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!

Snowy Sunday

Posted on January 5, 2014 by katyquilts

Our church services were cancelled this morning due to the weather so we are staying put! Perhaps the Farmer’s Wife will find some borders today. Daughter #2 made it back safely to Arizona before the storm hit. She sent me … Continue reading →

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Saturday…..sigh….

Posted on January 4, 2014 by katyquilts

It has been a glorious week with Daughter #2 but alas, she flies back to Arizona today. Sniff, sniff… I did get a bit of sewing done in odd moments this week. I got my Farmers Wife blocks together. I … Continue reading →

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Needle and Thread

Posted on January 2, 2014 by katyquilts

Good morning! This week with Daughter #2 home is flying by at lightening speed! This is what I have sewn this week: She actually ranked up a while ago but brought a couple uniform pieces home this week and asked … Continue reading →

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2013 Statistics and Looking Ahead to 2014

Posted on January 1, 2014 by katyquilts

One of the reasons I keep a blog is to record projects and finishes for my own purposes. It really is a bit of a quilting diary for me and I can go back and see what I started, finished, … Continue reading →

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2013 in Review part 4 ~ Quilts Beyond Borders

Posted on January 1, 2014 by katyquilts

I became involved with Quilts Beyond Borders last year. I made several quilts for them and quilted many more tops. It is a great group and gave me an opportunity to practice quilting on something that would be useful. Here … Continue reading →

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2013 in Review Part 3 ~ Small Quilt Talk Group

Posted on December 31, 2013 by katyquilts

Early last year, I joined the Small Quilt Talk (SQT) group on Yahoo, hosted by Kathy Tracy. She has written several delightful books of small quilts and uses one of her patterns each month as a challenge. I joined in … Continue reading →

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2013 in Review Part 2 ~Quilts of Valor

Posted on December 31, 2013 by katyquilts

My goal for this year was to complete 12 QOVs. I made 13 plus a quilt for my brother to honor his service in the Coast Guard. I made two like this in January:   This one was made for … Continue reading →

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2013 in Review Part 1 ~ Miscellaneous Quilts

Posted on December 31, 2013 by katyquilts

I thought I would go back and review my finishes for the year. I will break this up in several parts and try to categorize. This is mostly for my own records but you may enjoy it as well. These … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on December 30, 2013 by katyquilts

It is hard to tell because this no longer fits on my wall but all the rows of blocks that ate completed, are sewn into rows, if that makes sense! If I deco lied to make this bigger, I can … Continue reading →

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Quilts of Valor Presentation

Posted on December 29, 2013 by katyquilts

Yesterday, I had the honor of presenting the two QOVs that I made for the brothers that had served in the US Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom. We met at a restaurant and they had 14 people in attendance! What … Continue reading →

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