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!

Trip Around the World

Posted on December 23, 2023 by katyquilts

I brought this project with me. This will be block two of nine. And this will be block 3. A reader asked an interesting question, is this Trip Around the World? Or Boston Commons? I really don’t know! I do … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Chisel Stars

Posted on December 22, 2023 by katyquilts

I finished this little quilt made from leftovers. I did a large free hand meander for the quilting. The backing is not a perfect match, but it was what I had on hand. I used this same fabric for the … Continue reading →

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Back on track….

Posted on December 21, 2023 by katyquilts

I’m back on track with this project. Did you guess this is where I was headed? This won’t get very big though, I’m going to run out of feedsack bits here in AZ. That’s okay. I think a small Irish … Continue reading →

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Chisel Star Progress

Posted on December 20, 2023 by katyquilts

I really have no idea what this block is called, but it is a fun block. I had enough pieces for 9 blocks. And I still have a few leftover bits. But I’m all out of that red, so I’m … Continue reading →

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Oops!

Posted on December 19, 2023 by katyquilts

I made several leader/ender blocks like this, before I realized something was wrong. They were supposed to look like this. At least it was an easy fix. And here we are. Have a great day!

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I found a project….

Posted on December 18, 2023 by katyquilts

I came across this bin of leftovers recently. They were from this quilt. You can read more about it here. I had cut white chisels and never used them. I played around and came up with this block. Looks like … Continue reading →

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Project Progress

Posted on December 17, 2023 by katyquilts

I’ve made baby step progress on several ongoing projects. First up, my temperature quilt is done through November. I’ve also finished three leader/ender blocks. The mister and I finished this puzzle as well. It was a good one! And I … Continue reading →

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This and That

Posted on December 16, 2023 by katyquilts

Notice a Thanksgiving theme here? I guess I never posted this!! Here goes, albeit a bit late. These two crack me up! E3 is definitely the mister’s mini me. Winslow and her sister/littermate, Lola. Daughter #3 and SIL sent me … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Hourglass

Posted on December 15, 2023 by katyquilts

And it’s done! I decided I’m happy with this after all. It is quite cozy with the cotton batting and flannel backing. I’m particularly pleased with my machine binding efforts on this one. I didn’t put a ton of time … Continue reading →

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New Leader/Ender Project

Posted on December 14, 2023 by katyquilts

I’ve started a new leader/ender project. I cut these squares from feedsacks a while back and I just cut the yellow solid squares to go with. This is the AccuQuilt die I used. It is Shape 2 from the 6” … Continue reading →

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