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!

Finally, Something New

Posted on February 26, 2024 by katyquilts

I finished the “must do” projects and was casting about for something fun. I turned to my saved ideas on Pinterest and decided it was time to create my own version of this. I could find no attribution, but it … Continue reading →

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Nope, nope, nope….

Posted on February 25, 2024 by katyquilts

I made this quilt a couple years ago. I used a layer cake. All the leftovers were cut into tumblers. I also found some gray tumblers and thought they might work together to make a baby quilt. Yeah, not so … Continue reading →

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This and That

Posted on February 24, 2024 by katyquilts

Did you know that if you place a toilet paper roll up to the camera on your phone, that you can take a photo of your dog that makes them look like the moon? Now you know! Can’t beat flowers … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ 9 Patch

Posted on February 23, 2024 by katyquilts

And it’s done! It feels like my first finish in ages. I had alignment difficulties with my fan quilting, but I still like it. I think this binding fabric is an older one from Connecting Threads. I love this backing … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday

Posted on February 22, 2024 by katyquilts

In the packing and unpacking, I’ve found many of my very early quilts. This is one of them. It has very early reproduction prints from Fons and Porter. I hand quilted it and it was my favorite quilt for a … Continue reading →

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Sewing Room Update

Posted on February 21, 2024 by katyquilts

I’m sure you saw this coming…. I had to do some serious rearranging. The mister helped me stack these basket units. That created more floor space, but I had to move them to a different wall so they wouldn’t be … Continue reading →

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Temperature Quilt

Posted on February 20, 2024 by katyquilts

I finally got around to piecing the strip for December. And I have a plan for the layout. Now I need to cut the background bits and get this thing together! Have a great day! WAIT! Hold the presses! After … Continue reading →

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Signature Circle

Posted on February 19, 2024 by katyquilts

I ordered this newer AccuQuilt die and received it last week. I don’t have a plan for it yet, but had to try it out. I’ve always found curves to be scary. This is what the die looks like. Perfectly … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on February 18, 2024 by katyquilts

The plan for today is to finish the hand stitching on this binding. I was thrilled to find this binding ready to go in my stash. There may have been better choices, but it’s hard to beat using something already … Continue reading →

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This and That

Posted on February 17, 2024 by katyquilts

Another week has flown by! I’m happy to say the box pile has been somewhat reduced. My sewing room is much more crowded than I like though. I picked this book up at Goodwill and I have been really enjoying … Continue reading →

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