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!

April Goals Revisited

Posted on May 1, 2014 by katyquilts

  Time to take a look at my April goals: 1. Baby quilt to match the rest of the bedding for Baby Q. Done! 2. Finish shirting quilt. Done!   3. SQT Challenge quilt. Done! 4. Make 3 presentation cases … Continue reading →

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Work on Progress Wednesday

Posted on April 30, 2014 by katyquilts

I spent some time sewing album blocks together yesterday. I hope to do a few more before work today. It is slow going. I am happy with the lighter sashing though. Mr. Wonderful comes home from China tonight. Yay! Linking … Continue reading →

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Q2 FAL 2014

Posted on April 28, 2014 by katyquilts

I finished another item off my list for the 2nd quarter if the Finish Along hosted by Katy at the Littlest Thistle. My original list of goals can be found here. I made presentation cases and added labels to the … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on April 27, 2014 by katyquilts

I am back to thinking about the album blocks. This is how I wanted to set them: That was before I realized that I do not have enough of the paisley for sashing. Now I am thinking of going with … Continue reading →

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Baby Shower and Nursery Project

Posted on April 27, 2014 by katyquilts

The Shower was wonderful yesterday! Friday, Daughters # 1 and 3 went garage saling with me. It was great fun! Daughter #1 found the exact rocker she wanted for the nursery a white glider. It had brown cushions but we … Continue reading →

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Another Q2 FAL 2014 Finish!

Posted on April 27, 2014 by katyquilts

I finished another item off my list last week. My original list of goals can be found here. All it needed was the facing and hanging sleeve. This piece measures about 20″ square. It has been in UFO status for … Continue reading →

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Another Shirting Quilt

Posted on April 26, 2014 by katyquilts

Today is Daughter #2’s baby shower! I can still hardly believe she is pregnant and Baby Q is due in just 7 weeks! Here is the quilt I will be giving her today. Sorry for the not so great picture. … Continue reading →

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Finish it up Friday

Posted on April 25, 2014 by katyquilts

Today I am sharing with you my finished Color Bars quilt. It measures 42″ x 60.” I used Glide thread in Cool Grey and a low loft Pellon Poly batting. Because I started with a jelly roll of solids, I … Continue reading →

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Ugggg……

Posted on April 24, 2014 by katyquilts

I am almost done adding triangles to the album blocks. I started figuring out how many pieces of sashing and how many cornerstones I would need to complete the top. I pulled out the fabric I had purchased for the … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress Wednesday

Posted on April 23, 2014 by katyquilts

The quilting has started. I’m not in love with it right now but hopefully I will like it better when it is gone. The peacock feathers in the gray blocks were from the book Free Motion Quilting with Angela Walters. … Continue reading →

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