Category Archives: Machine quilting

Finish It Up Friday ~ Chimney Sweep

Posted on October 29, 2021 by katyquilts

One more UFO is off the list! I actually finished this a few weeks ago, hence the photos with green leaves! I was originally thinking this would be a big quilt. I have to remind myself that not everything has … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Finishes 2021, Machine quilting, UFOs, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

DWMonday ~ Quilting Design Ideas

Posted on May 15, 2017 by katyquilts

Since I have finally gifted Daughter #2’s QOV, I will be sharing finish pictures soon. I thought first, I would show you some of the ideas I cycled through for the border quilting. I’ve mentioned before that I use an … Continue reading →

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Machine Quilting ~ Lemoyne Stars

Posted on September 27, 2016 by katyquilts

I got this small quilt loaded into the frame before we left town for the weekend. I got the quilting started and need to get back and finish it now. I used a tutorial from Kathy at Tamarack Shack to figure out … Continue reading →

Posted in HQ Avante, Machine quilting, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Saturday – Long Arm Quilting Decisions

Posted on July 30, 2016 by katyquilts

As promised, here is my post explaining my thought process in choosing the quilting design that I did for this top. Here is a photo of it unquilted. I left it hanging like this for a few days as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Machine quilting, Pantographs, Quilt of Valor, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ QOV Edition

Posted on July 29, 2016 by katyquilts

These are the last two Quilts of Valor that I needed to get quilted for the Stitching Sisters group.  The first one is by Kathy. I love her use of printed fabrics and they helped me decide how to quilt this. … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishes, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Machine quilting, Pantographs, Quilt of Valor, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Quilting for a Friend

Posted on June 4, 2016 by katyquilts

My friend, Donna, is a fairly new quilter, but she is good. I knew she would be! This is the second top I have quilted for her and both of them were perfectly flat! Music to a long armer’s ears … Continue reading →

Posted in Customer Quilts, HQ Avante, Machine quilting, Pantographs, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Two Finishes for Friday! ~ 9 Patch Baby Quilts

Posted on April 1, 2016 by katyquilts

I finished the two baby quilts yesterday. I admit I did 100% machine binding on them. I am getting better at it. Here’s a look before washing. And the second one: And the back: The backs of both look exactly … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Finishes, Machine quilting, Uncategorized | 19 Comments

WIP Wednesday 

Posted on March 9, 2016 by katyquilts

I’ve been working on the last of the HST donation quilts.   This is the pantograph I am using.  And this is the thread I am using.  I got some happy mail the other day! New rulers for my long arm! … Continue reading →

Posted in Machine quilting, Pantographs, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Goose in the Pond Progress!

Posted on March 6, 2016 by katyquilts

One day last week, I got the borders added to my GITP quilt. Yay! I knew I wanted to quilt this with the Baptist fan pattern. But dang, it isn’t easy on a long arm! I even bought a panto … Continue reading →

Posted in Bed Quilts, Civil War Repro Quilts, Machine quilting, Uncategorized | 20 Comments

Donation Quilts

Posted on March 5, 2016 by katyquilts

This week I quilted a couple quilts for our local women’s shelter. The tops were pieced by members of my local guild.    Sorry for the bad pictures, the weather this week is not conducive to good pictures.       … Continue reading →

Posted in Donation Quilts, Finishes, Machine quilting, Uncategorized | 3 Comments