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Throwback Thursday

Posted on June 2, 2016 by katyquilts

Here are a few more finds from my recent closet cleaning. This Elongated Hexagon was hand pieced from Civil War Repro scraps. It is probably close to 10 years old.  It is machine quilted on my 1955 vintage Singer 201. … Continue reading →

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Work In Progress Wednesday ~ Flying Geese

Posted on June 1, 2016 by katyquilts

Yesterday, I came across some flying geese I had pieced while looking for something else. I wanted a quick project, so I decided to stop looking and start piecing! You might remember another quilt I made from more of these Flying … Continue reading →

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May Wrap Up/ June Goals

Posted on May 31, 2016 by katyquilts

It’s that time again! Here is a look at how well I did on my May goals: I want to get my nephew’s quilt finished. Done! Brinton Hall borders! Not done. I want to get my Metropolitan Fair Shoo Fly … Continue reading →

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Remember…..

Posted on May 30, 2016 by katyquilts

   “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” ‭‭John‬ ‭15:13‬ ‭ASV‬‬

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Appliqué Prep

Posted on May 29, 2016 by katyquilts

I’ve been prepping more pieces for my Gwennie Inspired Medallion QAL. I told you I was slow at this! I am no expert on the A word, but I thought I’d show you how I prep my leaves for appliqué. … Continue reading →

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More Black and White

Posted on May 28, 2016 by katyquilts

What a response to this WIP this past week! I am making forward progress on this. On my last post, I had my squares fused to the grid. Time to sew! I folded one row at a time on the line … Continue reading →

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Finsh It Up Friday ~ Dear Betty

Posted on May 27, 2016 by katyquilts

It all started with this Christmas gift from Daughter #1. I immediately loved it, but it took me a while to find the perfect pattern for it. I finally settled on this traditional Rolling Star pattern. These blocks are a … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday ~ More Closet Quilts

Posted on May 26, 2016 by katyquilts

Here are a couple more quilts I found while cleaning closets this week. This first one was made while we lived in France in the late 90s. I purchased a small bundle of these Provencal fabrics from a quilt shop in … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday ~ Black and White

Posted on May 25, 2016 by katyquilts

 Have you figured it out yet? I had to cut up a bunch more inch and a half squares. I’m using this fusible grid product.     I placed all my squares on the grid in my chosen pattern.    Then … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Closets

Posted on May 24, 2016 by katyquilts

Sounds fun, right? Not so much. I didn’t take a single stitch yesterday as I was too busy cleaning. The up side is that I found a couple quilts I hadn’t seen in a while. This is one inspired by … Continue reading →

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