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!

Thursday

I have a bit  of this and that gong on again this week. I have made 3 more blocks for my City Sampler quilt. These finish at 6 inches. I plan to use all solids, one color in several shades … Continue reading

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WIP Wednesday

I started another long term project this week. If you recall, Daughter #1 gave me this book for my birthday.  I decided, I would use all solids for the blocks. I have no time table for this project. I pulled … Continue reading

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A Wonderful Gift!

Mondays are laundry days for me. I don’t work at the library on Mondays and after the weekend, we always seem to have plenty to wash. But not today. Mr. Wonderful did our laundry on Sunday afternoon so I could … Continue reading

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Design Wall Monday

This weekend I finally finished my Goose in the Pond swap blocks.. There are actually 15 of them but my design wall is full so I just put these on the floor for a picture. I love these blocks but … Continue reading

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Playing Around

I’ve  been wanting to try quilting on silk. I went to JoAnns yesterday to look at some but decided it was way too pricy for just playing around! Yikes! So I went home and found some random bits of fabric … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday

I hated not having a finish last week but I have a big one this week. My 1930’s Vintage Carpenter Wheel top is now quilted and bound and gracing my own bed! Here are a few gazillion pics.       … Continue reading

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WIP Wednesday

I mentioned yesterday that I was starting something new. Daughter #1 saw the IKEA Postcard Quilt by Jeliquilts on Instagram and loved it. You can see her blog post here. So I went on a bit of a search for … Continue reading

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Scrappy Tuesday

I finished 4 Goose in the Pond blocks last night before I was stopped for lack of pieces.   All the HSTs are done. But you see my 9 patch and rail fence piles are lacking.   Still waiting on the … Continue reading

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Design Wall Monday

I didn’t get my Goose in the Pond blocks done this weekend. I am still waiting on the fabric I purchased. I did have a little fun this morning playing with the HSTs on my design wall though. But I … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday

I spent a lot of time yesterday responding via email to recent comments. Then I found that most of them came back as undeliverable! So if you asked me a question and didn’t get an answer, please ask again. Yesterday, … Continue reading

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