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!

Bonus round Yahtzee!

Posted on August 4, 2013 by katyquilts

I was looking through Craigslist and found that someone listed a quilt top for $15. The pictures were very blurry. Here is part of the ad: I figured it would be a good top to practice machine  quilting anyway so … Continue reading →

Posted in Vintage Fabrics, Vintage Quilts | 9 Comments

Sunday

Posted on August 4, 2013 by katyquilts

Last night, I printed off the pattern for the August challenge for the Small Quilt Talk group. I figured out which dies I could use and picked out scraps for the 9 patches. I cut out pieces before dinner. Before … Continue reading →

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Hallelujah! It is finished

Posted on August 3, 2013 by katyquilts

Yesterday was a full day. I drove down to Lansing for a QOV sew day and came home to make dinner and finish the batik quilt. It. Is. Finished. I put it on my bed this morning to take some … Continue reading →

Posted in Bed Quilts, Machine quilting, Pantographs | 9 Comments

Frame Friday

Posted on August 2, 2013 by katyquilts

Here is the batik quilt on the ftame! And yeah……that awesome panto I bought to use? Yep, doesn’t show a bit. Not. One. Bit. Well, at least my mistakes don’t show either! Three more rows and I will be ready … Continue reading →

Posted in HQ Avante, Machine quilting, Pantographs | 2 Comments

Fresh Sewing Day

Posted on August 1, 2013 by katyquilts

Lily at Lily’s Quilts is hosting Fresh Sewing Day. An opportunity to share what you  have accomplished over the last month. I realized I didn’t set any goals this month but I did end up with a number of finishes. … Continue reading →

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Quilt of Valor Presentation

Posted on July 31, 2013 by katyquilts

Here are a couple pictures from my QOV presentation today. In Romans 13:7, it says to give honor where honor is due. It is such a privilege to be part of the Quilts of Valor Foundation and to honor our veterans … Continue reading →

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And the winner is….

Posted on July 31, 2013 by katyquilts

I will e-mail you this morning to get your mailing address. And since I was feeling bad about these sorry little blocks, I decided to throw in a mini roll of hand dyed pastel strips. Thanks to everyone that left … Continue reading →

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Loaded!

Posted on July 30, 2013 by katyquilts

Yesterday was my day off but most of it was spent cleaning house. I will spare you pictures of that! I also finally settled on batting for the BB. This is what I bought: She preferred a poly batt and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bed Quilts, Pantographs | 2 Comments

Design Wall Monday

Posted on July 29, 2013 by katyquilts

I am starting to think about my QOV for August. These tumblers are cut but I am thinking they may need something plain in between. I also need to make a quilt for my niece for her graduation gift. I … Continue reading →

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Mini Give-away

Posted on July 29, 2013 by katyquilts

Last night, I posted a picture of the SQT challenge quilt I made for July. I mentioned that I didn’t follow directions. The reason for that is that I already had some little hand pieced Bowtie blocks in a different … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Doll Quilts, Give Away | 8 Comments