KatyQuilts

Vintage Broken Dishes

Posted on February 6, 2019 by katyquilts

I’ve cut all my little vintage blocks apart. I started by rotary cutting along the seams.

Then I used this die to cut smaller triangles.

My new blocks will finish at 4 inches.

Have a great day!

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A FMQ Experiment

Posted on February 5, 2019 by katyquilts

I was talking to Daughter #3 recently about fabrics with great texture. She was thinking about a linen quilt. Linen seems to have a reputation for fraying. I’d like to try it on a small project before committing to a bed quilt with it. I had some extra backing at the end of a quilt I finished and decided to see what would happen if I quilted a cheap drop cloth from Zmenards.

These photos show the before and after washing shots.

These cotton drop cloths are pretty stiff when New, but washing softens them and I do love the texture of this.

I used red thread because that is what was on the machine. Here are the photos of the back.

I’m still intrigued by this. I may pick up another drop cloth and think about a who,e cloth quilt.

Have a great day!

String Along Update

Posted on February 4, 2019 by katyquilts

I met my string block quota for the month already. I thought I’d see how they look without background.

I didn’t have enough blocks for the following arrangement, but with a little photo trickery, I was able to get an idea of how this would look.

I still think I like this best.

Have a great day!

Linking up with Humble Quilts

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on February 3, 2019 by katyquilts

If you follow me on Instagram, you know I haven’t been home this past week. Daughter #2 and I took the grand dogs on across country trip from Michigan to Arizona. I’ll share more about our trip later, but this is the project I worked on while on the road.

I’m glad to be past the deconstruction phase of this and back to putting it together again. I’ve got more posts scheduled this week, but may run out before I get home so don’t worry if you don’t hear from me!

Have a great day!

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Leader/Ender Update

Posted on February 2, 2019 by katyquilts

Still working on the two inch four patches.

This looks like a lot, but I still have a long way to go.

According to my notes, I have 575 done and need a total of 1152.

I’m going to need to get cutting though. My bin of 1 1/2 inch squares is getting low.

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Little Basket Quilt

Posted on February 1, 2019 by katyquilts

I’ve finished my little basket quilt!

It actually ended up larger than a lot of my little quilts. It is approximately 25 by 29 inches, too big for my doll bed. Here are some pics before washing.

The vintage black coat I started with had this one brown stain on the corner of the basket.

When I took this photo of the back, I realized I missed a line of quilting.

Here are after washing pics.

The stain is lighter, but definitely still there. I’m okay with that.

I machine quilted this on my longarm, Friday.

Have a great day!

Linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict , Devoted Quilter, Busy Hands Quilts

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January/February Goals

Posted on January 31, 2019 by katyquilts

I realized that I never set any goals for January! It has been another crazy busy month around here so it’s probably a good thing that I didn’t. This is what I did accomplish this month sewing wise.

I finished this little swap quilt ahead of schedule.

I started and finished my Kaffe Stripes quilt.

I quilted 6 QOVs.

And a quilt for a friend.

And I made one baby quilt.

I also finished two small quilts.

February is a short month, but I hope to pack as much quilting in as I can!

1. Quilt 5 QOVs.

2. Make one baby quilt.

3. Finish hand quilting the vintage top I’ve been working on.

4. Finish the QOV Mosaic Mystery quilt.

5. Make my allotment of string blocks for the string along.

Have a great day!

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Little Basket Progress

Posted on January 30, 2019 by katyquilts

Here are some more process shots of my little quilt. I’ve never done anything with a Pennsylvania Dutch color scheme so that was a challenge for me. I played around with the HST border.

And thought ahead to an outer border.

I wanted to keep bringing the center colors out in successive borders to give a cohesive look.

Time for quilting!

Have a great day!

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A Little Project

Posted on January 29, 2019 by katyquilts

If you follow me on Instagram (@katyquilts), you will have seen much of this little project. I was inspired by a fellow IGer, @tossed_but_not_sunk. She made an adorable doll quilt starting with one vintage block.i shamelessly copied much of her design, with her blessing.this is the block I started with.