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Finish It Up Friday ~ Goose in the Pond

Posted on March 25, 2016 by katyquilts

I give up. I have waited forever for a decent day to take pictures of this quilt outside. It is always too wet, too rainy, too snowy, too dark….. So here are inside pictures. This quilt began with blocks made … Continue reading →

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New Dies

Posted on March 24, 2016 by katyquilts

I recently ordered some new dies for my Accuquilt Studio cutter. These are called “nested” dies and you get multiple sizes of the same shape in one set. The set on the left are the dies with blades, the set … Continue reading →

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Have you heard? #IGquiltfest

Posted on March 23, 2016 by katyquilts

   Amy over at Amy’s Creative Side has hosted the Blogger’s Quilt Festival for quite a few years now. Usually she hosts one in the spring and one in the fall to coincide with Quilt Festival in Houston. This year, … Continue reading →

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Quilts of Valor Part Two

Posted on March 23, 2016 by katyquilts

Here are the rest of the QOVs that I quilted last weekend. Again, these tops were all pieced by members of the Stitching Sisters QOV group. I just quilted them. Have a wonderful day! Linking up with Sew Fresh Quilts, … Continue reading →

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Quilts of Valor 

Posted on March 22, 2016 by katyquilts

First of all, THANK YOU! for all the advice concerning my design wall. You’ve given me much to think about. In the past, I used the back side of a dollar store table cloth. It worked better than the Warm … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday ~ This and That

Posted on March 21, 2016 by katyquilts

I’m still thinking about my mini for the swap hosted by Lori at Humble Quilts. I went digging throu a box of orphan blocks looking for a certain block and came across these. No, I won’t use these for the … Continue reading →

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Scrappy Rectangles ~ Leaders/Enders

Posted on March 20, 2016 by katyquilts

Did you enjoy Worldwide Quilting Day yesterday? I sure did! After work, I quilted a Quilt of Valor quilt. When I finished that, I loaded another! But I will share those later this week. Today I thought I would share … Continue reading →

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Yvonne Wells’ Quilts

Posted on March 19, 2016 by katyquilts

I have shared several of the quilts from the recent exhibit of African American quilters from Alabama. The quilts I am sharing today were part of that exhibit. These were all made by Yvonne Wells.              … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Metro Hoops Runner

Posted on March 18, 2016 by katyquilts

It stopped raining just long enough to to take a few pictures of my finished table runner the other day. I found it very difficult to get pictures showing the true color of the hand dyed fabrics I used. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafty Things, Finishes, Free Motion Quilting, Hand Dyed Fabric, Uncategorized | 21 Comments

From Heart to Hand Exhibition

Posted on March 17, 2016 by katyquilts

I finally went through my photos from the exhibition at the Flint Institue of Art. I took photos of many but certainly not all of the quilts. Info for each quilt is below the photo of the quilt.        … Continue reading →

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