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!

Home again!

Posted on November 5, 2013 by katyquilts

Daughter #3 and I had a great trip but it is always good to be home. My sisters and I always check out the treasures at Good Will when we get together and this trip was no exception. I found … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on November 4, 2013 by katyquilts

This is what I have been working on during my trip. If you haven’t been here in a while, scroll back through the last 5 posts to see my Small Quilt Parade posts. I have shared about 35 of my small … Continue reading →

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Small Quilt Parade Day 5

Posted on November 3, 2013 by katyquilts

I’ll be on the road early tomorrow morning so I decided to post this a wee bit early. The little quilt above is the first mini I ever made. The blocks are paper pieced. Happy Monday everyone! I am linking … Continue reading →

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Small Quilt Parade Day 4

Posted on November 3, 2013 by katyquilts

Here are the quilts for day 4! Made with vintage fabrics. Repro civil war fabrics. Vintage fabrics. The squares in this are vintage. Again, these hexagons are 3/4″. I paper pieced these blocks on freezer paper. It was not such … Continue reading →

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Small Quilt Day Parade Day 3

Posted on November 2, 2013 by katyquilts

We are having a great time with family! Here are the small quilts for today. These are Repro 30s fabrics. This one again has half inch high flying geese. The background fabric is new but the colored fabrics in the … Continue reading →

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Small Quilt Parade Day 2

Posted on November 1, 2013 by katyquilts

We we made it halfway through lots if rain and fog. We were very happy to stop for the night. I got some hand stitching done but will share that tomorrow. Here are the quilts for today. This first one … Continue reading →

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Small Quilt Parade Day 1

Posted on October 31, 2013 by katyquilts

I will do more traveling than quilting this weekend as I head to Wisconsin to visit my parents. I thought it might be fun to pull out some of my small quilts to share with you while I am gone. … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress Wednesday

Posted on October 30, 2013 by katyquilts

I have finally come up with an idea for QOV #19. It started with this: </a I just love those neat little stacks of pieces! They turned into these: Which are turning into this: Now, I need to get packing … Continue reading →

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Back to Square One

Posted on October 29, 2013 by katyquilts

So yesterday I had my most recent QOV on the design wall. I had my design figured out and had planned to get the top done and ready for the frame. This plus another two rows of stars across the … Continue reading →

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Goals

Posted on October 28, 2013 by katyquilts

Last week I decided to make a list of projects I wanted to accomplish for the week. This is how I did: 1. Finish the sailor hat.  Finished and mailed! 2. Label, make presentation cases, and ship two QOVs.  Done … Continue reading →

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