Category Archives: Civil War Repro Quilts

Finish It Up Friday ~ Goose in the Pond

Posted on March 25, 2016 by katyquilts

I give up. I have waited forever for a decent day to take pictures of this quilt outside. It is always too wet, too rainy, too snowy, too dark….. So here are inside pictures. This quilt began with blocks made … Continue reading →

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New Dies

Posted on March 24, 2016 by katyquilts

I recently ordered some new dies for my Accuquilt Studio cutter. These are called “nested” dies and you get multiple sizes of the same shape in one set. The set on the left are the dies with blades, the set … Continue reading →

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Goose in the Pond Progress!

Posted on March 6, 2016 by katyquilts

One day last week, I got the borders added to my GITP quilt. Yay! I knew I wanted to quilt this with the Baptist fan pattern. But dang, it isn’t easy on a long arm! I even bought a panto … Continue reading →

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Another Small Quilt

Posted on February 25, 2016 by katyquilts

When I was trying to figure out what to take on my trip for hand work,  I decided to make a small quilt just so I could bind it! I went to my Pinterest boards and chose to recreate a vintage … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Anvil

Posted on January 29, 2016 by katyquilts

I mentioned a while back a bit of a secret project I was working on.  It was a gift for a friend. I’ve been wanting to make a quilt with Anvil blocks and this seemed a perfect opportunity. The blocks … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ General Grant’s Bowties

Posted on January 22, 2016 by katyquilts

And it’s done!  I think….. Here are a few close ups of the quilting. I used Superior Monopoly in the center panel. I kinda wish I had done a close crosshatch over the center panel. I’ve been debating ripping out … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on January 18, 2016 by katyquilts

One of the items on my UFO list, was this pile of Goose in the  Pond blocks. There were 15 from a guild swap so I wanted to make one more. I cut my pieces last week. And finished that … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday

Posted on January 13, 2016 by katyquilts

I got my bow tie blocks set together with the Civil War a Generals panel.  I wanted this to be a small wall quilt. But it just kept clamoring for wide borders. I finally relented. It is now on the … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday ~ Bow Ties

Posted on January 11, 2016 by katyquilts

Last fall, I participated in a block swap hosted by Barb at Fun with Barb. I received this lovely pile of blocks back. I have been thinking about using them to surround a center panel. I bought both of these … Continue reading →

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DWMonday ~ Calamity Jane

Posted on December 21, 2015 by katyquilts

That is what I have decided to call this quilt. I couldn’t bring myself to make even three more Jane blocks so I made these three instead.  I thought they might be a bit too “chunky” compared to the other … Continue reading →

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