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Catching Up and Settling In

If you follow me on Instagram, @katyquilts , you already know that we are back in Michigan. When I know a busy time is coming up, I schedule blog posts ahead. I’ve not had tine to respond to comments, but … Continue reading

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Leader/Ender Update

Well, it didn’t take long to make all the bow tie blocks I had cut out. I decided they really needed some red…. Yes! I’m loving this! And I’ve decided it needs to be a throw quilt. So I have … Continue reading

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Vintage Inspired QOV

I’ve had this quilt pinned for ages. When I found the blue chambray, I knew it was time to start. This was my inspiration. I have no pattern info, but decided to make 12” blocks. So easy! Just 4 chambray … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday

I was getting down to the wire getting ready to head back to Michigan, and I still didn’t have a travel project ready to go! I grabbed a bin of shirts from Mr. Wonderful and a few treasured scraps and … Continue reading

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Quilted Hearts

As I was getting ready to button up the sewing room to head back to Michigan, I came across a few orphan blocks. They sparked an idea and I quilted them up! I cut some hearts out of freezing paper … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Leader/Ender

Put a fork in it. It’s done! This was a fun leader/ender project. I revisited so many projects while sewing up these scraps. I wasn’t sure about the quilting while I was doing it, but it’s okay. Not fantastic, but … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Thursday ~ Big Bang

Gotta love a quick finish! This definitely fit the bill. Did you guess that I was doubling up on the quilting? In the next photo, you can see the difference. Even though they are not evenly spaced, they give glorious … Continue reading

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Something new? Or something old?

On one of Mr. Wonderful’s trips to China, he brought back Nankeen fabric for me. You can read about it here. They are such special fabrics, that it is hard to cut into them. Each of the six pieces were … Continue reading

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Big Bang Quilt Progress

Part of the reason I wanted to make a quick top, was so I could try out a quilting idea I had. I’m using these pattern boards again, but only quilting half of the lines. At the end? Not quite….. … Continue reading

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Charm Pack Baby Quilt

I was in the mood for a quick project and grabbed this charm pack from the stash. I like bigger baby quilts. I also wanted a more interesting layout than just alternating solid squares. In the next pic everything is … Continue reading

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