Category Archives: Knitting

Design Wall Monday

Posted on October 21, 2013 by katyquilts

I had quite a productive day in the sewing room yesterday. It felt good. First, I got the center of my QOV pieced and auditioned borders. Before church, I finished my hat for a USNavy sailor. This is the yarn … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning in Michigan

Posted on October 20, 2013 by katyquilts

I got my sashing cut and my rows sewn for my current QOV yesterday morning. My hubby helped me to figure out how to scan fabrics into EQ7 also. This will be great for larger print fabrics. We did some … Continue reading →

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Weekend Edition

Posted on October 19, 2013 by katyquilts

I am really bad at coming up with blog titles! Today is the first Saturday in a long time that I have not had to work. It feels good! This is what I worked last night. First I finished the … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on October 14, 2013 by katyquilts

I am participating in the QAL over at Humble Quilts. Lori posted the next installment of instructions but I didn’t get very far. I added the last border and now need to add another border of HSTs. I do have … Continue reading →

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Saturday

Posted on October 13, 2013 by katyquilts

It was such a beautiful day yesterday! And so nice to haven’t hubby home😀. I started cutting scraps for QOV blocks. But didn’t get very far before work because I spent most of my time chatting with my love and … Continue reading →

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A tiny finish…

Posted on October 10, 2013 by katyquilts

Last night after work, I finished my little September quilt for SQT. I used perled cotton and a big stitch in the border. This is a pretty shameless copy of Marian’s little quilt. See hers here. I used a scrap … Continue reading →

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Yarn and Yarn Bombing and the 4th of July

Posted on July 4, 2013 by katyquilts

While DH and I were up in Traverse City, we found a lovely yarn shop. Sadly, I cannot remember what it is called! The color in there was luscious. And what did I buy? Um….yeah…… But fear not! I saw … Continue reading →

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What’s on my needles…and frame

Posted on March 28, 2013 by katyquilts

I have not been accomplishing much on the knitting front. Here is a sock I am currently working on, at a snail’s pace. It is a DK weight cotton that I found at a thrift shop and the color is … Continue reading →

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What’s on my needles?

Posted on February 22, 2013 by katyquilts

One of my goals for the year was to knit one pair of socks every two months. I am a slow knitter! I was t sure I would finish my first pair by the end of February but my trip … Continue reading →

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This and that….

Posted on February 10, 2013 by katyquilts

Yesterday, DH and I took a little road trip to our favorite outlet store. I was able to finish this sock except for the bind off. I heard about a good stretchy bind off but had failed to take the … Continue reading →

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