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!

Block Swaps

Have you ever taken part in a block swap? I am involved with an ongoing swap in my local guild this year. Today I got the blocks back from our first exchange. Aren’t they fun? I haven’t decided yet what … Continue reading

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A Tag Blankie

You may remember that last year about this time, I made a tag blankie for Baby L. I finally finished another for Baby E! They are big Detroit Lions fans in their house so I used Lions fabric and came … Continue reading

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Another QOV

I recently finished another Quilt of Valor for a member of the Stitching Sisters QOV group. I wanted to do a custom job on this lovely top but feeling so very behind, I decided to do a panto and be … Continue reading

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Design Wall Monday

I finally felt good enough to do a bit of stitching this weekend. I’ve had a stack of fat quarters set aside for a quilt for someone for quite some time. I finally decided what to do with them. First … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday

I managed one small finish this week. I am happy to have found and finished this UFO. Here is what it looked like when I found it last week. I took this with me on my trip when I realized … Continue reading

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We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming….

……for this. I felt awful coming home yesterday and a trip to the doctor today confirmed Influenza A. I think hubby has it too. It is highly contagious so I will be out of work for a week. If only … Continue reading

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Design Wall Monday

We are traveling home today but I thought I would post an update on my block a day log cabins as of last Thursday. I didn’t bring a machine with me so I am now behind. I really don’t mind … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday

I will be sewing some more hexies today! And I will most likely do some slow unstitching as well on this: Judy left a comment saying, if I was thinking about it, I should do it as it would always … Continue reading

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Road Trip Projects

Mr. Wonderful and I decided to make a quick trip home to visit my parents this weekend. Since he did all the driving, I enjoyed lots of hand stitching time on the way here! Before I left, I unearthed yet … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday

I finished the hand sewing of the binding on this little crib quilt yesterday. These pictures show the quilt after washing. Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts, Richard and Tanya Quilts, Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

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