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!

Taking a short blog break

Posted on February 14, 2013 by katyquilts

I am off on an unexpected trip to Wisconsin to see family. My mom had a heart attack last night and will have surgery tomorrow. It is time to be with family.

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A little finish…

Posted on February 12, 2013 by katyquilts

I knew today was going to be a long day at work but I wanted to get this little quilt done! Since I finished the blocks last night, the top went together pretty quickly early this morning. Then I layered … Continue reading →

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Small quilt progress

Posted on February 11, 2013 by katyquilts

Today was my day off from the library. Not here! I cleaned the pantry, some closets, and bathrooms. I packed and shipped a box for Daughter #2 who is in the Air Force. After running errands, making dinner and cleaning … Continue reading →

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This and that….

Posted on February 10, 2013 by katyquilts

Yesterday, DH and I took a little road trip to our favorite outlet store. I was able to finish this sock except for the bind off. I heard about a good stretchy bind off but had failed to take the … Continue reading →

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Snow day!

Posted on February 9, 2013 by katyquilts

Welcome! This is what we woke up to this morning: All area schools were closed and the library was too! I so enjoyed my unexpected day off. I worked on loading the wedding quilt into the frame for quilting. I … Continue reading →

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What’s on my needles?

Posted on February 7, 2013 by katyquilts

My pink socks are coming along slower than I would like but at least there is progress. Yes, this is still the first sock of the pair! At least it is going faster than the last pair! I would like … Continue reading →

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Is it February 9th already?

Posted on February 5, 2013 by katyquilts

Recently someone on the QOV Facebook page suggested making a block a day for the month of February. Great idea, I thought! Well….. Once I cut pieces for blocks it is really hard to wait so: Um, yeah. Oh well, … Continue reading →

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Another finish

Posted on February 4, 2013 by katyquilts

I finished the “Type” quilt for my daughter Friday night. I free motion quilts it using a design from the book Doodle Quilting. It hardly shows up at all but that made it good practice. Not happy with the binding … Continue reading →

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Collaboration

Posted on February 3, 2013 by katyquilts

Collaboration can be a beautiful thing! Not long ago, I was trying out dies for my new studio cutter and made these blocks: I didn’t plan ahead and ran out of the white I was using. Do you know how … Continue reading →

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What’s on my needles….

Posted on February 3, 2013 by katyquilts

On the way home from a short road trip not long ago, my wonderful hubby pulled into the parking lot of a yarn store I had never visited. He is pretty wonderful like that! Anyway, I found some lovely pink … Continue reading →

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