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!

Never forget….

This is the quilt I made in the days following September 11th, 2001. In the red stripes, I have quilted 2 Chronicles 7:14 which says: If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress Wednesday

This is what I am working on today. It is another top for QBB. I did a bit of thrifting with my girls this week. Here is what I found. Love this! It is probably a bit heavy for a … Continue reading →

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Quilts Beyond Borders

This is what I have been working on lately: I completed three more since the Nemo quilt. This is the strippy I was working on yesterday. I meandered this one as it didn’t lay quite flat. Meandering helped to tame … Continue reading →

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Whew!

That was close on the batting!

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Design Frame Monday?

I am working on a top for Quilts Beyond Borders. This strippy top is perfect for trying out different quilting designs and trying out some of the templates I have purchased. I guess you could say that instead of Design … Continue reading →

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Friday Finish

Here is my first finish from the box of ten tops I will be finishing for Quilts Beyond Borders. I have the next one on the frame and hope to get it quilted this weekend. This is what I finished … Continue reading →

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An orange kind of day…

I got most of this top quilted yesterday and finished it this morning. The colors aren’t quite right in these pics. When I got home from work, the canning started. I got 11 quarts of tomato juice done before falling … Continue reading →

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Hexies

I got quite a bit more done on the hexie project on the trip home on Monday. I pieced the tan diamonds for the next row and added th top row to the main piece. I have one more row … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Even though I am on the road, I am working on my hexie project. Here is my progress as of last night:

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Antique Shopping

We are heading home today after a wonderful week of exploring, shopping, family, and friends! I thought I would share with you some of the wonderful quilts I found in antique shops along the way. I didn’t buy any of … Continue reading →

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