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Posted on August 11, 2022 by katyquilts

Not much new to share, so here is a post from October 2020, showing a favorite finish. Enjoy!

My Grandmother’s Flower Garden is done! I bought the vintage flower blocks many years ago and began piecing them together. There was a period of at least ten years when they never saw the light of day.

But this year I decided it would get done. I started hand quilting this August 11th of this year and have just now finished.

I had a hard time talking myself into quilting it like this because I knew it would take forever. It sure felt like it!

But I’m so glad I went for it! I used unbleached muslin on the back.

The binding is from a feedsack that had been dyed yellow.

It’s too small for this bed, but I love layering quilts.

Ah! That texture!

Thanks for cheering me on during this journeyIm so pleased with this quilt! Have a great day!

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Chisel Progress

Posted on August 10, 2022 by katyquilts

When I shared this last, I had just this one block sewn.

I wasn’t thrilled with the colors and threw a few more bits up on the wall.

Nope. Nope. Nope.

I opened up another FQ bundle that had more colors and took apart the one block I had done.

That’s better. It definitely needed more color.

Now it feels like I’m heading in the right direction!

Have a great day!

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A Wee Sew Along

Posted on August 9, 2022 by katyquilts

Temecula Quilt Company is having a little Scrap Basket Sew Along. You can find the first post about it here. The blocks finish at 2 1/2” and I have the perfect dies for that in my AccuQuilt 5” Qube. So I decided to play along.

This is the die I used for the first step.

Sure didn’t take long to whip these up.

She is making hers potholder style. Not me.

I think the second step just came out so there is still time to jump in.

Have a great day!

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Something New ~ Chisels

Posted on August 8, 2022 by katyquilts

I have a couple of these FQ bundles and finally decided what to do with them.

I’m using these dies. They work in my Studio Cutter, but you could also use the 12” Qube and 12” Qube Angles Companion Qube.

There are so many ways to use these bits!

I am pretty sure I’m going to make blocks like this. I’m not as sure about the layout of the colors though.

I’ll figure it out. 😊

Have a great day!

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Sunday

Posted on August 7, 2022 by katyquilts

That’s a quote from one of my favorite authors, Bob Goff. I highly recommend any and all of his books.

Resting is all I’ve been doing of late, as I’ve been a bit under the weather. I had some blog posts scheduled ahead, but responding to all your sweet comments isn’t happening.

Time for another nap!

Have a great day!

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This and That

Posted on August 6, 2022 by katyquilts

My little Willy Boy is afraid of almost everything. Do you think this new Captain America harness will make him feel brave?

Winslow got new jammies. She quite enjoys getting dressed up!

The mister and I took our bikes to the next town for ice cream and mini golf last weekend. Might have to do it again today!

Our hydrangeas are just gorgeous this year.

These hooligans spent a couple days here last week. We had fun doing crafty things.

My haul from the recent overstock sales at AccuQuilt . Now they are 40% off! And they have added a bunch more to the Overstock section.

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Rolling Stone

Posted on August 5, 2022 by katyquilts

And the answer is…..NO! I cannot quilt only one fan per day. Quilting is addictive. Sigh…..

Anyway, I have a finished quilt to show for it. It is small, only about 53” square.

I used these for marking my fans. You can read about my experiment with these here.

You can see in the next photo that I hadn’t washed it yet.

I also used a blue/gray quilting thread from YLI.

I bought a box of various colors of this at an estate sale a few months ago. I had never used it before, but now I will! I love this stuff!

And here are the after washing photos. The marks completely washed out. Love that texture!

Sigh…..so lovely!

I used Hobbs 80/20 batting this time. It was what I had on hand. I don’t usually use anything with poly in it when quilting a vintage top. But it did turn out beautifully and it is very soft and snuggly.

Of course, I’m already trying to decide what I will hand quilt next.

Have a great day!

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Did you guess….

Posted on August 4, 2022 by katyquilts

….where I was heading here?

Years ago, I saw in a book somewhere, a quilt made to celebrate Hailey’s Comet. I tried to find it again and was unable to. But that was my inspiration for this little bit.

Here is the back. I quilted a random grid and used a single fold binding.

I think I’d like it better in solids, but I’ll definitely make a bigger one some day!

Before I go, here is a book I very much enjoyed.

Have a good one. 😊

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Did you see it?

Posted on August 3, 2022 by katyquilts

Pardon my excitement, but AccuQuilt released a new BOB die yesterday and my design is on the packaging!

In case you missed the Live show yesterday, here is the quilt I made.

It finished at 40” square, making it perfect for a baby.

Also, there is special pricing on die bundles that include the new Mill & Stars die, 40% off overstocks, and double reward points today! Click here for details.