KatyQuilts

I bought this layer cake a while back. It has aged enough that I’m ready to use it.

It goes well with this piece I picked up in Phoenix.

I cut squares of solid fabrics and alternated solids and stripes in stacks. Then I placed them on my 2 1/2 inch Accuquilt strip cutter and ran them through.

Then I placed them in one of my enamel pans to keep them all together.

There is very little waste in this quilt!

Such beautiful color!

Here are the first 15 blocks. They work up quickly.

Have a great day!

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If you are squeamish, look away now. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!

I decided this would be the first UFO I would tackle. Those dang thistle leaves are why I set it aside. For the one on the right, I ironed a freezer paper pattern to the back side and tried to trim the fabric as I went. You can hardly tell it is a thistle leaf.

For the next one, I ironed a pattern to the top. Then I traced around it with a chalk pencil.

It was a bit better, but not great. No, it is worse than not great, it is down right awful. I’ll spare you the closeup.

I’ll remind you what it was supposed to look like.

Um, yeah, not even close. Mine doesn’t even look like folk art, it just looks like terrible workmanship. Which it is. All this is to say that not everything turns out like you imagine it will. Not looking for sympathy or comments, I just like being honest and showing the ugly along with the good. I figure, it’s good for a laugh!

And since I never know when to stop and throw in the towel, I’m going to forge ahead with this ugly duckling. It could go well with my Calamity Jane quilt.

I might wait a few days though.

Have a good one!

I made three Quilts of Valor this year and all three have been awarded.

I also quilted upwards of 30 QOVs for the Stitching Sisters QOV group this year. I look forward to getting my next batch of tops to work on.

Have a great day!

I read about about a block drive to make quilts for those affected by the wildfires in California. You can find all the necessary info HERE.

The blocks are ten inch house blocks. I decided to fussy cut pieces for the windows.

This is a scrap from an old library print from Connecting Threads. Every town needs a library, right?

Oops! That’s not right!

Much better. I kept with the literary theme for my second block as well.

I thought kids would enjoy this. If you would like to help, close class on the link above for details. Have a great day!

Slow progress on my slow stitching.

I had questions yesterday about this photo.

Laura asked how I hang my stockings. I use stocking hangers to hold a curtain rod like this:

Since our family continues to grow, I don’t have to worry about my mantle looking like Swiss Cheese from all the thumb tack holes and I don’t need 15 stocking holders.

And Lori asked about the frame for my vintage flag. I built a frame out of 1 x2 pine boards and painted it black. Then I cut a piece of styrofoam insulation board so that it would fit tightly into the frame. Then I pinned my flag to the foam.

Hope this helps!

Have a wonderful day!

I’ll be taking down my Christmas decorations soon, but I thought I’d share them with you before I do. We kept things very simple this year since we were in Arizona for a good chunk of December. I put up this small tree. I use a vintage quilt for a tree skirt.

I got out several of of red and white quilts.

I didn’t put a garland on the bannister this year, so I displayed some red and green quilts.

This log cabin looked good in the front hall.

Christmas quilt on the back of the couch, handy for getting cozy.

And the stockings were hung b the chimney, with care!

I had small red and white quilts on the tables as well, but I forgot to take photos of those.

The great thing about minimal decorating, is that it won’t take long to put it all away. I may leave these quilts out for a while.

Have a great day!