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!

Still Making Progress…

Are you tired of this yet? I am! But I have found that my setup here isn’t really conducive to working on more than one project at a time. So here we are. Pressing the whole top when I’m done … Continue reading

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4 Patches

Here is my pressing set up in Dora. When I need to press, I move my sewing machine to the dash and put this pressing surface on my table. Ready to sew these four patches together! Have a great day!

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Sewing Again!

I’ve set up my sewing corner in our RV, Dora. I’m making simple four patches. I cut the pieces for this project before I left Arizona. I even have a helper! Before I go, I wanted to let you know … Continue reading

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Camping

Today I thought I would share a bit more about the campground where we are staying. We have a great site. The campground is called Wesleyan Woods and is owned by the Wesleyan Church. There is a river that snakes … Continue reading

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Quilting in Progress

Finally! My newest pattern for AccuQuilt is available on their web site! It seems ages ago that I created this door banner for them. Don’t you love that sewing machine? It’s a new die available from AccuQuilt . I also … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Vintage Diamonds

Put a fork in it; this top is done! It feels so good to finally have an almost finish! This quilt is really all about the fabric. I love these prints from the 40s. This finished up around 34 by … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday ~ Vintage Stars

Here we are with yet another throwback post! This was a vintage top that I purchased. I machine quilted it and gave it to a friend. Enjoy! I totally changed my mind on quilting this and decided on a light … Continue reading

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Woven Stars Progress

I desperately needed a break from house stuff so I started making some of these blocks. Honestly, it took a hot minute to get the hang of foundation paper piecing again. You can see the first one has two of … Continue reading

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Those 9 Patches

Finished! I had a bin of 2 inch squares that I had left here in Michigan and I made as many 9 patches as I could out of them. And this is what I ended up with. I had only … Continue reading

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Woven Hearts 2

I thought I’d share a bit more about the Woven Hearts Sew Along I’m working on for Fat Quarter Shop . We are using these foundation patterns. They come in a pad with 42 sheets in each pad. Here is … Continue reading

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