KatyQuilts

I’m so far behind on comments, I don’t think I’ll ever catch up! So I decided to do a Q and A post to hopefully catch us all up.

First off, I have been asked about the pattern for this QOV. I don’t have one! I just used four patches made from 2 1/2” squares and 2 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch rectangles. You can read more about the making of this top here and here. I’m more than happy for anyone to copy this quilt for personal use!

I was also asked what the affiliate program was for Urban Elementz. Being an affiliate simply means that if you click to a site through a link on my blog, and subsequently make a purchase, I make a tiny commission. Urban Elementz has discontinued this program so I no longer receive a commission from them. However, I am still an affiliate for Accuquilt , Connecting Threads, and Fat Quarter Shop . The commission I earn helps to cover the cost of the blog. Maintaining a blog requiring this much storage is far from free, so I greatly appreciate the support.

A pattern for my Blue Collar Diamonds quilt can be found in the book, A Sisterhood of Scraps.

I was also asked about the hanging loops in the photo above. They are bits of twill tape, about 7 inches long. I just use straight pins to attach them to the quilt. They are not permanently affixed.

I had questions about using sheets for backing. I personally have not had problems using sheets for backings. However, I do not use super high thread count sheets. I don’t prewash them.

I think that’s it for now. Have a great day!

Ready….

Set…..

Quilt!

Have a great day!

Time to choose the next top for hand quilting! Here are a few contenders.

The one above was a FB Marketplace find last summer in AZ. It needs a bit of work. Love the top, not sure I want another needing repairs just yet. The next one I picked up in AZ also. I’d love to add another border to this one, if I can find enough vintage fabric in my stash. This is a smaller top. It’s high in my list.

This one is also high on the list. Blog reader Ila, sent this to me. She knows how I love orphans! The more I look at this, the more I fall in love with it.

It does need a few repairs as well. Some mouse had a nice lunch.

I think this is made entirely of feedsacks. Look at those seam allowances!

Amazingly, she made it work, because the points match quite well and the top lays nice and flat.

I’d like to big stitch this like I did this vintage hourglass top here. But those seams give me pause.

Such a hard decision! Have a great day!

Lots of long arming this week! This is the next top on the frame. I love it so much that I’m thinking about making a bigger version.

Time to finish that binding. I love my backing choice and the binding choice, but just realized I don’t love the two together.

It doesn’t bother me bad enough to change it though.

Have a great day!

I got this little top loaded up and this time, I knew just how I wanted to quilt it.

I used my pattern boards. This is the set up.

Here it is, half done.

I could have stopped here, but I unloaded the quilt, turned it 90 degrees and reloaded it.

Then I used the same pattern boards in this direction. You can see the different here.

Essentially, I’m quilting the whole thing twice. It’s a lot of work, but worth it.

Have a great day!

I’m getting to the end of this project! I didn’t have vintage stash with me in Arizona so as I came across pieces that needed replacing, I just skipped quilting them and moved on. Pieces like this.

I think I had eight pieces that needed replacing. Instead of taking the worn pieces out, I appliqued “new” vintage pieces over top.

These aren’t perfect matches, but they blend. The appliqué is now done and I need to go back and quilt these spots.

I even got the binding sewn on!

Time for some serious hand sewing and then a bath for this quilt.

Have a great day!