Category Archives: Traditional Quilts

Wedding quilt!

Posted on March 3, 2013 by katyquilts

The wedding shower for Daughter #1 was today so now I can show you the completed quilt. I used all Denyse Schmidt fabrics. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. The blocks are quilted with a meander with words included. … Continue reading →

Eh…..not so much…

Posted on March 1, 2013 by katyquilts

Okay, so I finished my block a day February project. The spray chalk worked well and washed out completely. However, it revealed my truly awful machine quilting in the borders. Yuck! In the interest of full disclosure, here it is, … Continue reading →

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Not as far along as I had hoped…

Posted on February 26, 2013 by katyquilts

…but I got the borders on and the border marked for quilting. I used a new to me product for marking. I found this a while back at Tuesday Morning, one of my favorite stores. Basically it is chalk in … Continue reading →

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A finish!

Posted on February 25, 2013 by katyquilts

I had a wonderful weekend! I spent pretty much the whole weekend celebrating my birthday. My dear husband and BFF, Mark, bought me a Kindle Fire! We went out to eat on Saturday and got takeout last night. DH is … Continue reading →

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Here I go again…

Posted on February 24, 2013 by katyquilts

I bought some new dies for my studio cutter and couldn’t wait to try them out. I joined the Small Quilts yahoo group to make one little quilt a month. Yes, these two things are related! I joined in February … Continue reading →

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February 30th

Posted on February 23, 2013 by katyquilts

If my block a day project can be believed, it is now February 30th. I cut all the pieces with my studio cutter. It took a lot longer to pick fabrics than to cut them! I need to decide if … Continue reading →

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QOV Swap

Posted on February 22, 2013 by katyquilts

This is what I have been up to today: And those bits are turning into these blocks: These are for a quilt of valor block swap. I will send 12 identical 12″ blocks and get 12 different ones back. I … Continue reading →

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Wedding quilt progress….

Posted on February 20, 2013 by katyquilts

It’s a good thing I was ahead on my daily Shoo Fly blocks before I left town. I stitched the last one that I had cut out before work today. I am still ahead but not by much: I also … Continue reading →

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Small quilt progress

Posted on February 11, 2013 by katyquilts

Today was my day off from the library. Not here! I cleaned the pantry, some closets, and bathrooms. I packed and shipped a box for Daughter #2 who is in the Air Force. After running errands, making dinner and cleaning … Continue reading →

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Is it February 9th already?

Posted on February 5, 2013 by katyquilts

Recently someone on the QOV Facebook page suggested making a block a day for the month of February. Great idea, I thought! Well….. Once I cut pieces for blocks it is really hard to wait so: Um, yeah. Oh well, … Continue reading →

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