How About a Quilt Along?

Posted on August 10, 2021 by katyquilts

Deanna from Wedding Dress Blue, cut out pieces to make a quilt like this one that I made earlier this year. Then she contacted me and suggested we do a quilt along together!

I thought that was a great idea! So today, I’m inviting you all to join in and quilt with us. We will give share each step along the way. You will have 1-2 weeks to complete each step before we move onto the next. We are calling this the Two and Four QAL.

Deanna will be giving out directions for the quilt shown above, and I will share directions for making a very similar quilt. It will be the same basic pattern, but uses larger (and therefore, fewer) pieces.

This will run at a fairly leisurely pace. We plan to have tops finished and ready to share via a linky party by mid October.

Your first assignment is to gather your scraps! You will need half light and half dark. Any color you would like! I’m using red, white, and blue as it will be a Quilt of Valor. Easy peasy! Next Tuesday, I’ll give out cutting directions.

I sure hope you will join us. It’s a great way to clear out those scrap buckets!

Have a great day!

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Pet Projects

Posted on August 9, 2021 by katyquilts

I’ve been doing a bit of sewing for my two hooligans as well as a couple of my friends pets. So I’m very excited to watch the Accuquilt Live program tomorrow!

It starts at 12 PM, Central Time. You need to register to get in on the giveaways!

And just what kind of pet projects am I up to?

I can’t tell you yet! But I can give you a heads up that I will be sharing all about it on the Accuquilt blog on August 26, National Dog Day!

See you tomorrow!

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Play Time

Posted on August 9, 2021 by katyquilts

I was putting away scraps and I got distracted. I decided to try out a little idea that’s been floating in my head.

I used this die set.

It’s for making bow tie blocks. But I wondered about making a little quilt with just blocks like this.

I was having so much fun that I failed to take pics along the way. But it wasn’t long until I was ready for some hand sewing binding.

I machine quilted a simple grid with my Pfaff.

That was a fun little experiment. It finished at 9 by 12 inches.

It will make a good mug rug for my morning coffee.

Have a great day!

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on August 8, 2021 by katyquilts

Instead of working on my Ladies Aid BOM, I focused on finishing these Pomegranate blocks.

I’m pretty happy with how they turned out, but if I’m honest, I don’t want to make any more. I was getting a wee bit bored!

I added this sashing, and now I’m trying to decide on a border.

Yellow might be the obvious choice, but that’s a bit too much. I should have used yellow for the corner stones. But I’m not taking it apart now. I’ll come up with something.

I also wanted to clarify something regarding the Quilt of Valor I showed yesterday. I know the veteran that I gave this to and he still has the quilt and is very appreciative of it. My photo was stolen and is being used by this company . I have nothing bad to say about the Quilt of Valor Foundation or our wonderful veterans. I am angry at a company that is ripping off customers and stealing my photo to line their pockets. I received great feedback from Shasta and will pursue this as she suggested.

Have a great day!

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This and That

Posted on August 7, 2021 by katyquilts

Hubby bought me my first Lego set and I finished it! How fun!

I left a class last week and saw these beauties on my way home.

My grandma’s cookie jar. I love her!

I found this through a Pinterest rabbit trail. That’s a Quilt of Valor I made! The photo was taken in my back yard. I tried to leave a review, but as you can see, they wouldn’t let me. 😡

This makes me so mad! Ugh. Well, I’m not going to let it ruin my day.

Hope you have a good one too.

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Red, White, and Blue

Posted on August 6, 2021 by katyquilts

I loved making this little bit in my favorite colors, red, white, and blue!

This print on the back is a very old print from my stash. I also had it in pink and green. I still love it.

It made a great binding too.

I kept the quilting simple.

After washing, I took a few more pictures.

It crinkled nicely, giving that vintage look.

It made a great table runner!

Now I need to kit up a few more little quilts. Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Thursday ~ Scrappy Strips

Posted on August 5, 2021 by katyquilts

It’s so nice to have a quick and easy finish when life it busy!

I had planned to quilt cables on this, but I messed up and didn’t feel like ripping, so it ended up being lots of wavy lines.

Not the look I was going for, but no big deal. I still want to try cables soon.

I thought I was making another doll quilt, until I threw this on my coffee table. Perfect!

After washing, I like it even better. The quilting did give lots of cool texture.

I would definitely make another quilt with this idea some day. lots of mindless piecing and scrap busting. That’s my kind of quilt!

Have a great day!

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Surprise!

Posted on August 4, 2021 by katyquilts

Mr. Wonderful and I visited Daughter #3 last weekend. We went to a couple estate sales and I snagged this for a couple bucks. Would you have?

I had a suspicion about this comforter. So when I got home, I snipped all the ties.

And…..ta daaaaa! I was right! There was a very well worn quilt inside!

I opened the end and dumped it out. It is admittedly, quite rough.

Here’s the back.

And the front. I love this pattern!

This is tied as well. What will I do with it now? No idea yet. I may try to salvage the best bits. But it was worth a couple bucks just to solve the mystery!

Have a great day!

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New Crossroads Die and a Finish!

Posted on August 3, 2021 by katyquilts

Welcome back! Accuquilt just announced their newest block on board die, Cross Roads! As a GO! Getter, I was able to get my hands on this early.

I have to say, I love this die!

It comes with a pattern on the back, but this is just the tip of the iceberg as far as possibilities go.

This little block finishes at 3 inches. I could make a quilt just with these!

This is one complete block. It finishes at 9 inches.

Four put together would look like this (without the white lines, I did a bit of photoshopping). It looks very complex, but it’s easy!

I chose to leave some pieces out to create this garden path setting.

Everything lined up beautifully. I added plain white borders and quilted with a crosshatch.

I’m thrilled with this!

This older bit in my stash was perfect for the backing.

I have so many ideas in my head for this die! If you want one too, click here for 23% off launch bundles.

Have a great day!

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You’re Invited!

Posted on August 3, 2021 by katyquilts

I have a great project to share with you all today! I’m very excited about it…..but I can’t show you until later today. It’s all about the newest Die to Try Block on Board die that Accuquilt is releasing today!

Just click here to register and join us for a program full of great ideas and giveaways! Then come back here to see my project. I will be posting at 1:30 PM today.

Hope to see you there!

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