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!

Weekend Interrupted

Posted on July 28, 2013 by katyquilts

The weekend is nearly over. I spent a good portion of it fending off a migraine but I did get a little bit accomplished. I finished the binding for the batik behemoth. That’s a lot of binding! I also completed … Continue reading →

Posted in Doll Quilts, Quilt of Valor | 1 Comment

Good news, bad news, amazing news!

Posted on July 27, 2013 by katyquilts

First the good news, I finished piecing the top for the king size batik behemoth. Yay! I washed the backing and loaded it on the frame…..bad news time…..it shrunk so much it it now too narrow for the top! Uggggggg!!!! … Continue reading →

Posted in Bed Quilts, Thankfulness | 13 Comments

Friday Finish!

Posted on July 26, 2013 by katyquilts

Here are pictures of the unplanned batik quilt after washing. I was in a hurry to get this off in the mail so they aren’t the best. The last picture shows the truest color of the back. It is definitely … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments

Yay for insomnia!

Posted on July 25, 2013 by katyquilts

Not really…but if you can’t sleep at 3 AM, you might as well quilt and pray! I finished this unplanned batik nap quilt early this morning. It is in the wash now but these are a few pics taken before … Continue reading →

Posted in Machine quilting, Modern Quilts | 2 Comments

Work in Progress Wednesday

Posted on July 24, 2013 by katyquilts

This is what I am working on today. Hmmmm….quilting is not showing up! I am doing random freehand designs. They show up better in the back. Random, right? I also ran out of thread two rows in. I switched to … Continue reading →

Posted in Machine quilting | 1 Comment

Hobby Quilter For Sale

Posted on July 23, 2013 by katyquilts

I have hesitated to post this on my blog since it is not something I care to ship. But perhaps there is a somewhat local reader that might be interested. I am selling my 2005 Nolting Hobby Quilter with SuperQuilter … Continue reading →

Posted in For Sale | 3 Comments

Busy Tuesday ahead!

Posted on July 23, 2013 by katyquilts

Lots to do before work today. I am hoping to get a bit of quilting done on this: I also received the rest of the fabric for th big batik quilt last night. Here is the backing, though the color … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Design Wall Monday

Posted on July 22, 2013 by katyquilts

Maybe design floor Monday would be more accurate! If there is one thing I could change about my sewing room, it would be to have a floor to ceiling design wall that is about 12 feet long! I do have … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Wall Monday | 3 Comments

Unplanned progress

Posted on July 21, 2013 by katyquilts

I worked a bit more on this before work yesterday. When I started this quilt, everything was neat and orderly. But it wasn’t big enough so I started piecing random scraps together and it became more and more chaotic…..and less … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Fabric | 3 Comments

Friday Finish!

Posted on July 19, 2013 by katyquilts

I finished quilting and binding the vintage spool top tonight. Here are picks before washing: Honestly, there are a few tucks and puckers on the top. I ended up quilting with one hand on the machine and one on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Machine quilting, Vintage Fabrics, Vintage Quilts | 9 Comments