Category Archives: Baby Quilts

Quilting the Wild Child

Posted on December 6, 2017 by katyquilts

I asked Daughter #1 if this was too wild for a baby quilt. She said it’s admittedly bright, but okay. Good thing, I didn’t know what else I’d do with this. In my mind, I started thinking of it as … Continue reading →

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DWMonday

Posted on December 4, 2017 by katyquilts

I bought these little mini charms last winter. I paired them with some Kona Coal and made 4 patches. I decided these would make a good baby quilt. So I threw them up on the design wall. I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Kewpie Quilt

Posted on November 10, 2017 by katyquilts

I finished this little girl quilt up this week. I might just save this for a Valentine baby! I kept the quilting simple, just loops with a heart thrown in now and again. Here’s the back. This fabric is cute, … Continue reading →

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Kewpie Quilt

Posted on November 9, 2017 by katyquilts

The kewpie quilt is on the frame.  I decided to keep the quilting simple. I’m just freehanding loops and throwing a heart in every now and again. Hopefully I’ll get the binding on today. Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ White on White

Posted on November 3, 2017 by katyquilts

This quilt was an adventure I won’t soon forget! You can read about the beginnings of this quilt here. And some of the issues I had  here. I’m glad I persevered and finished. I did get sloppy toward the end. I was … Continue reading →

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Finish on Thursday!

Posted on October 19, 2017 by katyquilts

Today I’m sharing my latest baby quilt finish. I’m really pleased with this one! You can find my block tutorial for this here.  And here is some oversharing of the quilting, just because I love it! The backing is an old … Continue reading →

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DWMonday

Posted on October 16, 2017 by katyquilts

I recently received this charm pack as a freebie from Missouri Star. I thought it would make a cute baby girl quilt. And I need yet another for a gift. So I used my 5 inch square die from Accuquilt and cut … Continue reading →

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Topographical Quilting 

Posted on October 12, 2017 by katyquilts

I loaded this baby quilt on the fame and then had to figure out how to quilt it. I wanted to do something freehand and decided that quilting it rather like a topographical map would look good. I’ve done this … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday ~ Vintage Broken Dishes

Posted on October 4, 2017 by katyquilts

Remember this vintage top? I was missing that one border and it needed it.  So I asked on IG if anyone had something that might work. A Good Samaritan answered my call all the way from Australia! She sent me … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Baby Quilt 

Posted on September 15, 2017 by katyquilts

Here is the finished bab quilt that I gave to my friend at her shower last weekend. I quilted swirls on the sides and continuous curve in the parallelograms. I managed to e p enough matching fabrics for a pieced … Continue reading →

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