Category Archives: Finishes 2023

Finish It Up Friday ~ Green HSTs

Posted on June 30, 2023 by katyquilts

My leader/ender quilt is done. I’ve been working on a secret sewing project and that helped move this along. It also isn’t that big, finishing at 39 by 48 inches. I’m not in love with this one. I think it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Donation Quilts, Finishes 2023, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ Economy Block Quilt

Posted on June 23, 2023 by katyquilts

My little economy block quilt is done! It finished at 30 by 42 inches. I don’t enjoy the process of crosshatch quilting, but I do love the results. Here is the back. This fit nicely on the table in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Finishes 2023, Small Quilts, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ The ABC Quilt

Posted on June 16, 2023 by katyquilts

Done with plenty of time to mail it! I bought a fuzzy fleece blanket for the backing. You can see here that I bound it by machine for durability. It isn’t my best binding job. I quilted in a large … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishes 2023, Throw Quilts, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ String Theory

Posted on June 9, 2023 by katyquilts

I’m in love with this quilt! I rarely follow a pattern when making a quilt, but this was worth it. I quilted an “organic” grid of about a half inch across the whole thing. The backing and binding are from … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Finishes 2023, Throw Quilts, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Green Dog

Posted on June 6, 2023 by katyquilts

My green dog quilt is done! As a reminder, this sketch by Picasso was my inspiration. Here is a look at the back. I still have to add the hanging system. A closeup of the bias tape. This finished at … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Quilts, Finishes 2023, Small Quilts, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ Tangle 3

Posted on June 2, 2023 by katyquilts

You might remember a preview version of this in my crap quota. It really wasn’t terrible, but it was very boring. I chatted with Daughter #3 about it. She said, it was too regular, not enough tension. She was right. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Quilts, Finishes 2023, Small Quilts, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

May Wrap Up

Posted on June 1, 2023 by katyquilts

It’s been a good month. Love how this Farmer’s Wife quilt turned out. And my little swap quilt. Most of my time was spent on art pieces. But of course, I snuck in a mini made of repros. Have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishes 2023, Monthly Wrap-up, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ Tangle 2

Posted on May 26, 2023 by katyquilts

You’ve been seeing glimpses of this, now it is finished, except for the sleeve. I’ll share a post on that soon. It is a bit different for an art show versus a quilt show. I also have to decide which … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Quilts, Finishes 2023, Hand Dyed Fabric, Small Quilts, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

A Finish on a Monday!

Posted on May 22, 2023 by katyquilts

Put a fork in it! This little mini was just the ticket for a little weekend sewing. The photo above shows the most accurate colors. The next photos are after washing. I used a half layer of Mountain Mist BlueRibbon … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Doll Quilts, Finishes 2023, Small Quilts, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ Tangled

Posted on May 19, 2023 by katyquilts

This quilt is why I wanted to work with bias tape. I had an idea in my head and needed to come up with a way to create it. I applied this all by hand and it took forever. Seriously, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Quilts, Finishes 2023, Improv, Small Quilts, Uncategorized | 6 Comments