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!

Some newly finished pieces

Posted on March 29, 2010 by katyquilts

Here are a couple pieces I made last summer but only now got around to facing and finishing. The first one I call Corn and Beans: Here is a detail shot of the quilting: The next one is untitled. Got … Continue reading →

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A picture taking kind of day…

Posted on March 27, 2010 by katyquilts

My daughter is getting to be a wonderful photographer and she inpires me to do more picture taking myself! My husband patiently drove the two of us around this afternoon to take some pictures in our home town, Saginaw. Here … Continue reading →

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Another grandma piece….

Posted on March 26, 2010 by katyquilts

This is a dresser scarf made my my husbands Grandma. I think this is called huck weaving. Here is a detail of one of the lilies: I love the shading she was able to achieve with this technique. I am … Continue reading →

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Vintage String Quilt

Posted on March 26, 2010 by katyquilts

This quilt was made by my husbands other Grandma. I never met her. She seems to have quilted completely out of necessity. This is one of only two quilts that I have seen that she made. I also have one … Continue reading →

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Frustration!

Posted on March 26, 2010 by katyquilts

Grrrrr…….I spent a few hours tonight machine quilting a small quilt. I thought I was done and turn it over to find that eleven rows of stitching had terrible tension issues. I ripped the stitches out and redid that part. … Continue reading →

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Bittersweet….

Posted on March 25, 2010 by katyquilts

I am the new owner of several wonderful family heirlooms. We are helping my mother and father in law to clean out their house in preparation for sale. It is a bittersweet time. So many memories, such amazingly wonderful people. … Continue reading →

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What to do with……

Posted on March 23, 2010 by katyquilts

….these: Why, you make more of these: The smaller ones are a great size for coin purses and the slightly larger ones are the right size for a digital camera. These little bags are like potato chips, you can’t stop … Continue reading →

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Life is good…..

Posted on March 22, 2010 by katyquilts

My daughter bought this for me. It combines two of my favorite things: flip flops and coffee  :). It is now my favorite cup! Until next time…..

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Making a quilt from a photo…

Posted on March 21, 2010 by katyquilts

I know, a gazillion people have done this already! But this is the first time I have done it. Actually, I did this about two years ago while working through some exercises in the Art Quilt Workbook by Jane Davila … Continue reading →

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Something is seriously wrong here…..

Posted on March 20, 2010 by katyquilts

Yesterday was the last day of winter and it was 65 degrees here. Today is the first day of spring and we have this: I hung my clothes on the line earlier this week but now: So very sad about … Continue reading →

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