Category Archives: Hand Dyed Fabric

Finish it up Friday!

Posted on July 18, 2014 by katyquilts

I finished my Dream quilt! It was a great practice quilt and this one is for me. Good thing. It has a few issues! For one thing, I need to block this one. The dense quilting has made it a … Continue reading →

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Frame Friday

Posted on June 28, 2013 by katyquilts

Okay, today really IS Friday! And this is what went on the frame last. I’ve had this top hanging around for a while because I couldn’t decide how to quilt it. I decided to do my random grid with occasional … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Dyed Fabric, HQ Avante, Machine quilting, Modern Quilts, Solids | 17 Comments

Another baby quilt….

Posted on January 10, 2013 by katyquilts

This is a quilt I made for the baby of my nephew and his lovely wife last year. The fabrics were hand dyed by me. The color in the detail shot is more accurate. Sometimes, the simple patterns are best! … Continue reading →

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Wishing for green….

Posted on March 24, 2011 by katyquilts

I so long for spring to come. I cannot wait to look out my window and see green! So I suppose that is my motivation for pulling  out several of my hand dyed greens today, along with some cool batik strips I … Continue reading →

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A little something new…..

Posted on January 31, 2011 by katyquilts

I haven’t done any sewing in  a while but today I decided it was time to try out an idea I had: It is really hard to get a good picture in my sewing room. The colors here are a … Continue reading →

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Another baby quilt…

Posted on August 18, 2010 by katyquilts

I am going to be doing a one day craft show this fall. So I have spent spare moments this summer making tote bags and baby quilts. Here is another one recently finished: The quilt is really, truly square! I … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Beginner Quilts, Free Motion Quilting, Hand Dyed Fabric, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Apres’ Kathy

Posted on August 6, 2010 by katyquilts

A bloggger I follow regularly is Kathy Loomis from Art with a Needle. She is an incredible artist and regularly and freely shares her insight into the art world as well as her techniques. I am a technique freak. I don’t use … Continue reading →

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A Thrift Shop Tale of Two Tops

Posted on July 31, 2010 by katyquilts

Say that 5 times fast! I found this piece of fabric in a thrift shop last week: I paid two bucks for this two yard piece that had never been used or washed. Of course I washed it as soon … Continue reading →

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What happened here?

Posted on July 23, 2010 by katyquilts

I am not a complete newbie at fabric dyeing. In fact, I have dyed a couple hundred yards and for the most part, have been successful. So what went wrong this week? A while back I needed muslin for some … Continue reading →

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A Dyeing Disaster…

Posted on May 29, 2010 by katyquilts

Okay, so everyone in blogland is talking about PROCESS and showing not just finished work but the process getting there. So I decide, hey, I can do that! It has finally gotten warm enough here to fye fabric. So I … Continue reading →

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