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!

Happy Mother’s Day!

The wedding week has begun! We got the kids stuff all moved to their apartment. Daughter #2 has arrived from Arizona. Son and Daughter in Love arrive Thursday. It’s a great Mother’s Day! I hope it is for you too. … Continue reading →

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Finally!

Yesterday was another busy day. First stop was at the vet. this guy is not happy. I wouldn’t be either Ouch! He has another incision as well. The vet removed a couple benign growths. After that more shopping, cleaning, cooking … Continue reading →

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Busy, busy!

Lots going on here but no quilting. Here is one of the projects we crossed off the list yesterday: These are new cushions I made for Daughter #1’s mid century modern couch. I also modified a king size sheet to … Continue reading →

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Quilt Show

Too tired to write much but here are a few pics from the Lansing show. Each quilt is followed by a shot of the label. Oh , the box I showed the other day? It went with these boxes: Yep, … Continue reading →

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Consider the lilies

Notice how the lilies grow. They don’t wear themselves out with work, and they don’t spin cloth. But I say to you that even Solomon in all his splendor wasn’t dressed like one of these. (Luke 12:27 CEB)

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Capitol Area Quilt Guild Show

My hubby took me to Lansing today for a quilt show. It was a great show! Here is my favorite quilt: I have more pics to show later. I wanted to go to check out a Nolting Fun Quilter since … Continue reading →

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Frame Friday

I loaded my May Quilt of Valor this morning before work. This is the Take Five block and it is a fun quilt for practicing machine quilting. I can do each square with a different doodle. I hope to finish … Continue reading →

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Thankful Thursday

Give thanks to the Lord because he is good, because his faithful love endures forever. Ps. 106:1

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Learning to see…

It is May 1st and I think spring has FINALLY come to Michigan! As I was having coffee with Jesus this morning, feeling thankful for this glorious season, I was pondering the difference between how things look and how we … Continue reading →

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Get it Done – April and May Goals

Time to see how things went in April and plan for May! Here is my list of April goals: 1. Quilt and bind one more service quilt. Done! 2. Ship quilts to QBB. Done! 3. April SQT challenge quilt. Done! … Continue reading →

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