Category Archives: Vintage Quilts

Vintage Quilt Top

Posted on May 19, 2014 by katyquilts

Thank you all for the well wishes regarding our flood mess. We are making progress, slowly but surely. I thought I would share with you today another find from the estate sale that Daughter #1 and I attended a couple … Continue reading →

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My Antique Quilt!

Posted on May 17, 2014 by katyquilts

Last week, I told you about an estate sale that my daughter and I went to. Here are pictures of a quilt that followed me home. As you can see, it is quite worn and there are some stains. The … Continue reading →

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Treasure hunt!

Posted on May 10, 2014 by katyquilts

Daughter #1 and I went to an estate sale yesterday. What treasures this house held! Lovely antique beds, dressers, glassware. But I went for the quilts. It was the second day of the sale so everything was half off. Here … Continue reading →

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Working with Vintage Fabrics

Posted on April 3, 2014 by katyquilts

I love vintage fabrics and have collected bits and pieces for years. I enjoy making small quilts out of treasured bits. But they can be a challenge to use and you just never know how things will turn out. I … Continue reading →

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A Very Quilty Christmas Part 2

Posted on December 27, 2013 by katyquilts

Here is the second quilt top that Mr. Wonderful, aka the hubby, got for me for Christmas: This one is machine pieced. It also appears that someone washed the top. I hate when they do that! Anyway, this one appears … Continue reading →

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Treasures!

Posted on September 21, 2013 by katyquilts

My wonderful hubby took me up to the antique festival that is held in a nearby town three times each summer. I always seem to find something calling my name! Here is my greatest find of the day: But wait … Continue reading →

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Antique Shopping

Posted on September 2, 2013 by katyquilts

We are heading home today after a wonderful week of exploring, shopping, family, and friends! I thought I would share with you some of the wonderful quilts I found in antique shops along the way. I didn’t buy any of … Continue reading →

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Quilts from the Tennessee State Museum

Posted on August 29, 2013 by katyquilts

Thanks to everyone for visiting and leaving comments! I am blogging from my phone and responding to comments is a bit clunky but want you all to know that I appreciate it when you stop by. Wednesday we spent the … Continue reading →

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Bonus round Yahtzee!

Posted on August 4, 2013 by katyquilts

I was looking through Craigslist and found that someone listed a quilt top for $15. The pictures were very blurry. Here is part of the ad: I figured it would be a good top to practice machine  quilting anyway so … Continue reading →

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Friday Finish!

Posted on July 19, 2013 by katyquilts

I finished quilting and binding the vintage spool top tonight. Here are picks before washing: Honestly, there are a few tucks and puckers on the top. I ended up quilting with one hand on the machine and one on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Machine quilting, Vintage Fabrics, Vintage Quilts | 8 Comments