This and That Tuesday

Posted on August 7, 2018 by katyquilts

Alycia is collecting blocks for Quilts of Valor in honor of a friend who recently passed away. I put a couple together to send. You can find details here if you would like to make some too.

I listened to this while working on them. It’s a short novella, but I enjoyed it. I think most book lovers would.

Notice anything different from the first picture to the second? Both were taken on the same day.

I hate to lose a tree, but a big one had to go. I’m still trying to get used to the change.

My sister and I saw this the other day. The entire vehicle was covered in duct tape!

You’ve seen this quilt before. It will finally go to E3 this week. I waited to give it until I could make the label.

Hand sewing this label on was easier than the handwriting on it! Kind of messy, but it will have to do.

Have a great day!

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Snow Balls in August

Posted on August 6, 2018 by katyquilts

I’ve been wanting to make another snowball quilt ever since I finished this one. I started cutting with this layer cake.

I’m using this die from Accuquilt . I’m thankful every day for my die cutter. Even though I can’t use my rotary cutter much yet, I can still cut quilt pieces!

I’ve started a project box for this as it will be a long term project.

The scraps left from cutting the snowball pieces were cut for other projects I have going so there was very little waste. I have 2 by 3 1/2 inch rectangles, 2 1/2 inch squares, 1 1/2 inch squares, and those little triangles are about to be cut with this die.

I have a few more layer cakes from different lines set out to dice up next.

Have a great day!

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Antique Shopping!

Posted on August 5, 2018 by katyquilts

My sister was here visiting this past week. We had a great time shopping thrift stores, outlets, and antique shops. Here are a few of the quilty things I found.

This doll quilt almost came home with me. It was fabulous!

This pillow was a thrift shop find that had to come home with me. My grandma had orange pillows like this. It’s a bit faded, but goes well in my family room. I also have to make another like this! I found a pattern on Etsy so this will happen.

I didn’t have room to fully open this Trip Around the World quilt, but you can see how beautiful it was.

I did bring a couple things home. First, I fell in love with this little quilt. It is about 48 inches squarish!

I really want to recreate this.

It is now hanging in my family room. And you may remember this quilt top that I looked at a few months ago. It still called to me so I had to bring it home as well.

Have a great day!

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Treasure!

Posted on August 4, 2018 by katyquilts

Mr. Wonderful took a day off a few weeks ago just so we could hang out together. He found a garage sale advertising quilt stuff. So after breakfast, we went to check it out.

I was NOT disappointed! Although I felt badly for the lady selling. Her arthritis had gotten so bad, she couldn’t quilt anymore. She was so nice. Anyway, this is what I brought home.

That’s what nearly 100 yards of fabric looks like! It was all great quilt shop quality stuff. There are four kits for Quilts of Valor in there. I probably won’t make the quilts as patterned, but all that lovely fabric will get turned into quilts for our service men and women. I’ll pass the patterns on to my Stitching Sisters group.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Baby Tumbler

Posted on August 3, 2018 by katyquilts

I love making tumbler quilts! My tumbler dies from Accuquilt are some of my favorites.

I used this Denyse Schmidt print from my stash for the backing.

I used the new old Pfaff for the binding.

I’m not sure why my photos are so dark. The background pieces are a true white.

Now I have one boy quilt and one girl quilt in my stash.

Have a great day!

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

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TBThursday ~ 1930s Repro Quilts Part 2

Posted on August 2, 2018 by katyquilts

Here are some more of my repro 30s quilts. Actually, this first one is made from all vintage fabrics. I was new to machine quilting and wish I had done that differently. The blocks are 5 inches.

This one was hand pieced and quilted. My hand quilting used to be so much nicer before I ruined my hands.

This one was also done with vintage scraps. The hexies have half inch edges.

My foray into yo-yos was limited.

Have a great day!

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Cowboy Quilt

Posted on August 1, 2018 by katyquilts

A few years back, Mr. Wonderful bought a box full of FQs from Missouri Star. It was an interesting mix that has been very useful to dip into from time to time. This cowboy fabric was in the lot.

Isn’t that fun? As I was sorting things in the sewing room, I thought this might make a cute little boy quilt. So I pulled some other bits to go along with this.

I realized while doing this how often I use collections together instead of just pulling from across my stash for a quilt. It was fun! Anyway, I used my 5 inch square die from Accuquilt to chop these up.

That didn’t take long at all and then I headed to the design wall.

When I make a quilt like this, I start at the bottom stacking the squares in each row from left to right. The square on the left will be on top of the pile and the one on the right on the bottom. Then I put a pin through the stack at the top.

When I’m all done, the top row of the quilt is on top. My stacks stay in order and right side up. I do it the same way every time so it has become habit. Now the design wall is free for something else and these are ready to head to the machine.

Have a great day!

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July/August Goals

Posted on July 31, 2018 by katyquilts

I kept my July goals short and sweet.

1. I wanted to finish my Puss in the Corner quilt. Done!

2. I wanted to decide on a plan for the tie challenge. Sort of done. I’ve started anyway!

What else did I do?

I made a small doll quilt from a vintage block.

And a bed to display it on.

I finished the tumbler baby quilt and will share that finish soon.

I also finished my little Jeep quilt.

And another small quilt from vintage fabrics.

On to August! I hope to get back to the long arm this month. Time will tell on that.

1. I would like to get the cutting done for a Snow Ball quilt.

2. I’d like to get started on a bed quilt for Daughter #3 and SIL.

3. I’d like to finish my tie challenge piece.

4. I want to finish my QOV blocks and get them into a top.

We shall see what actually happens! Have a great day!

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A New QOV

Posted on July 30, 2018 by katyquilts

A while back, I started cutting pieces for a new Quilt of Valor. This is the block pattern I wanted to use.

I got stuck when I realized I didn’t have enough matching fabric for the large quarter square triangles that I needed. So I set it aside.

These are the dies I used from Accuquilt .

I also used a 4 1/2 inch HST dies, but I forgot to take a picture. I started with a layer cake so the above die essentially cut the layer cake squares into four equal parts. I got the background fabric I needed and got back to it.

I should tell you that my triangles were over sized and I trimmed the blocks down to 13 1/2 inches. I have some more blocks that I have worked on, but I won’t get any farther with these until I can trim with my rotary cutter again. This is what they look like before trimming.

Have a great day!

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Vintage Quilts

Posted on July 29, 2018 by katyquilts

I love finding quilts in antique shops, even if very few follow me home. Here are a few I’ve seen recently. I sure love this bright yellow sashing!

The hand quilting on this was beautiful.

This one had the tiniest diamonds. It was in need of a really good soak.

I’ve never seen this block pattern before. It has the same kind of running stitch appliqué that I used on my Vintage Daisy quilt . This is the kind of simple appliqué I might be able to do! I would like to make a quilt with this block some time.

I don’t know the age of this next quilt. It was beautiful, but at a price tag near $600, I wasn’t about to unfold it. It is most certainly over a hundred years old, maybe even civil war vintage. The hand quilting was beautifully done, but not near as close as I would have expected given the age of the top. The rows were a good inch apart, not close enough for unbounded cotton batting to hold together in the wash.

Perhaps it was finished at a later date, I couldn’t tell. I guess only the quilt knows.

Have a great day!

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