Slow Stitchng ~ Fans

Posted on November 27, 2016 by katyquilts

I finished hand stitching the fans to the backgrounds.

Now I need to figure out quarter circles to appliqué to finish the blocks. That is my plan for today.

Have a great day!

Linking up with Kathy’s Quilts

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Solid Tumblers

Posted on November 25, 2016 by katyquilts

Finally! I cut these out so long ago, finally they are sewn into a top.

My quilt inspector had to check it out.


She noticed several pieces out of place, but still decided it would do.



I thought I was so careful with my layout, but it ended up quite muddled. I decided to leave it anyway.

Have a great day!

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

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 24, 2016 by katyquilts

“We give thanks to you, God. Yes, we give thanks! Your name is near. Your marvelous deeds are declared.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭75:1‬ ‭CEB‬‬

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WIP Wednesday

Posted on November 23, 2016 by katyquilts

I spent a good chunk of the day yesterday working on Scrappy Trip blocks.

I’m getting quite a pile now. I hope to finish these soon. As you can see, I had a lot of help.


I took a break in the afternoon and checked out an antique store. I have seen very few vintage quilts out here, but this one had some interesting ones. This one was in great shape.

The others were really worn, but very interesting. This one looked like a pieced album block, but now the fabrics were all the same color.

It had a name on it.


Love that green fabric! I also loved the colors in this bear paw.


Sadly, there was so room to lay these out. This last one was the most worn, but it was my favorite.


In some places, only the quilting was holding it together. The stories these beauties could tell!

Have a great day!

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This and That Tuesday

Posted on November 22, 2016 by katyquilts

Thanks to the great kindness of a blog reader, Ila, I have been able to replenish my supplies of scrappy Civil War rectangles for my leader/ended project! 

I’m mingling the new scraps with the ones I still had. 

Zenia, from A Quilted Passion, came over for a sew day yesterday! Such fun! I worked on a few more of my Scrappy Trip blocks.

On Sunday, Big E and Little E were dedicated at church. I was able to watch it all because a friend shared it via Facebook Live!
 

I’ve sure been enjoying time with Little L. 


And Big L!

Have a great day!

Linking up with The Quilting Room with Mel, Free Motion by the River

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DWMonday ~ Tumblers

Posted on November 21, 2016 by katyquilts

Remember these?


I cut these out ages ago. I brought them with me and started throwing them up on the design wall.


It needs a lot of  tweaking yet. But at least I have a helper.

Have a great day!

Linking up with Em’s Scrapbag, Patchwork Times, Cooking Up Quilts, Love Laugh Quilt

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Slow Stitching ~ Tiny Fans

Posted on November 20, 2016 by katyquilts

I wasn’t going to bring my Blueberry Park scraps with me, but at the last minute, I threw them in the suitcase. I used an EZ Dresden ruler to cut them into these shapes.

They became these fan blades.the spool of thread is to show the size. They are quite small.


Today, I want to appliqué these to the background squares.

Then I need to figure out what to do with those corners.

Have a great day!

Linking up with Kathy’s Quilts, Quilting is More Fun than Housework

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A Very Special QOV 

Posted on November 19, 2016 by katyquilts

It took me ages to come up with a plan for my daughter’s Quilt of Valor. I have always loved quilts  with hexagons and I definitely wanted stars on it. I wanted it to be patriotic, but subtle. I wanted it to be very personal and meaningful with little hidden things to discover over time. Honestly, even after deciding on a plan, I had a very hard time actually starting this quilt. I’m not exactly sure why. Perhaps because this is such an emotional project for me. Here are a few sneak peeks.

A lot of this is Tim Holtz’ fabric from his Eclectic Elements line.

It is always good to take pictures of your works in progress. I see things in pictures that I don’t see looking at the pieces on my design wall. I see things here that I want to change. But I didn’t see them until looking at the pictures on my iPad.

This won’t be done any time soon. As I have started sewing, I have thought of a few more things that I want to add, things I don’t have on hand right here, like a scrap from her old uniform pants. I have sewn rows now, but it is a simple matter at this point to rip and switch out a few pieces here and there. I don’t want to rush this. I need to make sure it has everything in it that I want to say. 

I need to ponder some more on this one. But at least it is started.

Have a great day.

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Fairy Tale Friends

Posted on November 18, 2016 by katyquilts

Want to see the first charm pack I ever bought? 

I don’t remember how long ago I bought this. Actually, I bought two of them and a bit of yardage of one of the prints. Before I headed out to AZ, I finally decided what to do with them!

 

It seemed a simple idea, but honestly, it took much longer than I thought for a small quilt. 


I don’t think this top can be made without a design wall! Even then, I ended up doing some ripping. The 9 patches finish at 4 1/2 inches.

I didn’t bring that yardage with me. It will probably be used for the back and binding.


Have a great day!

Linking up withConfessions of a Fabric Addict, Crazy Mom Quilts, Busy Hands Quilts, Fort Worth Fabric Studio, The Quilt Journal

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 Log Cabin Blocks

Posted on November 17, 2016 by katyquilts

First of all, thank you for all of your wonderful ideas and encouragement on my Ugly Scrappy Trips! I enjoy making the blocks, so after taking a break, I will probably go back to it. 

In the mean time, I have made all the Log Cabin blocks that I can. I have run out of pieces to make more blocks. I played around with the 24 blocks I have finished.

I think I like the above layout best, but then I have leftover blocks. Ugh.makes my OCD crazy! Here are some other ideas.

At the end of the day, I don’t love any of these. I think I need more blocks. I don’t have a lot of these fabrics left, but I might have enough for 12 more blocks. I’ve decided to set this project aside until I get home and can use my die cutter to cut some more. I am not at all interested in cutting these bits with my rotary cutter!

I feel good about the progress I made, but I know if I finish as is, I’ll never be happy with this. So I’m done working on this for now.

Have a great day!

Linking up with My Quilt Infatuation

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