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He’s Here!

Posted on July 7, 2018 by katyquilts

Say hello to my brand new grand baby, Mr. Ean (pronounced Ian) Anthony Quiroz!

He looks very much like his mommy did when she was born. He weighed in at 9 pounds and 3 ounces and was 21.5 inches long.

Here is the first family portrait with all my Es, my beautiful Daughter #1, and sweet SIL.

I think henceforth, they shall be known as E1, E2, and E3.

E2 is not sold on him yet, but he did give him a sweet kids as before we left.

Mr. Wonderful and I have been enjoying having the big brothers staying at our house.

I have little boys to snuggle. Have a beautiful day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Big Sky Baby Quilt

Posted on July 6, 2018 by katyquilts

Daughter #1 gave me this charm pack. I loved it as soon as I saw it!

I think you may remember that this whole top was pieced in increments of 20 minutes of less, mostly less. You can get so much done that way!

This is the panto I used from Urban Elementz .

You can really see the texture here!

And the back.

Big E was helping.

He’s a great quilt inspector!

This one has already been gifted, so I best get started on another!

Have a great day!

Linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict , Katie Mae Quilts

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Appliqué!

Posted on July 5, 2018 by katyquilts

I visited Daughter #3 last week. On the way home, I stopped at several antique malls. In the last one, I found this beauty needing rescue for a mere $35.

She isn’t perfect. She came with some yellow stains. Something must have happened when it was folded as most were symmetrical.

This one looked like a rusty stain.

I soaked it in my bath tub with a bit of Dawn dish soap and a product called Restoration by Engleside Products (available on Amazon). The fabric and stitching seemed very strong, so after a good tub rinse, I ran it through a gentle cycle in my washer and dryer. It looks so much brighter and the stains are mostly gone.

This is the rust stain now.

And this was the worst yellow stain.

I love this quilt! The colors, the four block setting, the simple appliqué, the scalloped edge. Beautiful!

Have a wonderful day!

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Independence Day 2018

Posted on July 4, 2018 by katyquilts

We are One Nation Under God.

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Burp Cloths Part 2

Posted on July 3, 2018 by katyquilts

I’m not good at responding to comments lately, I’ll blame it on my bum wrist. The burp cloths have flannel on one or both sides.

Hope this helps!

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Burp Cloths

Posted on July 3, 2018 by katyquilts

Our fifth grandson is due this week! I’m ever so excited to meet Tiny E. Daughter #1 asked me to make some burp cloths for him.

These are so easy. You can probably find a free pattern online. I can’t remember where I got mine, I’ve used the same one for years. Mine is made out of freezer paper. I just place my two pieces of fabric right sides together and press he temp,and so it adheres to the top layer.

Then I sew around the pattern, using the edge of the freezer paper temp,ate as a guide.

Then trim away the excess fabric.

Turn right side out and press.

Then I top stitch close to the edge which also closes the opening I left for turning.

And there you have it! In no time at all I had nine burp cloths made.

Have a great day!

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June/July Goals

Posted on July 2, 2018 by katyquilts

It’s that time again! My June goals were:

1. Quilt any QOVs that come in. Done! I quilted 6 this month. Here is one.

2. Make a quilt for Little L who will be turning three the end of this month. Not done. Looks like this will be a Christmas quilt!

3. Make a couple donation quilts. I made one!

4. Make one item from my Pinterest boards. Done!

5. Finish my Puss in the Corner quilt. Not done.

What else did I do?

I finished hand quilting my little vintage 9 patch.

I made a baby quilt that I will share soon.

I made burp cloths for our new grandson.

And I finished another tiny quilt.

July will be busy! Grandson #5 is due on the 5th and Papa and I are taking care of the big brothers. I’m also scheduled for carpal tunnel surgery on the 16th. So I’m going to keep things very simple here.

1. Finish my Puss in the Corner quilt.

3. Decide on a plan for a quilt made from ties.

That’s it. Anything else I get done will be bonus!

Have a great day!

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A Tiny Finish and a New Toy

Posted on July 1, 2018 by katyquilts

I cut these tiny tumblers out ages ago. I pieced them together a few months ago and I finally got around to finishing this!

The tumblers finish at 1 1/2 inches high. So this little quilt is about 6 by 9 inches.

Here is the back.

I was motivated to quilt it because I wanted to try out this new toy. I picked this up at a garage sale recently. I don’t know much about Pfaffs, but I was intrigued by the dual feed system. And it was dirt cheap. I plugged it in and it sewed like a champ!