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!

DW Monday And Internet Envy

Posted on September 7, 2015 by katyquilts

I am not at home but I thought I would share what is on my design wall back home. I confess that I spent a few hours working exclusively on my Downton 4 patch instead of just working it as … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on September 6, 2015 by katyquilts

I brought my scrappy hexie project along in our trip. I haven’t worked on this in a while so here is a picture to show you where I am at on it.  It is getting a bit unwieldy for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand piecing, Hexagons, Scraps | 18 Comments

August Finishes and September Goals

Posted on September 5, 2015 by katyquilts

First of all, thank you all for the many kind comments on my room re-do! The paint I used was Pittsburg Paint’s Gand Distinction and the color is called Magical. Now on to m goals. I still can’t believe it … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday! ~ Decorating with Quilts

Posted on September 4, 2015 by katyquilts

So you have put up with my painting stories last week, now it is time to share the results. But just for fun, I dug out some true before pictures.          Pretty darn bright, right? Well, take off your sunglasses because … Continue reading →

Posted in Doll Quilts, Home projects, Toy Sewing Machines | 30 Comments

Throw Back Thursday ~ Bowties

Posted on September 3, 2015 by katyquilts

I’m taking part in the bowtie swap being hosted by Barb over at Fun with Barb. I love bowtie quilts! My very first hand pieced quilt was a bow tie quilt. The  blocks for Barb’s  swap are machine pieced. Here is … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday

Posted on September 2, 2015 by katyquilts

Hubby and I are leaving tomorrow morning on our trip to Missouri. I did laundry and got mostly packed on Monday so I found myself with a bit of time yesterday morning. I puttered around the sewing room a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt Studio Cutter, Scraps, Solids, Stash Management | 15 Comments

Baby Quilts

Posted on September 1, 2015 by katyquilts

Last week I posted about a couple baby quilts I had started. I finished the tops and loaded both on the long arm at the same time.  I quilted one with a pantograph called Techno.   The other got my random … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Machine quilting, Pantographs | 6 Comments

Design Wall Monday

Posted on August 31, 2015 by katyquilts

I’ve made some progress on my Downton Abbey leaders/enders. I now have nine blocks of thirty finished.  It is growing on me! I also got the borders on my lattice quilt and put it on the frame. Time to figure out … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on August 30, 2015 by katyquilts

I’ve been pondering what fabric to use for the “path” between the medallions of my Brinton Hall quilt. I tried a few options out yesterday.        It is time to make a decision. I don’t have all the medallions done … Continue reading →

Posted in Brinton Hall | 16 Comments

Finish It Up Friday

Posted on August 28, 2015 by katyquilts

I did more than paint this week while hubby was gone, just not a lot more! I did finish two small quilts. A while back, I shared some of my ladder quilts. It got me in the mood to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Quilts, Civil War Repro Quilts, Doll Quilts, Finishes, Miniature | 14 Comments