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Snowballs

Posted on March 3, 2021 by katyquilts

I’ve had a quilt on my bucket list for a while and decided to cut it out when I was home. I used the 6″ snowball die and the 6″ square die from Accuquilt I used Kona White for the … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up ~ A Lotta Triangles

Posted on March 3, 2021 by katyquilts

The one thing I liked about my original idea for this quilt, was the strings of HSTs. So I kept that idea and decided to give all these strings and lovely prints a bit more breathing room. I cut 3 … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Tuesday ~ Crazy Squares

Posted on March 2, 2021 by katyquilts

I finished this little quilt I’ve been working on. I quite like how it turned out. The top is all vintage fabrics. The backing is a Judie Rothermel print. The binding came from my neighbor. It’s hard to see the … Continue reading →

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A Lotta Problems

Posted on March 2, 2021 by katyquilts

Sigh….this was my final layout for my Lotta triangles. Or so I thought. I liked it, but I felt like it should be bigger and….more…..something. I tried adding a few strips in place of some of the triangles, but that … Continue reading →

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February/March Goals

Posted on March 1, 2021 by katyquilts

It’s been a productive month for me. Here’s a look back at my goals. 1. I want to decide on and finish a doll quilt for the swap. Done! I decided to use one of my little bow tie quilts … Continue reading →

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More Messing Around

Posted on February 28, 2021 by katyquilts

I know, this color palette is getting old. But I still had these pieces out, so I played some more. First strips going one way. Then adding more the other way. I like the fractured quality you end up with. … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on February 28, 2021 by katyquilts

I got my little top together and basted it for hand quilting. I do not recommend basting with straight pins, but I failed to bring any safety pins and couldn’t be bothered to go buy any. So I started by … Continue reading →

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Another Small Project

Posted on February 27, 2021 by katyquilts

I saw the neatest little quilt on Instagram. I contacted the maker to ask permission to make my own and she graciously agreed. She had an old crazy quilt top that was not able to be saved, but it did … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Strippy

Posted on February 26, 2021 by katyquilts

No, I’m not back in Michigan, but I did a lot of sewing when I was home and wrote posts that I could schedule later. Thankfully, there isn’t snow like this here in Arizona! I love the design of this … Continue reading →

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Improv Curves Finish

Posted on February 25, 2021 by katyquilts

No masterpiece here, but it was a fun experiment! I played around with the bits I made for a long time. I decided I liked the pieces backing up to each other to make arches or doorways of sorts. And … Continue reading →

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