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!

Quilt of Valor Sew Day!

Posted on February 1, 2014 by katyquilts

Today’s the day! What are you working on? Happy sewing!

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Midwinter Blues Part 2

Posted on January 31, 2014 by katyquilts

Lori at Humble Quilts posted Part 2 of the QAL yesterday. You can find it here. And here is where I am at so far: The name of this QAL is SO appropriate! We have been blasted with cold and … Continue reading →

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Finish it up Friday!

Posted on January 31, 2014 by katyquilts

I finished another QOV this week! I also received the kit in the mail for the Quilting Treasures QOV Challenge for the HMQS show in Utah this spring. These are the fabrics: This is my favorite of the group. The … Continue reading →

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Feather Practice

Posted on January 30, 2014 by katyquilts

I took a Craftsy class by Angela Walters this week called Free Motion Feathers. She is a great teacher and I learned a lot. I need lots of practice! I had extra backing and batting at the end of the … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress Wednesday!

Posted on January 29, 2014 by katyquilts

I got up early yesterday and got my last QOV in the frame and managed to get it quilted before work. It’s a bit hard to see the pantograph in this picture. You can see it better on the back. … Continue reading →

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Happy Tuesday!

Posted on January 28, 2014 by katyquilts

Well I didn’t get much sewing done during the day yesterday as I ended up going in to work. But I made up for it last night. I actually have 20 blocks finished and another 8 more are well on … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on January 27, 2014 by katyquilts

Once again it is time to see what everyone in the blogosphere has on their design walls! Check out Patchwork Times to see what others have up. I have the start of another Quilt of Valor on mine. I have … Continue reading →

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MidWinter Blues QAL!

Posted on January 26, 2014 by katyquilts

Lori at Humble Quilts is at it again! She just started another Quilt-a-Long that she is calling MidWinter Blues. She posted the first step yesterday. Here are my blocks for step one. I really love this block pattern. Lori’s blocks … Continue reading →

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Baby, it’s cold outside and a FAL 2014 Finish

Posted on January 25, 2014 by katyquilts

So what is a girl to do but stay in and sew? I also did a bit of a cleanup in the sewing room and gave my oft used featherweight a bit of regularly scheduled maintenance. See that pile of … Continue reading →

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Friday Finishes!

Posted on January 24, 2014 by katyquilts

This week I finished both quilts from my SQT signature swaps. Here is the first one hanging in my foyer. These were both on  my list for the FAL 2014, original post here. I can’t get a straight on shot … Continue reading →

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