Category Archives: Creativity

Work in Progress Wednesday and a Finish

Posted on September 18, 2013 by katyquilts

Yesterday I finished the last QBB quilt for this batch. Now I just need to find a box to ship them back. And my WIP? Trying to decide what to do with these lovely fabrics from Benartex called Silk Road. … Continue reading →

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Unplanned progress

Posted on July 21, 2013 by katyquilts

I worked a bit more on this before work yesterday. When I started this quilt, everything was neat and orderly. But it wasn’t big enough so I started piecing random scraps together and it became more and more chaotic…..and less … Continue reading →

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An unplanned project…

Posted on July 16, 2013 by katyquilts

I decided to sew together the leftover strips from the batik quilt. As I began to sew, I knew who should receive this quilt. It needs to be lap quilt size but I ran out of strips. I made some … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on April 15, 2013 by katyquilts

It is DWM again! This is a view of my large design wall. Because of the tables in front, it is not as useful as I thought it would be. It tends to be long term thinking space and short … Continue reading →

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A few WIPs….

Posted on March 23, 2011 by katyquilts

I have been in a creative slump for a while. I have been knitting and finished several pair of socks this winter but have done precious little sewing. I recently pulled out these blocks I have had for a while … Continue reading →

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Art a Day?

Posted on June 2, 2010 by katyquilts

Kathy over at Art with a Needle (one of my favorite art blogs), recently posted about a challenge to make one piece of art a day for a month. Hmmmm…. this sounded like what I needed to get the mojo back. … Continue reading →

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It’s working!

Posted on March 12, 2010 by katyquilts

Well, I have written about my total lack of creativity as far as art quilting goes. For the longest time, I found myself wandering into the sewing room, looking around and moving a few things and walking back out again. I have … Continue reading →

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