KatyQuilts

Catching Up and Settling In

Posted on April 27, 2022 by katyquilts

If you follow me on Instagram, @katyquilts , you already know that we are back in Michigan.

When I know a busy time is coming up, I schedule blog posts ahead. I’ve not had tine to respond to comments, but I’ve read and appreciate each one.

This greeted us when we arrived back home.

But in a few days, this beauty showed up, even though it was still quite cold.

It’s taking a while to really get back in the sewing routine, but I managed to find border fabric and finish this little top.

And I’ve chosen border fabric for this one as well.

Mostly, I’ve been working on quilting this one. It is nearly done now.

I have to show you this adorable little quilt that my friend, Kelly, gave me just before we left.

Isn’t that the best? It will hang in my Michigan sewing room to remind me of Arizona. 😊

We’ve been enjoying lots of time with the littles. That is the best part of being back!

Have a great day!

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Leader/Ender Update

Posted on April 26, 2022 by katyquilts

Well, it didn’t take long to make all the bow tie blocks I had cut out.

I decided they really needed some red….

Yes! I’m loving this! And I’ve decided it needs to be a throw quilt. So I have more cutting to do. As a reminder, these are the AccuQuilt dies I’m using.

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Have a great day!

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Vintage Inspired QOV

Posted on April 25, 2022 by katyquilts

I’ve had this quilt pinned for ages. When I found the blue chambray, I knew it was time to start.

This was my inspiration. I have no pattern info, but decided to make 12” blocks.

So easy! Just 4 chambray squares cut 4 1/2”, one red 4 1/2” square, and four red/neutral four patches. I used the dies from my AccuQuilt 8” Qube. That made the prep work really fast!

Winnie seems unimpressed. 🤣

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Have a great day!

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I was getting down to the wire getting ready to head back to Michigan, and I still didn’t have a travel project ready to go! I grabbed a bin of shirts from Mr. Wonderful and a few treasured scraps and whipped up this top.

Time to baste!

I did a bit of marking.

This is what I’m using, based on a recommendation by Bonnie Hunter.

The plan is to use up these leftover threads.

So far, so good!

Have a great day!

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Quilted Hearts

Posted on April 23, 2022 by katyquilts

As I was getting ready to button up the sewing room to head back to Michigan, I came across a few orphan blocks.

They sparked an idea and I quilted them up!

I cut some hearts out of freezing paper and ironed them down on my quilted bits.

Then I used pinking shears to cut out hearts. I really need to buy a heat shaped AccuQuilt die before I do any more of these. I ended up with blisters. Ugh.

I ended up with quite a few!

These could easily be made into tree ornaments, fridge magnets , or garland.

I decided to use them to share a bit of love on the way back to Michigan. Click here for more info.

Before I go, I’ve been having a terrible time with my blog reader, Bloglovin’ the last few weeks. If you have too, you can always click on the link in the sidebar to follow my blog by e-mail. Personally, I’m trying out Feedly to keep up with the blogs I love.

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Leader/Ender

Posted on April 22, 2022 by katyquilts

Put a fork in it. It’s done!

This was a fun leader/ender project. I revisited so many projects while sewing up these scraps.

I wasn’t sure about the quilting while I was doing it, but it’s okay. Not fantastic, but good enough for a scrap quilt that I’ll keep for myself.

I do love this binding!

The backing came from a dear friend. It is so soft!

The finished size is 72 by 76 inches. So all you need is 1,368 two and a half inch squares, and you can make your own!

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Thursday ~ Big Bang

Posted on April 21, 2022 by katyquilts

Gotta love a quick finish! This definitely fit the bill.

Did you guess that I was doubling up on the quilting? In the next photo, you can see the difference.

Even though they are not evenly spaced, they give glorious texture!

And I love that I can use my design boards for quilting more than one design. The next photo shows the backing and a bit of the binding. I didn’t have enough of the orange left over, but a bit of yellow was just the ticket to complete it.

Being a chemistry nerd, I love these prints!

I loved making this! No pressure, no perfection. I’ll definitely make something similar again soon. BTW, the finished size is 41 by 54 inches.

Have a great day!

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Something new? Or something old?

Posted on April 20, 2022 by katyquilts

On one of Mr. Wonderful’s trips to China, he brought back Nankeen fabric for me. You can read about it here.

They are such special fabrics, that it is hard to cut into them. Each of the six pieces were about 15 by 45 inches. I cut one piece with medallions into three parts. I know I don’t want to cut these any smaller.