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!

On and Off the Frame

Posted on October 18, 2014 by katyquilts

I finished the quilt for the shelter and dropped it off for binding yesterday. While I was there, I picked up another one to quilt. Herd is the finished quilt. And here is the next one. Happy Saturday!

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Finish it up Friday

Posted on October 17, 2014 by katyquilts

My finish for this week was my Bargello quilt. It is made from my hand dyed fabrics. The top was made ages ago and it was time to get this off the UFO pile. It was a really tough quilt … Continue reading →

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This and That

Posted on October 16, 2014 by katyquilts

I finished the binding on my Bargello quilt and will share the whole thing tomorrow. I tried the Sharon Schamber binding method again and was quite pleased with how it turned out. I also finished my curtain project for church. … Continue reading →

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A Great Find and a PSA

Posted on October 15, 2014 by katyquilts

Kathie at Inspired by Antique Quilts shared recently about this great mini template set. Here is the bottom of my invoice showing the details and total with shipping. They are designed to be used with 2.5 inch strips. And now … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday

Posted on October 15, 2014 by katyquilts

I not only chose the border for this quilt, I got it cut and sewn on! The step I usually procrastinate about! I even got the binding made. I normally blog from my ipad but WordPress is giving me fits … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on October 14, 2014 by katyquilts

I made some sewing progress yesterday but not as much as I would have liked. Do we ever? I got this top done except for borders: If I add borders, I can get it up to twin size. This is … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on October 13, 2014 by katyquilts

I am going to sew today! Woo hoo! I have to finish a curtain project for church and do laundry but I plan to sew for most of the rest of the day. One project that has been begging to … Continue reading →

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Memory Chain

Posted on October 11, 2014 by katyquilts

Several of you asked about the quilt Baby E was laying on in a picture I posted earlier this week. It was nice enough yesterday for a few pictures outside. Here is most of it on the neighbor’s fence. I … Continue reading →

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Finish it up Friday

Posted on October 10, 2014 by katyquilts

I finished my 5th shirting quilt. I took pictures before and after washing. I’m a bit of a nerd and find these things interesting to document. Here are the before pics: And after: Clearly I used white scraps that were … Continue reading →

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Sort of a finish…

Posted on October 9, 2014 by katyquilts

Sort of because it is not my finish! I did finish quilting Mama Mim’s quilt last night. These pictures are not the best but I wanted to get it packed up and ready for the post office. So they will … Continue reading →

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