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!

Home again

Well, yesterday was an interesting travel day for sure! My son and I left for the airport at 3:45 in the morning. This turned out to be the middle of a storm producing record breaking amounts of rain in the … Continue reading

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Design Wall Monday

I am currently winging my way home after a wonderful time with my kids and Baby L in Arizona. I just love it there. This is what awaits me on my design wall (table?) at home. I can’t wait to … Continue reading

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Saturday

My time is slipping away here too fast! I did spend some time stitching yesterday while Baby L napped. I prepped the last of my pumpkin seed blocks. But then realized that I forgot to bring my thread assortment. Grrrr…. … Continue reading

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Finish it up Friday

Here are pictures of my finished little 9 patch quilt. I am quite pleased with how it turned out. I finished stitching the binding on the plane last Friday. I can’t believe I have been here 6 days already! I … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday

A few more quilts from the archives to share with you today. First up is this 25 patch quilt. Not sure if that is the proper name but it works for me. I remember that I was inspired to make … Continue reading

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Another Oldie

I made this quilt about ten years ago as a wedding quilt for my nephew and his wife. It was quilted on m vintage 1955 Singer 201. I love that wide feather in the border. I bought that stencil in … Continue reading

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From the Archives

Last week I ran across a box of photos I had taken years ago of quilts I had made and long since forgotten about. I thought I might share a few this week since I am not sewing much. This … Continue reading

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Around the World Blog Hop!

I was nominated by Shirley at SIMPLESEW to participate in the Around the World Blog Hop! It is a fun idea and a way to follow the rabbit trail to discover new blogs. Each person answers four questions about themselves as … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday

I’m getting a bit if slow stitching in this week. First, the pumpkin seeds: And also a little knitting. I grabbed this yarn on my way out the door on Friday. I haven’t done any knitting in ages. It was … Continue reading

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I’m here!

Yesterday was a travel day. I had one delay but I still made my connecting flight so it was all good. I really love to fly! I always try to get a window seat. Mr. Wonderful upgraded my ticket so … Continue reading

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