to writing new posts. My daughters are mighty crafty girls and I wanted to show you … Continue reading →

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