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!

Spoke too soon…

Ah, yes…never wax poetic about hardships and opportunities…..it will come back to bite you. I started sewing rows together before putting everything on the design wall only to discover I still didn’t have enough blocks. And I had already used … Continue reading

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4 Patch Progress

I realized I needed more four patches to move ahead with my plan. But I was out of the fabric shown below that I used for the corner triangles. So I grabbed the moon and Star fabric shown above. I … Continue reading

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Quilts from the Antique Mall

The mister and I went t9 a nearby antique mall this week. I didn’t buy anything, but it’s always fun to look. Here are the quilts things I saw. These blocks were tempting! I hope one day that all my … Continue reading

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This and That

This author was recommended to me by Wendy at Piecefull Thoughts. I loved this book! This is what Mr. Wonderful thinks of retirement! We are Detroit Lions fans in our house so I dressed the dogs up for a recent … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Baby Charm Quilt

The hubs needed a baby quilt for a former coworker. I love making baby quilts! So, here it is! I used half of a charm pack for the print squares. I used leftover backing for the binding. This is the … Continue reading

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Parsonsfield QAL

Lori over at Humble Quilts is doing it again! She’s hosting a lovely little quilt along. I’m a bit late to the party, but I’m finally started. Hers is done all in shirting fabrics and I love it! But I … Continue reading

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Scrap Busting

I’ve had this bin of black, white, and red fabrics hanging out for ages. I knew what I wanted to do with them, I just haven’t gotten around to starting. This bin is the size of a large shoebox. I … Continue reading

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Charm Pack Baby

This has been such a fun little project! I’m sewing my blocks into two different rows. The stripe in this one is part of a Magnolia sheet I used for a quilt back. I love it when a plan comes … Continue reading

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Charm Pack Baby Quilt

Mr. Wonderful asked if I had a baby quilt on hand to gift to a former co-worker. I was all out, which gave the perfect excuse to make another! So I dropped everything and started. This is the charm pack … Continue reading

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Feed Sacks

I have a couple bins like this of vintage feed sacks I’ve collected over the years. I finally decided to start cutting them up to use. The prints are wonderful! I decided to ease into things by cutting 5” charm … Continue reading

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