Category Archives: Hand quilting

Finish It Up Friday ~ Vintage Pyramids

Posted on October 27, 2017 by katyquilts

I’m so excited to share this finish with you today! I purchased this vintage top on eBay quite a few years ago and I so enjoyed hand quilting it over the last couple months. Here’s a look at the back. … Continue reading →

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DWMonday ~ Border Quilting

Posted on September 18, 2017 by katyquilts

I’m trying to decide how I will quilt the border of this quilt. I used my no longer available Adobe Ideas app to try a few things out. I’m not good at drawing with my finger! Don’t laugh but this … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ A New Project

Posted on September 10, 2017 by katyquilts

I went digging through my vintage tops to find my next hand quilting project. I love this first one, even though it doesn’t lay quite flat and has some significant fading. I found this piece too. It would make a … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Indigo Crib Quilt 

Posted on September 8, 2017 by katyquilts

As promised, here are the photos of my finished indigo crib quilt! This project had its beginnings in places unknown. The blocks were hand pieced and mighty wonky when  I found them in an Indiana antique shop some years ago. … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ A Little Hand Quilting 

Posted on August 27, 2017 by katyquilts

I thought I’d share an update on my hand quilting progress. It should have been done by now. But there isn’t any deadline. In this picture you can see that quilted vs. nonquilted parts. It’s hard to see the difference! … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Vintage Stars

Posted on July 28, 2017 by katyquilts

It’s done! I’m so pleased with this. It is my third hand quilted finish this year. If you recall, I purchased this top at an antique fair in May. It was a perfect stress reliever project to drag around the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bed Quilts, Finishes, Hand quilting, Uncategorized, Vintage Quilts | 27 Comments

Slow Unstitching?

Posted on July 23, 2017 by katyquilts

I’ve been working on cleaning and reorganizing my sewing room. It is a huge job. In the process, I came across this small top that I had started hand quilting a few years ago. I never got very far. I … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Vintage Stars

Posted on July 16, 2017 by katyquilts

Are you sick of this yet? I’m getting close to the end! Just 5 more blocks to quilt. And yes, I’m already trying to decide what I will hand quilt next! Hope you enjoy some slow stitching today.

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Vintage Stars

Posted on June 18, 2017 by katyquilts

I’m still working at hand quilting this top. The quilting doesn’t seem to show much though. Here is the back. I have 8 of 30 blocks  quilted so far. I love how the person who made these blocks made her … Continue reading →

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DWMonday ~ Vintage Stars

Posted on June 12, 2017 by katyquilts

As I was debating with myself about which vintage top to quilt, some things came up which left me very frustrated. No more time for debate, I wanted to get going on hand quilting NOW!  So I went back to … Continue reading →

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