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Finish It Up Friday ~ Little Red Baskets

Posted on June 17, 2022 by katyquilts

My Little Red Basket quilt is done. I’m chuffed to bits with it! I quilted all the lines in one direction, removed the quilt from the frame, turned it 90 degrees and reloaded it. Then I quilted all the lines … Continue reading →

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30s Bricks

Posted on June 16, 2022 by katyquilts

Good Morning! I’m traveling this week so if you’ve asked a question, I’ll try to get responses out by the weekend. In the mean time…. Remember this? I actually got the top mostly pieced back in AZ. Anyway, I’d like … Continue reading →

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My Treasure

Posted on June 15, 2022 by katyquilts

I spotted this quilt top from across the building at the antique fest. It had to be mine! Just look at these fabrics! Sigh….so lovely! It does have a handful of pieces that need to be replaced. I think this … Continue reading →

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Little Red Baskets

Posted on June 14, 2022 by katyquilts

The appliqué didn’t take as long as I expected! After I got this far, I started thinking about borders. I pulled these three options from my vintage stash. I chose one and finished the top. And the quilting has begun! … Continue reading →

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Little Red Baskets

Posted on June 13, 2022 by katyquilts

I’ve been having fun playing with this project. Here is the template I made for my baskets. It was traced from the pattern in this magazine. The quilt and pattern are by Lori from Humble Quilts. Here are my baskets … Continue reading →

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Vintage Quilts Part 2

Posted on June 12, 2022 by katyquilts

Here are the rest of the quilts I spotted at the antique fest. Gotta love double pinks! I love this border! This caught my eye from afar, but it was a tied cheater quilt. This one had lovely embroidery that … Continue reading →

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Binding

Posted on June 11, 2022 by katyquilts

I said yesterday that I would share more about the binding technique I used on this little quilt. I really want to do most of my binding by machine from now on to save my hands. I was pleased with … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Chains

Posted on June 10, 2022 by katyquilts

I finished this pesky little thing! Several of you said an appliqué center was the way to go. I have to agree that would have looked best. But it just wasn’t going to happen this week. So it became a … Continue reading →

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Vintage Quilts

Posted on June 9, 2022 by katyquilts

Mr. Wonderful and I went to the local antique fest over the weekend. I found some lovely quilts! I particularly loved this first one. I love how these old wool quilts look, but I’m never tempted to bring them home. … Continue reading →

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White Scraps

Posted on June 8, 2022 by katyquilts

Remember these? I decided to cut as many 6 1/2” squares as I could out of these bins. I will use the basket pattern from this little bit and make basket blocks. Perhaps the different whites will add interest. I … Continue reading →

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