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Finish on Thursday!

Posted on October 19, 2017 by katyquilts

Today I’m sharing my latest baby quilt finish. I’m really pleased with this one! You can find my block tutorial for this here.  And here is some oversharing of the quilting, just because I love it! The backing is an old … Continue reading →

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QOV #4

Posted on October 18, 2017 by katyquilts

Here is the last of the QOVs I quilted this month. The top was made by Val from our Stitching Sisters group. The background fabric is a beautiful mottled gray fabric. Here is a look at the back. This is … Continue reading →

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Treasure

Posted on October 17, 2017 by katyquilts

On my last trip home to see my mom, I brought home this cabinet. It belonged to my dad and he used it in his garage/workshop to store little bits of hardware that he might need some day. I have … Continue reading →

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DWMonday

Posted on October 16, 2017 by katyquilts

I recently received this charm pack as a freebie from Missouri Star. I thought it would make a cute baby girl quilt. And I need yet another for a gift. So I used my 5 inch square die from Accuquilt and cut … Continue reading →

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Sunday Slow Stitching 

Posted on October 15, 2017 by katyquilts

I’m still working on my vintage pyramids top. The center is done and I just have the side borders left. I decided to just stitch parallel diagonal lines on the borders. I’m not marking anything. I love the back! Have … Continue reading →

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Jeep Dog!

Posted on October 14, 2017 by katyquilts

This is Pierre, our Bichon Frise. He’s 15 1/2 years old now and despite some health issues, he’s still hanging in there. He got groomed this week and I thought I’d make him a new bandana. He doesn’t mind riding … Continue reading →

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Topographical Quilting 

Posted on October 12, 2017 by katyquilts

I loaded this baby quilt on the fame and then had to figure out how to quilt it. I wanted to do something freehand and decided that quilting it rather like a topographical map would look good. I’ve done this … Continue reading →

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Block Tutorial

Posted on October 11, 2017 by katyquilts

I made 12 more blocks from bright solids and sewed this top together. I thought you might want to see how I made these blocks. I was inspired by Bonnie Hunter’s Scrappy Mountain Majesty pattern that is free on her … Continue reading →

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QOV #3

Posted on October 10, 2017 by katyquilts

This lovely top was made by Lynda from the Stitching Sisters group. She did such a great job working with this center panel! Here are a couple detail shots. Here is the back. This is the panto I used. Have … Continue reading →

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DWMonday ~ Playing with Blocks

Posted on October 9, 2017 by katyquilts

There seems to be a baby boom at church lately and I can’t keep up! I need a boy quilt asap. I had an idea for a block that could be made from two ten inch squares and I tried … Continue reading →

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