KatyQuilts

I’m still trying to decide which of my machines to take in Dora this summer. I pulled out my favorite Featherweight. Isadore hasn’t been used in a while.

I got these bits long ago in a bag of scraps.

I decided to piece some together.

Then I put a walking foot on and tried quilting.

Not bad, but what if I add more?

Hmmmm…. Better than expected. I decided to wash this piece. Here are after washing photos.

Now I remember why I used to wash all my finished pieces right away! You notice texture more than individual stitches.

I can’t really do free motion work on the Featherweight, but if walking foot quilting works, that might be good enough.

Have a great day!

Remember these? I needed something small to practice machine quilting, so I got busy piecing.

Not bad.

I added borders and basted. I’m still tryin* to decide which machine to take in the RV this summer. I’d like to be able to to quilt small things on whatever I take.

I pulled out one of my vintage Singer 301s out to try.

I couldn’t find my walking foot.

So far, so good.

Then I got a little lazy. I eyeballed lines and things got ugly quick.

If I can find my darning foot, I might try a stipple in the border.

Wish me luck.

This is one of the bits I pulled out of the orphan block box.

I added this skinny border. That brought the size up to 8 1/2” FINISHED. Weird, I know.

So I added this to get it to a more reasonable 10 inches finished.

I had planned to create a medallion quilt, similar to this. This quilt is from an old book called Small Endearments by Sandy Fox.

But I think in trying to get to an even number, I’ve made a mess of the design proportions. This project may end up in time out for a while.

It happens.

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I picked this up from FB Marketplace recently. The trays are removable. I will use it for my current WIPs.

This is so funny!

This mural is at a local museum.

Another puzzle finish.

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This lovely bundle arrived on my doorstep this week!

It is from Connecting Threads. The bundle is a line called Art Haus and the thread is from their Essential Threads line.

I wish you could feel this fabric. It is truly top notch. And that thread? It is definitely on par with those orange spools!

I have a plan for this bundle. To prepare, I broke open that tower of goodness and pressed it all.

Aren’t these great?

I can’t wait to cut them up! But I’m waiting…..because something big is coming from AccuQuilt …..

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You might just see a few quilts from someone you know. 😊

If you need me, I’ll be waiting at the door for my order.

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You’ve already seen some the blocks I’ve been making for the Scrappy Meets Thrifty (SMT) sew along. I’ve had so much fun making these, that I decided to make a second version!

These bitty blocks have fewer pieces and feature the print in the center square. They will finish at 2 inches. These are the AccuQuilt dies I’m using. They are from the 4” Qube.

I grabbed a few 2 1/2” squares from a bin to get a tiny preview.

Looks like a perfect RV project to me!

Have a great day!

I made these little four inch blocks from my log cabin block leftovers. In my mind, it seemed like a good idea. In reality, not so much.

I decided to give them some breathing room and I like this much better.

I wish I had more than an almost fat quarter of that background fabric. I could go scrappy there. I’ll have to think about it some more. I’m still not sure I like it enough to move forward.

Have a great day!