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!

Design Wall Monday

Posted on August 17, 2015 by katyquilts

Very little stitching happened over the weekend aside from some work on my Brinton  Hall hexies. I also realized that I was missing 6 green hexies! I was able to scrounge enough matching scraps to remedy that. I got two … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on August 16, 2015 by katyquilts

We spent the day yesterday helping Daughter #1 with her garage sale. It was a success but very tiring! has been a very busy week and it was so nice to have a quiet evening at home with hubby last … Continue reading →

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Quilt of Valor Finish

Posted on August 15, 2015 by katyquilts

I finished up a QOV for one of the members of the Stitching Sisters QOV group this week. This top was made by Greg. What a great design! And I love his fabric choices.    And a peek at the back.  … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday

Posted on August 14, 2015 by katyquilts

My finish for today is the little Sister quilt. Here it is before washing.       And here are some after washing.         And the back.      I learned that I need to use more registration marks when doing … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday

Posted on August 13, 2015 by katyquilts

Here is another TB Thursday post! Here are a few quilts I made in my art quilting phase of a few years back. These are all made with my own hand dyed fabrics. They were all part of a series … Continue reading →

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I changed my mind…

Posted on August 13, 2015 by katyquilts

I still haven’t come up with a quilting plan for Val’s QOV. So I loaded Greg’s QOV instead because I knew right away what I wanted to do with it.  I’m using this pantograph by Jessica Schick. I hope to finish … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday

Posted on August 12, 2015 by katyquilts

As usual, I have several things in process all at the same time. I am 4 seams from having the lattice blocs together and have started thinking about the quilting. I want to do another custom job on this.    I … Continue reading →

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This and That Tuesday

Posted on August 11, 2015 by katyquilts

Good Morning! It took much of the day, but I was able to finish the quilting on the Little Sister quilt. Since these are leftovers from the quilt I made for my big sister, it seemed an appropriate name. Better … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on August 10, 2015 by katyquilts

Most of my design work this weekend was at the frame. I wanted to try out some curved cross hatching in this quilt. I decided to surround it with feathers to fill in the space.     I like the curved … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on August 9, 2015 by katyquilts

    I finished the next hexie ring and got it appliqued to the background for my Brinton Hall quilt.   I also am nearly done basting the hexies for the rest of the rings. I need to decide on … Continue reading →

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