KatyQuilts

This post was originally written and posted six years ago. I can’t believe it has been that long! I really like this simple quilt. It might be time to revisit this. Enjoy!

This quilt has been finished and gifted and now I can share it. Ever have a quilt where all the pieces just fall into place? That happened with this one. I had a totally different plan for this Parson Gray layer cake, but while perusing blogs one day, I saw something that caught my eye. My finished quilt bears no resemblance to the quilt I saw on the Fat Quarter shop blog, but I love it! Sometimes, it just takes a spark and some play for a good idea to come about.

These first pictures were taken before washing.

The background fabric is Aged Muslin by Marcus and I purchased it at the yard sale of a fellow guild member. Can you believe she sold a 4  1/2 yard piece of this? I also bought the lovely flannel for the back from her.

I used a pantograph called African Samba from Urban Elementz for the quilting. Here are after washing shots. I love how this crinkled up! It is so soft and snuggly!

The binding is also Aged Muslin from Marcus. I purchased that bit when I was in Phoenix last month. This next picture is more representative of the true color of the backing fabric. It is SO soft.

I made this quilt for a friend who is experiencing some health issues. He loved it! I hope it brings much comfort in the days to come.

Have a great day!

I’m moving right along on this QAL hosted by Lori at Humble Quilts.

What? There are no spool blocks? Well, I decided to replace the 7 letter blocks with spool blocks. So mine won’t say “Welcome.” And I decided to go ahead and make the rest of the spool blocks I would be needing.

Then I got around to making the next two blocks. Looks like I messed one up. No worries. I’m not ripping.

I’m not stressing over colors or placement much. You can probably tell!

Have a great day!

This is my bin of Denyse Schmidt fabrics. I have a couple ideas for these and finally decided to have a cutting day. I think there are around 50 different prints here.

I start by layering 5 different prints and cutting a strip about 12” wide from each. This is a total of 10 layers. I’m using my AccuQuilt Studio Cutter here. I love cutting 10 layers at a time!

These are the AccuQuilt dies I’m using.

I started with 3 1/2” squares. This is way more than I need for the project I have in mind, but I’m sure I can come up with ideas for the leftovers.

Then I cut pieces for bow ties (I still need to cut the background pieces). I think I have enough for at least 100 here.

Whatever is left after that gets cut into 1 1/2 and 2 1/2” squares (no pictures). Finally, the strings go in this bin.

I’ve reduced the contents of my big bin, but I have plenty left for future projects!

Have a great day!

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Fat Quarter Shop is coming out with a new pattern! Lucky me, I got to try it out! These are the fabrics I’m using. They are available from Fat Quarter Shop .

These blocks are super quick to make.

I love this pantograph.

Time to bind! I’ll be sharing this finish soon!

Have a great day!

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I spent a good chunk of this week visiting my Mom in Wisconsin, so not much sewing was accomplished.

I was asked how I would add the triangles to my leader/ender project. I figured a picture was the easiest way to explain. I hope this helps. Eventually, I will add a triangle to the end of each strip as shown, the. Sew the strips together.

I completed my second block for the Humble Quilts Welcome QAL.

While in Wisconsin, we visited the cemetery. This is the grave of my paternal grandparents.

I think this detail would make a lovely quilting design.

E3 got a new construction worker outfit that he is pretty pleased about!

I left these two hooligans home this time. I sure missed them!

Have a great day!

I decided since the bow tie quilt is finally done, it was time to start a new leader/ender project. I grabbed this bin of squares cut 2”.

I will be sewing these into strips 8 squares long. Eventually, I’ll add a triangle to each end to create columns of scrappy on point squares.

This was my inspiration quilt. The pin is a dead link on Pinterest. In my mind, I thought the squares were on point, but clearly, they are not!

I like the on point plan, so I’ll stick with that. But I definitely love the green columns.

Have a great day!

I decided to go ahead and use fabrics from the bin of shame. They’ve been co-mingling in that bin for over a year now, so apparently they are happy together.

I’ve also decided that I will substitute pieced blocks in place of the letters spelling Welcome.

I hadn’t tried out this die yet and it was a good size.

I substituted a single piece of fabric for the center. I thought I was so clever using a stripe fabric for the thread. Until I finished the block and realized I had it positioned wrong.

Oh, well. It will stay like this. Moving along….

I pulled the pieces above out of a parts bin. So step one for me is now done.

Have a great day!

Lori at Humble Quilts s hosting another quilt along! This time she is using this pattern.

This is a quilt she made with this pattern. She will be remaking it with different fabrics this time.

I was going to use recycled shirt fabrics, but then I remembered the “bin of shame.”

This has been hanging around since I finished my Rooster Medallion over a year ago.

I pulled all these fabrics and shoved them in a bin instead of putting the, away. Perhaps if I use some of this, I will have less to put away?

Have a great day!