KatyQuilts

A Little Slow Stitching

Posted on May 7, 2017 by katyquilts

And just in time too. The recipient of this quilt arrives on a Tuesday!

Have a wonderful day!

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A Sweet Little Find

Posted on May 6, 2017 by katyquilts

While on a recent antique jaunt with hubby, I found this lovely crib quilt top!

I love how the blocks are all very orderly on the left, but on the far right, things get a bit wonky!

This picture shows the block pattern.

It is all hand pieced.

This area has issues, but the rest looks good, even though the fabric is rather thin.

I paid all of $9.00 for this small top. I think this is the perfect top for my next hand quilting project.

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Grad Quilt

Posted on May 5, 2017 by katyquilts

The grad quilt for my nephew is done and delivered!

I think he liked it!

Have a great day!
Linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Busy Hands Quilts, Crazy Mom Quilts, Devoted Quilter

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Spring!

Posted on May 4, 2017 by katyquilts

I think it’s finally safe to say that spring has arrived in Michigan! I love this time of year! I wandered around the yard the other day to take a few pictures.

In the interest of full disclosure, I must say that all these lovely blooms are courtesy of Mr. Wonderful. I do NOT have a green thumb. But I sure enjoy all of his hard work.

The family will begin arriving for the wedding tomorrow morning. Yippeee!!! I have been a busy little beaver and have blog posts scheduled for the next couple weeks. So I will be here, but not exactly. I hope you enjoy the posts I have prepared.

Have a great day!

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Finally Quilting

Posted on May 3, 2017 by katyquilts

I’m so glad to finally be quilting this QOV.

I’m doing a lot of ruler/template work on this.

I decided to use my pattern boards to quilt the center panel with the eagle.

I just taped off where the panel borders were. It worked out quite well.

Have a great day!

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Borders and Cutting

Posted on May 2, 2017 by katyquilts

This is what I have been up to in the sewing room.

First, I’ve been sewing borders. Yes, I ended up using that stripe in the QOV I’ve been working on.

I finally added borders to my Blueberry Park top.

And I finally got around to cutting more pieces for my log cabin blocks that I worked on in Arizona.

I feel like I haven’t pieced any blocks in ages and now these are ready to go if I have a few minutes here and there.

Have a great day!

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April/May Goals

Posted on May 1, 2017 by katyquilts

It has been a very busy month! May will likely be even busier with Daughter #3’s wedding and lots of family arriving for the festivities. It’s all so exciting!

But first, let’s see what I got done in April. Here are the goals I set.

1. I must piece and finish the QOV for presentation in May. Not done! Yikes!
2. I want to finish my Scrappy Rectangles quilt. Done!
3. Finish hand quilting my vintage top. Done!

What else did I do?

I quilted threes QOVs.

I’ll show the third one next week.
I finished this baby quilt.

I made a rope bowl.

I think setting goals for May might be the most ridiculous idea ever, but here goes!

1. I want to finish this quilt.

2. I would also like to finish this Denyse Schmidt HST quilt.

3. I would really like to get a top basted and ready to hand quilt before the family all arrives.

Of course, that one QOV must be finished this week! Nothing like really cutting things close.

I can’t believe the wedding is less than two weeks away! Woo hoo!

Have a great day!

Linking up with Patchwork Times

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This and That

Posted on April 29, 2017 by katyquilts

A few bits and pieces from the last week.

Daughter #2 found out she was a calendar girl for the automotive company she works for. These calendars were distributed at the Shanghai Auto Show!

Mr. Wonderful and I did a 5k the other night. I haven’t been running lately so my results were rather dismal, but I finished!

I’ve been looking online for some beginner off road trails. I can’t wait to take Oscar the Jeep out in the woods!

And how about a little cuteness to make you smile? Here are two of my grandsons trying on their tuxedos for the wedding.

My son and his family will be here in less than a week. So once again, I am very behind in responding to comments and probably won’t catch up until after the wedding.