Churn Dash Sunday

Posted on March 25, 2018 by katyquilts

If my calculations are accurate, I have this quilt about 60% done!

See one of my repairs in that photo? Here it is.

The sashing fabric is pretty worn and in a few spots, I appliqued a piece of fabric over the top to repair it. I used a Paula Barnes Companion print. It isn’t an exact match, but the color is close and the print was the right scale.

After quilting, it blends pretty well. This will never be a valuable quilt. It is worn and still has some issues. These patches are just part of its story and journey.

I think it’s looking better than it did when I bought it and I’m enjoying the process. In the photo below, I folded one side over and that is covering most of the unquilted area. I did the second row in from the left last week. And yes, I’m working from the outside in.

That worked well on the last quilt I did like that so I’m sure it will be fine this time too.

Happy Palm Sunday!

Linking up with Kathy’s Quilts .

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D9P QOV

Posted on March 24, 2018 by katyquilts

These blocks were made by members of our Stitching Sisters QOV Group. We brought them in National QOV Sew Day in February. Someone put them together and I got to quilt it.

I’m pleased with how the orange peel design turned out. I used navy Glide thread in both the top and bottom.

Winnie says the stitching on the back doesn’t show at all!

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Scrappy Trips

Posted on March 23, 2018 by katyquilts

I finished up my Scrappy Trips quilt a while back. I’m finally getting around to sharing it.

This started with this jelly roll of Boundless Ombré from Craftsy. I originally planned to use this gray for the background. I’m glad I went with the white.

In this next photo, you get a sneak peek at my backing surprise!

I found this at a discount shop a while back and grabbed it as I knew it would make a great backing someday! It was marked 100% Cotton on the selvedge.

I love how it turned out!

Have a great day!

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

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Pattern Boards

Posted on March 22, 2018 by katyquilts

I purchased some new pattern boards and finally had a chance to try them out on this Quilt of Valor. Pattern boards are similar to pantographs in that you stand at the back of the machine to use them, but they are definitely more difficult to learn to use. I wrote a bit about how they work here.

This one is called a Orange Peel. Because these are quite pricy, I look for patterns that can be used in more than one way.

This next photo shows how it stitches out if you quilt every line.

If you only quilt two lines opposite of each other, you can make circles (almost).

If you quilt only the “humps,” you end up with clam shells.

This takes longer to do than a pantograph, but I don’t think I could get results this good with a panto. It takes way less time than creating these designs with templates. So I think this set will prove to be a good investment.

I’ll show the finished quilt soon. Have a great day!

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Labyrinth Walk

Posted on March 21, 2018 by katyquilts

I finished quilting this Labyrinth Walk quilt for my friend, Donna. It’s a big one! I love the colors and fabrics she chose. She wanted a custom job that would emphasize the 3D design.

That meant lots of ruler work. When the quilt was on the frame, the quilting hardly showed at all and at times it was difficult to see where I had been!

I even started asking myself if custom quilting was even worth it. And then I took it off the frame and placed it in my guest bed.

Yep. It was worth it!

This is not a quilt for the faint of heart. Donna thinks she’s a new quilter , but I think she did an awesome job!

By the way, this is what nearly a quarter million stitches looks like! Have a great day!

Linking up with Sew Fresh Quilts

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This and That Tuesday

Posted on March 20, 2018 by katyquilts

I wanted to get this top pieced last week, but I only got one portion of the top done.

I participated in the churn dash swap hosted by Barb. I’m thrilled with the blocks I got back! These will finish at 6 inches.

On National Quilting Day, this happened! I’m so excited that I won this fabulous lot from Moda!

Martingale had a great sale recently. I got each of these books for $6. They came today and I can’t wait to sit down and peruse them.

Though I spent a good chunk of the day on it, I didn’t get this done. I did start adding extra lines in the green and I like it much better this way.

One more border, the little black bits, and a good once over is all that is left to do. Maybe I’ll finish tomorrow?

Yesterday I picked up more QOVs to quilt , so I hope to finish this and get the first one of those loaded.

Have a great day!

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DWMonday

Posted on March 19, 2018 by katyquilts

My friend knew what she wanted for quilting on this lovely top. Here is the plan as I drew it on my MyDoodle app.

I did go with pebbles rather than loops on the actual quilt. The quilting is really hard to see!

I went with straight lines in the borders to keep the emphasis on the labyrinth.

I love the backing fabric she chose. It is from a Michael Miller. This kind of quilting takes a while. I hope to finish today.

Then I will go back over it to fix any boo boos, like this one. Pleats. Ugh. Just in this one spot but it means ripping and redoing.

I still have to go back and quilt in the black areas, but will change thread for that. I’m also thinking about adding more lines in the green. These are about an inch apart, but I’m not sure it’s enough.

You know where I’ll be today. Have a good one!

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Churn Dash

Posted on March 18, 2018 by katyquilts

I’m still working away on my vintage churn dash top.

I’m just turning the corner onto the fourth side.

It’s amazing, but the quilting will be nearly half done when the border is finished. I’m loving how this looks. And I’m still not bored with Barb’s fans.

This is just to share with you the struggles I sometimes have getting blog photos!

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ The Accidental Christmas Quilt

Posted on March 16, 2018 by katyquilts

I loved these blocks, I’ve hated this top, now I love it again! I didn’t set out to make a Christmas quilt, but it appears that is what I have made.

When I shared backgrounds, most of you liked the green, but several said red. So I used both! I did use a different red. Actually two different Minnick & Simpson reds from thePolka Dot and Paisley collection.

I never pictured this green with these blocks, but it works!

I kept with a simple muslin backing.

I think I’m quite smitten with this now! Sometimes, you just have to let the quilt tell you what it wants to be.

Have a great day!

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

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This and That Thursday

Posted on March 15, 2018 by katyquilts

It’s been a busy, busy week here! I got my sewing room put back together after craft night. I had to take a photo since it was so clean!

I cleaned out this cart so I could keep all the stuff for our next craft night on it. We will be finishing our string art projects next time.

Then I spent some time cutting apart these shirts for a t-shirt quilt commission.

I’m watching my littles again today, but I hope to get this quilt loaded for my friend this afternoon. Still haven’t decided how to quilt it yet.

I also wanted to say thank you for “liking” my photo on Instagram earlier this week. I came in second place!

Have a great day!

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