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Sewing Diamonds Tutorial

Posted on April 2, 2019 by katyquilts

Janice recently acquired some 60 degree diamonds and asked for tips on sewing them together. I wanted to make a mug rug, so I decided to create a tutorial and kill two birds with one stone. Here are my scrap … Continue reading →

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March/April Goals

Posted on April 1, 2019 by katyquilts

Yay! Summer is coming! Here are the goals I set for March: 1. I’m working on another Fat Quarter Shop project that needs to be done this month. Done! But I can’t show it just yet. 2. Ten string diamonds … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Swap Quilt

Posted on March 31, 2019 by katyquilts

My little top is done and I’ve decided to hand quilt it. I’m hoping to finish the quilting today so I can bind it tomorrow and get it shipped off this week. Have a lovely day!

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A Little Trick

Posted on March 30, 2019 by katyquilts

I mentioned the other day that I didn’t have any measurements for this little vintage quilt, just a photo from the internet. I decided to make the small squares in the blocks to finish at one inch. I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Jeep Quilt

Posted on March 29, 2019 by katyquilts

I love making baby quilts! They are done so quickly. This first photo is not good. The sun was actually TOO bright! But since that is such a good problem to have, I decided to use it anyway. It was … Continue reading →

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String Along Update

Posted on March 28, 2019 by katyquilts

Are you taking part in the String Along hosted by Lori at Humble Quilts? I’m making ten of these diamonds a month out of the scraps left of my dad’s shirts. While visiting Daughter #3 recently, I found the perfect … Continue reading →

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Swap Quilt

Posted on March 27, 2019 by katyquilts

I’ve been multitasking lately. I am participating in a small quilt swap again. I found this little quilt on Pinterest and was quite taken with it so I decided to recreate it for the swap. Apparently this little quilt was … Continue reading →

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Baby Girl Jeep Quilt

Posted on March 26, 2019 by katyquilts

I’ve been working on this baby quilt. I used these Accuquilt dies. I also used my 2 1/2 inch strip cutter to cut dashing strips.then I used the 5 inch square die to subcut my dashing strips. I made my … Continue reading →

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Baby Quilt

Posted on March 25, 2019 by katyquilts

My niece is having a baby girl! So this great aunt is making a Jeep quilt. I cut my layer cake in half and then cut one half into 5 inch squares. I wrapped up the leftover half layer cake … Continue reading →

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QOV

Posted on March 24, 2019 by katyquilts

This pretty top was put together by Cheryl. I quilted it with a panto called Ground Cover by Urban Elementz . I had this one made in a 16 inch width. It is pretty labor intensive and time consuming in … Continue reading →

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