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Finish It Up Friday ~ Batik Rectangles

Posted on September 22, 2017 by katyquilts

I finished up my batik rectangles quilt!  I really love the lavender binding. I finished it by machine and I’m pleased with how well that turned out. I spent way too much time trying to decide on a backing fabric … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt, Bed Quilts, Finishes, Scraps, Uncategorized | 16 Comments

Table Runner

Posted on September 19, 2017 by katyquilts

I decided to make my machine quilted piece and turn it into a table runner. I’m really happy with how it turned out!  Have a great day!

Posted in Finishes, Uncategorized | 11 Comments

Making Connections Blog Hop Winner!

Posted on September 17, 2017 by katyquilts

We have a winner! Congratulations to Cathy Bremer! I’ve contacted you via e-mail. Thanks to everyone for playing along! Have a great day!

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Fish Town

Posted on September 16, 2017 by katyquilts

Over Labor Day weekend, Mr. Wonderful and I visited Fish Town in Leland, Michigan. Here is a blurb from the web site which explains better than I can. Northern Michigan’s commercial fishing heritage remains alive today in Leland’s Fishtown! Walk … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Baby Quilt 

Posted on September 15, 2017 by katyquilts

Here is the finished bab quilt that I gave to my friend at her shower last weekend. I quilted swirls on the sides and continuous curve in the parallelograms. I managed to e p enough matching fabrics for a pieced … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quilts, Finishes, Free Motion Quilting, Fresh Modern Quilts, Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Uncategorized | 10 Comments

Progress

Posted on September 14, 2017 by katyquilts

I finished quilting my batik rectangles quilt and I’m on to the binding stage. I decided to bind this practice piece to make a table runner. And I haven’t forgotten my leader/ended project. I’m up to 117 of these 6 … Continue reading →

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This and That Wednesday

Posted on September 13, 2017 by katyquilts

I’ve been flitting from one thing to another this week. I finally have this on the frame. Before I loaded that, I had some leftover backing on the frame and decided to play with some free motion ideas.  I used … Continue reading →

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Binding on the Long Arm

Posted on September 12, 2017 by katyquilts

I’m nearing the finish line for my log cabin quilt. I know of several long armers that add the binding to the quilt before removing it from the frame. I decided I would give it a try with this quilt.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Long Arm Quilting, Longarm Quilting, Tutorials, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

DWMonday ~ Baby Quilt

Posted on September 11, 2017 by katyquilts

Of course, I ended up making a baby quilt for the shower I attended onSaturday. I thought before I show the finished quilt, that I would share my design process with you. I decided to keep the piecing minimal. So … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ A New Project

Posted on September 10, 2017 by katyquilts

I went digging through my vintage tops to find my next hand quilting project. I love this first one, even though it doesn’t lay quite flat and has some significant fading. I found this piece too. It would make a … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand quilting, Uncategorized, Vintage Quilts | 10 Comments