KatyQuilts

I finally decided. This is the top I plan to hand quilt this summer. I basted it on the long arm at 4 stitches per inch. I made horizontal lines about 2 1/2” apart.

This is pretty close, but I’ve come to prefer hand quilting without a hoop.

I take the basting stitches out as I go. I plan to quilt with my large Baptist Fan stencil.

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This is my final candidate for summer quilting.

I bought this top decades ago on eBay. I love it still!

It is machine pieced and in quite good condition. It is approximately 60 by 72 inches. I think this is the one I will baste for hand quilting.

I have this similar top as well. It is quite stained. I will probably use the fabric to repair some of the other tops I’ve shared.

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I completed my AccuQuilt Qube collection recently. I love having these at my fingertips.

Has anyone made these? I’m thinking one of my grandsons would enjoy them.

I don’t need fabric, but I’m so tempted by these! They are available through Fat Quarter Shop .

A favorite joke. 😂

A very good word.

And a few more cactus blossoms we’ve enjoyed recently.

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My blocks are done and I have quite a few extra. My background is an older Mary Koval print. I cut as many as I could, but I’m a bit short if I want to use all the pieced blocks that I made.

I thought about making a border like this.

Or even creating a faux border using alternate blocks in a different fabric.

Ultimately, I decided to save the extras for another quilt and go with my original plan.

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I don’t know why I’ve procrastinated so long on this. But finally it went from this:

To this:

To this:

Now I need to decide on the next step. It currently measures about 54 inches square. Maybe I’ll procrastinate some more and leave it until fall. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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I went for random fabric placement here!

These large blocks finish at 24 inches square. I thought they might need sashing. Or maybe rearranging?

Hmmmm…. Time for more coffee and thinking.

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I spent some time messing around with the pieces I had that were cut wrong and came up with this.

Now I have things ready to sew together down in the kitchen while I keep an eye on Gracie.

Fingers crossed I don’t have any more disasters!

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Another vintage top for possible hand quilting. This one is quirky!

It is hand pieced.

It appears that all the fabrics were recycled from clothing.

This top screams THRIFT!

Still thinking about it.

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So this happened last week, I posted a photo of one of our cacti in bloom and it made it to the morning news!

Here is the original photo.

Doesn’t Gracie look pitiful?

She’s decided she likes to carry her food dish around.

Did you know it is JollyBarDay at Fat Quarter Shop ?

I saw this on Facebook Marketplace. Isn’t it beautiful? I might have to make this.

But I think it could be boring to make.

And I leave you with a good word.

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