Den Haan and Wagenmakers Part Two

Posted on May 8, 2018 by katyquilts

Sunday I drove over to the western part of the state to visit Daughter#3 and SIL for the day. It was such a great day! We went out to lunch and did a little shopping. They gave me some wonderful gifts from their trip as well.

Aren’t these Dutch fabrics glorious? I love that border print! I’m so spoiled!

They also picked up this wonderful treasure box of fabric. Isn’t it fun? I love it!

They had a garage sale in their neighborhood and picked up some vintage tea towels for me also.

This is my favorite.

How blessed am I that they think of me!

Have a great day!

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Tip for Keeping Strip Sets Straight

Posted on May 7, 2018 by katyquilts

I’ve started working on the wedding quilt for my niece. She wanted something classic and yellow. So I’m doing some strip piecing. I used my Accuquilt Studio Cutter to cut a whole bunch of 2 1/2 inch strips.

Have you ever noticed that when pressing strip sets that they can get really wonky? Even if they are accurately pieced, we can stretch them way out of shape when we press. Here is a little tip to keep your strip sets straight. I used a fine line Sharpie, a long metal ruler, and my ironing table.

I used the ruler to draw a long straight line on my ironing table.

Now, when I press the strip sets, I line up the cut edge with this line that I know is straight.

It won’t solve inaccuracies when sewing, but it sure helps me keep my strip sets a lot straighter.

Have a great day!

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Disappointment

Posted on May 5, 2018 by katyquilts

Notice anything missing here?

Yeah, Friday should be sitting there instead of in this box.

Due to a shipping snafu, the track supports didn’t arrive with my machine on April 20th. They were delivered this past Wednesday, but when I opened the box, I found they shipped the wrong size. Hubby left yesterday for a week overseas and I had planned to quilt the whole week. First world problems, I know. After a good cry, I decided to come up with a new plan for the week.

This is fabric that needs to become a wedding quilt in one month’s time. I should start that.

I’m going to add borders to this so it’s ready to quilt. I hate that I’m just now seeing like fabrics touching. Ugh.

And I have this vintage rocker to work on. I picked it up at a yard sale and need to reupholster the seat.

My family room redo includes a bit of a patriotic theme. I didn’t want to go kitschy or country. This fabric I bought for the rocker may be a bit over the top….

I also have closets to clean……

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Vintage Churn Dash

Posted on May 4, 2018 by katyquilts

It’s done! Remember the sad quilt that hubby bought me for my birthday? I took it apart and it has been requilted and bound. Here are a couple before shots to refresh your memory.

And here are a few when the quilting was done.

Time for a bath. Yuck! The batting and backing were brand new so all this yuck is from the top.

It took two plain water soaks, one with Restore and Dawn dish soap and a few more rinses, but, wow, what a difference!

I used unbleached muslin for the backing and Quilter’s Dream Request 100% cotton batting. I used a stencil available from Fun with Barb to mark the fans.

The binding is a vintage fabric from my great aunt’s stash. She would have been 101 this year!

It was rather dark and cloudy so my photos aren’t the best. I’m just glad I got some before the rain came!

I enjoyed many hours of quilting this beautiful top. It was a birthday gift that keeps on giving!

Have a great day!

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

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Den Haan and Wagenmakers

Posted on May 3, 2018 by katyquilts

Daughter #3 and SIL went to Amsterdam to celebrate their anniversary. Guess where they went? Den Haan and Wagenmakers Quilt shop! I went there when we visited Amsterdam 19 years ago. Here are some photos they took.

They went to one other quilt shop as well. And yes, they picked up some goodies for me. Aren’t I lucky?

Have a great day!

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QOV # 16 and 17

Posted on May 2, 2018 by katyquilts

Here is QOV #17 made by Kathy D. It was the last quilt for Harry and me. He went to his new home on Sunday.

I love this top. It looks like denim! Here is the back.

This is the pantograph that I used.

This is top #16 and it was pieced by Lynda. I used the very same panto on this one.

I love this one too!

Have a great day!

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QOV #15

Posted on May 1, 2018 by katyquilts

This top was put together by Cheryl. Members of our Stitching Sisters group made the blocks and brought them to our meeting on National QOV Sew Day.

This is the pantograph that I used to quilt it.

Have a great day!

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April/May Goals

Posted on April 30, 2018 by katyquilts

Here is a look back at the goals I set for myself for April:

1. I’d like to finish my vintage churn dash quilt. Done! I will share this soon.

2. Quilt any QOVs that come in. Done!

3. Finish the t-shirt quilt commission. Done!

4. Get the top made for my nieces wedding quilt. Not done.

5. Baby quilt and crib skirt for grandbaby #5. Done!

6. Make a little quilt from Pinterest inspiration to use as a swap quilt. Done!

What else did I do?

I made a baby quilt from orphan blocks.

And I did a whole lot of DIY, thanks to help from Daughter #2.

On to May.

1. I must start and finish the wedding quilt for my niece.

2. Quilt any QOVs that come in.

3. Make one item from my Pinterest boards.

4. Make a pillow for a grad gift. I’ve had the pattern for 9 months now. 🙄

5. Finish the Quilt of Valor that I started piecing last fall.

Have a great day!

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New Old Project

Posted on April 29, 2018 by katyquilts

A few years ago, a very sweet blog reader, Jan, sent this vintage piece to me. She had picked it up at a garage sale. I absolutely love this!

I must admit, this piece confuses me a bit. It is a bit like a giant pillow case. It clearly had batting in it at one time. See that ric rac across the top? The blocks on the sides appear to have been cut in half. Perhaps the top and bottom half blocks as well. I sure wish it could talk and tell me its story!

I love, love, love these fabrics!

It doesn’t really have a binding and doesn’t seem to have ever been quilted.

Yet. I believe this will be my next hand quilting project. But first, I need to do some disassembly and rework it a bit.

So I will be doing some slow unstitching today. I think in the process, it will tell me what it wants to be.

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ 30s Baby Quilt

Posted on April 27, 2018 by katyquilts

This was a fun, quick little finish. Just what I needed with all the DIY going on this month.

And I felt quite virtuous using up these orphan blocks!

I’ve had this vintage fabric in my stash for years and it turned out to be perfect for the back of this little quilt.

My machine finished bindings still need work. I plan to get a good lesson in August when my fiend Zenia from A Quilted Passion comes to visit. She’s the master at this!

Have a great day!

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

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