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!

Tired on Tuesday

Daughter #1, Baby E, and I got home late yesterday afternoon. It was an exhausting, emotional trip but I am so glad we went. My mom is doing much better and they sent her home last night. While I was … Continue reading

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Monday, Monday

Thank you all for your kind words, thoughts, and prayers for my mom. She is still in the hospital and we are waiting to hear what they will do today. It was hard to leave last night but Daughter #1 … Continue reading

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Sunday

As I mentioned last week, Daughter #1, Baby E, and I are visiting my parents in Wisconsin. Here are a couple quilts I made long ago for my parents. This one I made for my dad in 1996. I believe … Continue reading

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Finish it up Friday

Here is the bigger of the two little quilts I made earlier this week. I used vintage scraps for this one also. The squares finish at 1 inch. I used part of a vintage table cloth for the backing. Linking … Continue reading

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Nail Polish

I used the free pattern from The Fat Quarter Shop to create this little Nail Polish quilt top last night. I used my hand dyed fabrics for the “polish” in the bottle and solids for the rest. I will use hand … Continue reading

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Work in Progress Wednesday

I started a new project yesterday. A while back I found this pin on Pinterest and found the idea very clever. I understand this idea originated with Sharon Craig. Yesterday, I decided to try it out with a stack of … Continue reading

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Another Tiny Finish

I have been really enjoying playing in my vintage scraps lately. I finished both of my little quilts that I showed yesterday but will save the larger one for another post. I have a collection of vintage toy sewing machines … Continue reading

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Design Wall Monday

Yesterday was spent at church, helping a neighbor, watching a Baby E, and delivering some furniture that was purchased at our sale. I did sneak away for just a bit to play with the vintage scraps I cut last week. … Continue reading

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My New/Old Quilt

No stitching so far this weekend due to the garage sale yesterday. It was so much work but we cleared out lots of stuff! Here is another treasure recently found by Daughter #3. Isn’t it fun? It appears the maker … Continue reading

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July and August Goals

It is already August 9th and I have yet to review my July goals! Here goes:   1. I want to complete the SQT challenge quilt for July. Done! 2. I want to finish the rainbow strip quilt. Done! 3. … Continue reading

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