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!

Revisiting the Get it Done Goals

Posted on April 17, 2013 by katyquilts

April 15th has come and gone and yes, my taxes are done! Yayyy! I thought I would revisit the rest of my goals for the month and see how I am doing. 1. Quilt and bind one more service quilt. … Continue reading →

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Look for the helpers

Posted on April 16, 2013 by katyquilts

Praying for our nation today and thankful for all our helpers.

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on April 15, 2013 by katyquilts

It is DWM again! This is a view of my large design wall. Because of the tables in front, it is not as useful as I thought it would be. It tends to be long term thinking space and short … Continue reading →

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BlogLovin’

Posted on April 15, 2013 by katyquilts

I am not sure how you all keep track of blogs you enjoy, I generally bookmark them and check periodically to see if something is new. Probably not the most efficient method! However, BlogLovin’ is a way to keep track … Continue reading →

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Harmony finish!

Posted on April 14, 2013 by katyquilts

I finished two projects this weekend. One is my top secret SQT Swap quilt and the other is my little Harmony quilt for Lori’s QAL at Humble Quilts. Mine finished at 15″ square. I went with what seems to be … Continue reading →

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Harmony QAL Progress

Posted on April 14, 2013 by katyquilts

After work at the library, I pulled out more scraps to make the border for my little Harmony quilt from the QAL hosted by Lori over at Humble Quilts. I had some scraps already cut to 2 1/2 x 3 … Continue reading →

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Harmony QAL

Posted on April 13, 2013 by katyquilts

Lori over at Humble Quilts has done it again! She is hosting a quick little QAL. I loved the last one and had to jump in. Hers is all done in madder prints and I intended to do the same. … Continue reading →

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A productive evening

Posted on April 13, 2013 by katyquilts

I got a fair amount done last night. I’ve been wanting to make a QOV or two using the Take Five die for my studio cutter. I used this on my daughter’s Type quilt and it went together so fast. … Continue reading →

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Swaps!

Posted on April 12, 2013 by katyquilts

This week I haven’t done much sewing. However, I did get back my loot from a couple swaps I participated in. The Small Quilt Talk group exchanged 6″ charms in Civil War Repro fabrics. And the Quilt of Valor group … Continue reading →

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Hmmmm….. QOV #13 Dilemna

Posted on April 10, 2013 by katyquilts

I have had the following panel to use for a Quilt of Valor for more than a year. I love it but I cannot figure out what to do with it! I thought I had finally come up with something … Continue reading →

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