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!

Q2FAL2014

Posted on July 3, 2014 by katyquilts

Time to review my 2nd quarter goals and results for the FAL2014 hosted by Katy at The Littlest Thistle. You can find the Q2FAL Linky Party here. 1. I love this DS hexie top. I want to add some borders … Continue reading →

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June Goals Revisited and Looking Ahead to July

Posted on July 2, 2014 by katyquilts

My biggest goal, really my only goal, for June was to get my sewing room back together. And I sure did with lots of hard work and help from Mr. Wonderful. You can see my sewing room post here. I … Continue reading →

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Do you IG?

Posted on July 1, 2014 by katyquilts

Instagram has gotten huge over the last few years. I started using it because one of my kids was not on Face Book and it was a way to further keep in touch. I enjoy seeing snap shots of my … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on June 30, 2014 by katyquilts

Not exactly on the wall but still designing…on the frame, I am working out quilting designs for this: And on the table, I am working on this: We have a road trip coming up and I will bring my hexies … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on June 29, 2014 by katyquilts

I finished quilting my DS hexie quilt and hope to finish the hand sewing in the binding today. I ended up going with the medium blue print and I am really happy with it. I do appreciate all of your … Continue reading →

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Finish it up Friday

Posted on June 27, 2014 by katyquilts

Remember the quilt my friend asked me to quilt? I finished it on Monday after she left. I have taken it back to her so now I can show you the whole thing. I love how it turned out and … Continue reading →

Posted in Customer Quilts, Finishes, Machine quilting, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Reverse Progress

Posted on June 26, 2014 by katyquilts

I felt so productive yesterday morning. I got some housework done and the borders on my DS hexie quilt. Last night, I decided I need to take those borders off. Love this fabric, not so much as a border for … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday

Posted on June 25, 2014 by katyquilts

While trying to decide how to quilt the rainbow strip quilt, I pulled out another item from my FAL 2014 list. I cannot remember for sure how long ago I made these blocks but it had to be at least … Continue reading →

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A little quilting and a little piecing…

Posted on June 24, 2014 by katyquilts

I had a wonderful morning yesterday having coffee and a catch-up with a friend. I got to see her current quilty projects and stitch a bit on my hexie quilt. She even left me a quilt top she made for … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on June 23, 2014 by katyquilts

Wow! This weekend flew by! I spent a bit of time playing with the strips I pieced last week. First I tried this: Nope. I might okay with this idea more but the strip sets need to be much closer … Continue reading →

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