Category Archives: Swaps

Finish It Up Friday ~ Goose in the Pond

Posted on March 25, 2016 by katyquilts

I give up. I have waited forever for a decent day to take pictures of this quilt outside. It is always too wet, too rainy, too snowy, too dark….. So here are inside pictures. This quilt began with blocks made … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Finishes, Swaps, Traditional Quilts, Uncategorized | 31 Comments

Small Quilt Swap!

Posted on March 16, 2016 by katyquilts

Lori over at Humble Quilts is once again hosting a small quilt swap. You can find all the details here. I love an excuse to make a little quilt out of my Civil War scraps, not that I need one! … Continue reading →

Posted in Doll Quilts, Donation Quilts, Swaps, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

WIP Wednesday

Posted on January 13, 2016 by katyquilts

I got my bow tie blocks set together with the Civil War a Generals panel.  I wanted this to be a small wall quilt. But it just kept clamoring for wide borders. I finally relented. It is now on the … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday

Posted on June 5, 2015 by katyquilts

I recently took part in a swap hosted by Lori at Humble Quilts. Since my partner, Janet, has  now received her quilt from me, I can show you what I sent.               Janet posted about it on her blog, Mrs. … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Doll Quilts, Finishes, Swaps | 20 Comments

Still piecing….

Posted on March 5, 2015 by katyquilts

I got started piecing sub units for my Goose in the Pond blocks. This gives you an idea of how they will look finished. I am not sure I have enough of the background fabric to make all the 9 … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt Studio Cutter, Civil War Repro Quilts, Scraps, Swaps | 4 Comments

In the Frame

Posted on January 23, 2014 by katyquilts

I managed to piece together my second set of signature blocks last night and get it in the frame. Now the quandary is how to quilt the blocks. I have a border design I want to try. I may try … Continue reading →

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Sewing with Swap Blocks

Posted on January 21, 2014 by katyquilts

I made really good progress on my friendship quilt made with blocks from the Small Quilt Talk group swap. I finished the top and the quilting! Today I want to get the binding done before work. Have you ever done … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on January 20, 2014 by katyquilts

Good Morning! I pieced the last block yesterday afternoon, or so I thought… Um, yeah…. Apparently I can’t count. I needed to either piece one more block or change the layout and piece three more blocks. I had three 6 … Continue reading →

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Farmer’s Wife Quilt Progress

Posted on December 29, 2013 by katyquilts

I haven’t fit in much sewing this week but I did get this far on my Farmer’s Wife quilt. It no longer fits on my design wall! I am thinking about making more blocks, I can add diagonal rows through … Continue reading →

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Such a great day!

Posted on December 17, 2013 by katyquilts

I had such a good day yesterday! First of all, it was the day to open our Secret Santa Swap gifts from the SSS on the Small Quilt Talk Yahoo group. Ann from Florida had my name and I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Sewing Room Pics, Small Quilt Talk Group, Storage, Swaps, Thankfulness, Uncategorized | 5 Comments