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!

Progress!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by katyquilts

I was fortunate to be able to spend a good amount of time sewing last weekend and today, I got another section of the bow tie blocks together for the wedding quilt: I also completed the top of my challenge … Continue reading →

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A little shopping…

Posted on January 22, 2013 by katyquilts

Yesterday, my wonderful DH was off work for MLK Day. I always have Mondays off and Daughter Number 3 was off as well. So we headed south a ways to go to Ikea, easily one of my favorite stores. DH … Continue reading →

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Abundance Quilt-a-long

Posted on January 21, 2013 by katyquilts

Lori from Humble Quilts posted the first installment for her little Abundance quilt this morning. I picked out my fabrics last night. Feeling good about really doing this, I decided to cut pieces. I usually can figure out a geometric … Continue reading →

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Crumbler Quilt?

Posted on January 20, 2013 by katyquilts

If you haven’t seen the blog Inspired by Antique Quilts, go check it out! I check this one pretty much daily. Recently, Kathie posted progress on her crumbler quilt here. Go take a look, I’ll wait. Back? This reminded me … Continue reading →

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Humble Quilts Quilt Along!

Posted on January 20, 2013 by katyquilts

I have never done a quilt along. Never. Ever. But I have thought about it. And here is one that I plan to follow through on. This is hosted by Lori over at Humble Quilts. She regularly hosts small quilt … Continue reading →

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QOV Challenge

Posted on January 18, 2013 by katyquilts

HMQA is hosting a quilt show in Salt Lake City in May. In connection with the show, they are hosting a Quilts for Veteran’s Home Challenge. All quilts will be Quilts of Valor and will go to a new veteran’s … Continue reading →

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Mid-Arm Machine Quilting with Barney

Posted on January 18, 2013 by katyquilts

Last summer, I bought a new to me mid-arm quilting machine. It is a Nolting Hobby Quilter. It is non-stitch regulated and sits on a Super Quilter frame. I am not sure this frame is still made. The widest quilt … Continue reading →

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Packing

Posted on January 17, 2013 by katyquilts

I am getting ready to ship the two most recent Quilts of Valor off tomorrow. For each quilt, a label is attached and a presentation case is sewn. I need to applique the label on tonight and fill in the … Continue reading →

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Another wedding quilt…

Posted on January 16, 2013 by katyquilts

No sewing time today so I will share a large lap quilt I made for my niece’s wedding last year. This was made from a layer cake, Frolic by Sandy Gervais. I love the colors. Mostly I loved that I … Continue reading →