Category Archives: Civil War Repro Quilts

MidWinter Blues QAL!

Posted on January 26, 2014 by katyquilts

Lori at Humble Quilts is at it again! She just started another Quilt-a-Long that she is calling MidWinter Blues. She posted the first step yesterday. Here are my blocks for step one. I really love this block pattern. Lori’s blocks … Continue reading →

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Friday Finishes!

Posted on January 24, 2014 by katyquilts

This week I finished both quilts from my SQT signature swaps. Here is the first one hanging in my foyer. These were both on  my list for the FAL 2014, original post here. I can’t get a straight on shot … Continue reading →

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In the Frame

Posted on January 23, 2014 by katyquilts

I managed to piece together my second set of signature blocks last night and get it in the frame. Now the quandary is how to quilt the blocks. I have a border design I want to try. I may try … Continue reading →

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Sewing with Swap Blocks

Posted on January 21, 2014 by katyquilts

I made really good progress on my friendship quilt made with blocks from the Small Quilt Talk group swap. I finished the top and the quilting! Today I want to get the binding done before work. Have you ever done … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on January 20, 2014 by katyquilts

Good Morning! I pieced the last block yesterday afternoon, or so I thought… Um, yeah…. Apparently I can’t count. I needed to either piece one more block or change the layout and piece three more blocks. I had three 6 … Continue reading →

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Almost done….

Posted on January 7, 2014 by katyquilts

I finished quilting the Farmer’s Wife quilt yesterday. I think the farmer’s wife had PMS. The quilting did NOT turn out like I wanted. I used a new thread so I had to fiddle with tension, I quilted a wrinkle … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on January 6, 2014 by katyquilts

What a great day to be inside! All the schools were listed closed last night. I stayed in my pjs all morning yesterday, took a shower, and put clean pjs on! I didn’t get as much done as I should … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on December 30, 2013 by katyquilts

It is hard to tell because this no longer fits on my wall but all the rows of blocks that ate completed, are sewn into rows, if that makes sense! If I deco lied to make this bigger, I can … Continue reading →

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Farmer’s Wife Quilt Progress

Posted on December 29, 2013 by katyquilts

I haven’t fit in much sewing this week but I did get this far on my Farmer’s Wife quilt. It no longer fits on my design wall! I am thinking about making more blocks, I can add diagonal rows through … Continue reading →

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What a Quilt Wants…

Posted on December 24, 2013 by katyquilts

I have had a wee bit of time to work on my Farmer’s Daughter blocks. If you recall, I wanted this to fit in my foyer. It just won’t. It is already too big and no matter how hard I … Continue reading →

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