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Finish It Up Friday ~ QOV

Posted on February 19, 2021 by katyquilts

I’m so pleased with this top! Every piece came from my neighbor.

Each square finishes at 2 inches and each rectangle finishes at 2 by 4 inches. My top finished at 60 by 80 inches.

You may notice that I have many places where pieces cut from the same fabric were used close together. This is something I’ve noticed a lot lately in antique quilts.

I really like this and have been incorporating that in some of my quilts.

I imagine back in the day, some women added to their tops as fabric became available, creating this feature by necessity. I think it adds a lot of interest. I don’t think I’m done with this pattern yet. It was a lot of fun to see.

Have a great day!

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This and That

Posted on February 18, 2021 by katyquilts

It’s been a great week! I used to visit my friend, Zenia, when I came to Arizona. This week she visited me here! Time spent with her refreshes my soul.

Before she came, I finally got around to this job, dog grooming.

What a mess! But they look better.

I also finally got my hand dyed fabrics into these basket drawers so I can see and use them.

How fantastic is this plant blooming in my yard? Mr. Wonderful definitely has green thumb.

And for those of you that may have forgotten, this is an actual photo of blue sky.

Not trying to rub it in, but just know that it IS still there and you WILL see it again one day. Praying for all of you dealing with awful storms, ice, cold, and power outages.

Take care!

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Lotta Triangles Sewn

Posted on February 18, 2021 by katyquilts

I got all my HSTs sewn yesterday.

Now they are all pieced and pressed.

At this point, it’s looking like a 36 by 45 inch baby quilt. I was hoping for something bigger. I didn’t count when I cut my triangles, so…..🤷🏻‍♀️

I do have more Lotta fabrics I could add. This isn’t as inspiring in person as it was in my head. I’m going to have to think on this one for a while.

Have a great day!

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A Lotta Triangles

Posted on February 17, 2021 by katyquilts

Here is another kit I put together to take back to AZ with me. I love Lotta Jansdottir fabric! I’ve had a few charm packs and some other pieces for a while. I finally decided what to do with them. I cut them all into 3 1/2 inch HSTs. I kept the tiny leftover strips.

This is the die I used. You can see I also cut some Kona white triangles as well.

I’ll stitch these together and then have a play to see if my idea will work.

Have a great day!

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Scant Quarter Inch?

Posted on February 16, 2021 by katyquilts

I was asked recently if the Accuquilt GO! Dies are accurate with a regular quarter inch seam allowance, or a scant quarter inch. I think we’ve all heard about this mystical scant quarter inch. But what exactly is it?

I got this little tool a number of years ago. There are similar products out there and they are easy to use. You drop your machine needle into the hole for the seam allowance that you want, drop your presser foot to hold it in place, and then put your seam guide in place, butted up to the gauge.

I love the seam guide shown here. It was a gift from a quilty friend. After your seam guide is set, lift the needle and presser foot and remove the gauge. Honestly, I usually use my little ruler and just drop my needle just to the right of the quarter inch line and use that for a gauge.

Anyway, I noticed the “scant 1/4 inch” hole on the gauge shown above and decided to try it out. It made my HSTs too big. No problem, I went back to my normal quarter inch and stitched again. You can see here the two lines of stitching.

That’s enough difference to make a difference! So the answer is, don’t use THIS scant quarter inch measure!

I know this consistent seam allowance is what new quilters struggle with the most. It really isn’t that hard. Make a four patch and test out your seam allowance. It is worth the time and effort as it will save loads of frustrating down the road.

Hope this helps!

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Blue Collar Diamonds

Posted on February 16, 2021 by katyquilts

I decided to name this quilt, Blue Collar Diamonds. It is another made from shirts belonging to the men of my family. I’m not sure exactly what the solid is, I had it in my stash. I wanted something more orange, but now that it’s together, I’m quite happy with it.

Thus was inspired by a vintage quilt owned by Barbara Brackman and featured in the book, Sisterhood of Scraps.

It finished at about 30 by 40 inches.

In case you are interested, here is how I pressed my seams. Everything nested beautifully.

This came together so quickly. I can’t wait to quilt it! Have a great day!

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Diamonds

Posted on February 15, 2021 by katyquilts

This is one of the projects I cut out last fall. These are 60 degree diamonds and they finish at 2 inches on a side

I started sewing a few as leaders/enders while working on my QOV top. Here are some layout possibilities.

I’m not sure how big I can make this based on he number of pieces I’ve cut. I should probably figure that out!

Have a good one!

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Itty Bitty Bow Ties

Posted on February 14, 2021 by katyquilts

I enjoyed sitting outside hand quilting this last Sunday. But it soon became clear that this wasn’t enough quilting.

So I had to sacrifice another afternoon to quilt outside. Winslow helped.

It’s much better now. It’s twin is pieced, but not yet quilted.

All that is left for this one is the hand stitching on the binding.

I guess I’ll have to sit outside again! Have a great day!

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Vintage Top

Posted on February 13, 2021 by katyquilts

Mr. Wonderful wanted to check out some plants at a nearby nursery yesterday. They had a little shop selling repurposed furniture and home decor as part of the business. I found some cute stuff in there, it this top grabbed my attention.

When I saw the $6 price tags, I knew it was coming home with me! It has some really great fabrics in it!

I love this mourning print!

The blocks were hand pieced and the top put together by machine. Beautiful work!

There is one block that will need replacing, but otherwise it seems to be in great shape. I just love this!

Have a good one!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Thank You, Roberta

Posted on February 12, 2021 by katyquilts

Oh, this turned out to be the perfect project during work on the house. Between the pounding on the roof and the dogs barking at the workers, simple sewing was all I could do. And while there are many parts, this is simple

I found this to be a very inspiring project. The following would be a great layout too.

But as mentioned in an earlier post, my inspiration was a vintage quilt owned by a Roberta Horton, who passed away this week. This quilt was featured in her book, Scrap Quilts: The Art of Making Do. Here it is:

Roberta Horton was a giant in the quilt world. Here is my take on her quilt.