Category Archives: Free Motion Quilting

Quarter 2 FAL 2014 Finish!

Posted on May 9, 2014 by katyquilts

This little quilt was on my list of things to finish this quarter  (original list can be found here) and I am happy to say it is done. I had fun playing with free motion designs. The good, bad, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, FAL 2014, Finishes, Free Motion Quilting, Machine quilting, Quilts Beyond Borders, Uncategorized | 16 Comments

Work in Progress Wednesday

Posted on May 7, 2014 by katyquilts

My work in progress for today is another quilt for Quilts Beyond Borders. Quilting these tops is a great way to try out different designs and techniques while creating something that will bless someone else. Here is the quilt I … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishes, Free Motion Quilting, Quilts Beyond Borders | 6 Comments

Design Wall Oops!

Posted on May 5, 2014 by katyquilts

The May challenge for the Small Quilt Talk group has been issued, a sweet little 6″ flower block made with snowball blocks. I wanted smaller blocks, like 4″. I failed to resize my corner triangles and got this: Um, yeah, … Continue reading →

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Finish it up Friday

Posted on April 25, 2014 by katyquilts

Today I am sharing with you my finished Color Bars quilt. It measures 42″ x 60.” I used Glide thread in Cool Grey and a low loft Pellon Poly batting. Because I started with a jelly roll of solids, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishes, Free Motion Quilting, Fresh Modern Quilts, Solids, Uncategorized | 16 Comments

Work in Progress Wednesday

Posted on April 23, 2014 by katyquilts

The quilting has started. I’m not in love with it right now but hopefully I will like it better when it is gone. The peacock feathers in the gray blocks were from the book Free Motion Quilting with Angela Walters. … Continue reading →

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Work in progress Wednesday

Posted on April 1, 2014 by katyquilts

I have a couple works in progress right now. First, the quilting on my shirtings quilt. I also started working on this months SQT challenge. By the way, SQT stands for the Small Quilt Talk group on Yahoo. I amusing … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Fresh Modern Quilts, Uncategorized | 12 Comments

Sunday

Posted on March 30, 2014 by katyquilts

Remember these? They turned into this: Which turned into this: I took some pictures at an angle so hopefully the quilting will show. Even though this only measures 22″ square, I still quilted it with the long arm. Sometimes it … Continue reading →

Posted in Doll Quilts, Free Motion Quilting, Fresh Modern Quilts, Modern Quilts, Uncategorized | 10 Comments

Sunday

Posted on February 23, 2014 by katyquilts

I finished and washed this little quilt last night and took a few pictures this morning. I learned SO MUCH making this one. I used a very tight weave bleached muslin for the top and a piece of flannel I … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Finishes, Free Motion Quilting | 8 Comments

The Pink Sheet

Posted on February 6, 2014 by katyquilts

Woo hoo!! This week I am featured on Gemma’s blog, Pretty Bobbins!  Thanks, Gemma! If you have never visited her blog, please have a look. She makes the loveliest quilts and is just starting her long arm business. I know … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Motion Quilting, HQ Avante, Uncategorized | 12 Comments

Quilting on fleece

Posted on November 30, 2013 by katyquilts

I wanted to try quilting on fleece. I did not want another practice piece laying around though. So I decided to make dog beds. This is actually a forest green fleece. First I embroidered her name and the layered with … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Motion Quilting, HQ Avante, Uncategorized | 3 Comments