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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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Design Wall Monday ~ Another UFO…..Sort of….

Posted on May 23, 2016 by katyquilts

Em, over at Em’s Scrapbag, has a linky party on Monday’s called Moving It Forward. The idea is to share forward movement on any project. I really like this concept. There isn’t any pressure to share a finish, just encouragement … Continue reading →

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Finally Some Slow Stitching

Posted on May 22, 2016 by katyquilts

 I have finished quilting.   Finished trimming.   Made my binding.  Applied it.   And I’m ready for some slow stitching. Have a wonderful day! Linking up with Kathy’s Quilts “This is the day the Lord acted; we will rejoice and celebrate in … Continue reading →

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Armed Forces Day

Posted on May 21, 2016 by katyquilts

        Thankful.  

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A Tiny Finish

Posted on May 20, 2016 by katyquilts

Remember my Mick Jagger free motion quilted practice piece? The plan was to cut it up to make small zipper bags, but haven’t been able to locate my box of zippers. It is somewhere in the black hole of a … Continue reading →

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