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!

What’s on my needles…and frame

Posted on March 28, 2013 by katyquilts

I have not been accomplishing much on the knitting front. Here is a sock I am currently working on, at a snail’s pace. It is a DK weight cotton that I found at a thrift shop and the color is … Continue reading →

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A couple finishes…

Posted on March 26, 2013 by katyquilts

First the dratted Tumbler quilt of Frustrating Friday Fame: The quilting obviously doesn’t show. It does look better after washing. The thousands (okay, maybe not really that many) of thread breaks made this a miserable project. I hoped for better  … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on March 25, 2013 by katyquilts

I found this piece while cleaning the sewing room this past weekend: I made it from scraps several years ago but never really cared for it. Too small for a baby quilt, not something I would hang on a wall. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning

Posted on March 24, 2013 by katyquilts

Yes, goodness and faithful love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the Lord ’s house as long as I live. (Psalms 23:6 CEB)

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Before and after…

Posted on March 23, 2013 by katyquilts

My hubby is out of town and I had the day off. So I bound the disastrous tumbler and started a deep clean in the sewing room. This is how it looked at 10 this morning: And this is how … Continue reading →

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Frustrating Friday at the Frame

Posted on March 23, 2013 by katyquilts

I finally started quilting the tumbler quilt. I purchased some circle templates from Deep Blue and decided to create a border design to try them out. The templates seemesd a bit rougher around the edges than I was eexpecting but … Continue reading →

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This and That

Posted on March 19, 2013 by katyquilts

I have made more of the 16 patch blocks from solids. This is how I subcut my strips using my studio cutter: I placed the strip set perpendicular to the blades of the 2 1/2″ strip cutter.  I used a … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt Studio Cutter, Jelly Rolls | 1 Comment

Design Wall Monday

Posted on March 17, 2013 by katyquilts

Even though Saturday was International Quilting Day, I didn’t do a lot of sewing this weekend. Still haven’t made any decisions on quilting the tumbler. I really would like to get that done this week. I did start making these … Continue reading →

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On the frame…

Posted on March 17, 2013 by katyquilts

I got the tumbler quilt loaded this week but have yet to start the quilting on it. I am not yet sure how I want to quilt it so here it waits for now. Until next time…

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More quilts from the show

Posted on March 16, 2013 by katyquilts

Here are a few more pics from our local show. The first is by Charlotte Rae Linzner. The next one is by Connie Makl. The next is by Rebecca Fritz. The bow tie is also by Connie Makl. Can you … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Quilts, Civil War Repro Quilts, Traditional Quilts, Uncategorized | 2 Comments