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!

My machine quilting frame

Posted on February 28, 2013 by katyquilts

I have just joined a yahoo group that is focused on machine quilting with short, mid, and long arm machines. I am hoping to learn a lot! Anyway, we were discussing frames and so I am posting pics of my … Continue reading →

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A puzzle!

Posted on February 28, 2013 by katyquilts

Does this look familiar? My dear daughters had this made from a picture of one of my quilts! How cool is that? I love the tin it came in too! They sure surprised me this year. I have a big … Continue reading →

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Not as far along as I had hoped…

Posted on February 26, 2013 by katyquilts

…but I got the borders on and the border marked for quilting. I used a new to me product for marking. I found this a while back at Tuesday Morning, one of my favorite stores. Basically it is chalk in … Continue reading →

A finish!

Posted on February 25, 2013 by katyquilts

I had a wonderful weekend! I spent pretty much the whole weekend celebrating my birthday. My dear husband and BFF, Mark, bought me a Kindle Fire! We went out to eat on Saturday and got takeout last night. DH is … Continue reading →

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Here I go again…

Posted on February 24, 2013 by katyquilts

I bought some new dies for my studio cutter and couldn’t wait to try them out. I joined the Small Quilts yahoo group to make one little quilt a month. Yes, these two things are related! I joined in February … Continue reading →

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February 30th

Posted on February 23, 2013 by katyquilts

If my block a day project can be believed, it is now February 30th. I cut all the pieces with my studio cutter. It took a lot longer to pick fabrics than to cut them! I need to decide if … Continue reading →

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What’s on my needles?

Posted on February 22, 2013 by katyquilts

One of my goals for the year was to knit one pair of socks every two months. I am a slow knitter! I was t sure I would finish my first pair by the end of February but my trip … Continue reading →

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QOV Swap

Posted on February 22, 2013 by katyquilts

This is what I have been up to today: And those bits are turning into these blocks: These are for a quilt of valor block swap. I will send 12 identical 12″ blocks and get 12 different ones back. I … Continue reading →

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Wedding quilt progress….

Posted on February 20, 2013 by katyquilts

It’s a good thing I was ahead on my daily Shoo Fly blocks before I left town. I stitched the last one that I had cut out before work today. I am still ahead but not by much: I also … Continue reading →

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Almost there….

Posted on February 19, 2013 by katyquilts

I am on my way back to normal, whatever that is! My mom is doing much better and we are thankful for God’s grace and the prayers of many. It was good to be home with the family during this … Continue reading →

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