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A Few Wedding Photos

Posted on May 27, 2017 by katyquilts

It has been a crazy few weeks around here, but it has been wonderful! I didn’t take more than a handful of pictures myself the day of the wedding, I just wanted to live in the moment. But family members sent me some of their snaps and I thought I would share a few of my favorites with you.

Daughter #3, such a beautiful bride!

Mr. Wonderful and Daughter #3

Daughter #2 and her SO

Big E and me

Big L and me

A very happy bride and groom

#1 Son and his family

Daughter #2 and Little E

Have a wonderful day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Eagle QOV

Posted on May 26, 2017 by katyquilts

I made this quilt for Daughter #2’s SO. I used a free pattern for the eagle that was offered in a Quilt of Valor forum. I’m not sure it is still available. When I looked for the link to add here, I was not able to find it.

I had a lot of fun quilting this one.

And here are a few pictures from the presentation.

Here is the label. I made one similar for my daughter’s quilt.

Have a great day!

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

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Something New!

Posted on May 25, 2017 by katyquilts

First, thank you all for the kind comments and prayers for my dad. It is good to be home with my parents just now. And it is nice to have some sewing here to work on.

I feel like I have been finishing UFOs forever. I finally decided it was time to cut out something new. And simple. My brain requires simple right now. So I pulled out a layer cake I have had around for quite some time and a pile of shirting prints. I used this die.

I can use GO! dies in my studio cutter with an adaptor, but I like the studio dies much better.

This is the layer cake I used.

And now I have this kitted up and ready to go!

The yardage is a piece from the same collection that I found at my favorite fabric outlet in Phoenix, SAS Fabrics.

I have started sewing a few blocks. I’ll show you when I get more done.

Have a great day!

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Nope

Posted on May 24, 2017 by katyquilts

Remember I said I wanted to make some small blocks? Well, I decided to cut out pieces for a tiny version of the Panama Pyramids quilt that has been floating around a the interwebs lately. I used scraps to cut one pieced and one alternate block.

Nope. Not gonna do this. Maybe someday, but right now I need something simpler. That’s okay, I managed to come up with a few other projects to take.

Yeah, we’ll see how far I get on these.

Have a great day!

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A Little Therapy

Posted on May 23, 2017 by katyquilts

I saw an adorable little quilt on Instagam a few weeks ago while I was avoiding things I needed to do. I tried to ignore it and got to work on my list. But before bed, I cut some 2 inch squares from my vintage stash. I laid out the pieces near the machine. Later on, I went back and sewed the squares together.

While waiting to go to the airport to pick up my son and his family, I found a piece of an old feed sack and a scrap of batting and basted it. The chicken on the feed sack got its head chopped off!

That is a great illustration of how I have felt at times over the last few weeks!

When the little tykes were napping, I hand quilted it.

The next morning I got up and finished the binding before they got up.

This little quilt was great therapy during a busy time. Hand work quiets my mind and allows me to spend some time in silent prayer as I stitch. It finished at about 8 by 9.5 inches.

Have a great day!

Linking up with The Quilting Room with Mel

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Travel Prep

Posted on May 22, 2017 by katyquilts

Before my kids even left, I was starting to get ready to go to Wisconsin again. My dad has been fighting cancer for the last eight years. He is at home, but now in hospice care. So I’m going back again to see him and help my mom. I don’t know how long I will be there. I am going to bring a sewing machine and some projects to work on while I am there.

First on the list, I’d like to hand sew the binding on this quilt.

I haven’t worked on these log cabin blocks since I cut the rest out so this is a good project to take.

I’ve decided how I want to set these daisy blocks , so I will bring them along as well.

I’m in the mood to work on some small blocks. Hopefully I will have time to do some cutting for that also. I love these fabrics.

We shall see!

Have a great day!

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Hand Quilting

Posted on May 21, 2017 by katyquilts

I’ve made progress on hand quilting this small vintage top. It has been nice to have something to pick up and work on whenever I have a few minutes.

Little L helped me move the hoop the other day!

I hope this video comes through. He kept calling it a circle!

Have a great day!

Linking up with Kathy’s Quilts

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Daughter #2’s QOV

Posted on May 19, 2017 by katyquilts

This week, I was finally able to present Daughter #2 with her Quilt of Valor. This was the hardest QOVs I have ever made. None of my ideas seemed good enough. I felt emotional at times working on it while she was deployed. This month marks the end of her six year enlistment. I could not be more proud of her service to our country.

And now, here are the quilt pictures.

I think this is one of my favorite patterns ever and it gave me a chance to use many special fabrics. This piece was a gift from a bloggy friend.

Most of the “Stars” have red points. But there are six using the blue star print. These represent her six years of service. I also included a few pieces of fabric from some of her ABUs.

I couldn’t believe I found this fabric that has the oath of enlistment on it!

I have included patriotic fabrics, but I didn’t want this to be an in your face patriotic quilt.

As I mentioned yesterday, I’m not thrilled with the quilting on this quilt. Can’t go back and change it now, but I wish I could.

Here is the back.

Pierre gave his approval, which is important as he was her first dog.

Some of these pictures were taken before washing and some after. They are all out of order. Oh, well.

Here are a few pictures from the presentation.

Have a wonderful day!

Linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Busy Hands Quilts, Crazy Mom Quilts, Quilting is More Fun Than Housework

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Progress

Posted on May 18, 2017 by katyquilts

I’ve made a bit of progress on the Sea Sick quilt in the mornings before the littles get up. I will be heading back to Wisconsin next week and wanted to take this to work on the hand binding there.