Textures

Posted on October 29, 2016 by katyquilts

One of the things I always notice here in Arizona, are all the amazing textures! Here are a few I noticed while taking a walk this week.

I think there is a lot of machine quilting inspiration here!

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Quilters Madder

Posted on October 28, 2016 by katyquilts

ETA: The link up is now open! Hop on over to Humble Quilts to see all the beautiful finishes from this QAL!
My first finish in Arizona! I have done a number of QALs hosted by Lori at Humble Quilts. I’ve enjoyed them all. This one was no exception! 

The binding was actually finished on the plane somewhere over New Mexico. These first pics are before washing.

And these are after.

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I love the texture that the quilting gave! 

Have a great day!

Linking up with   Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Crazy Mom Quilts, Fort Worth Fabric Studio, Sew Can She, Busy Hands. Quilts, A Quilting Reader’s Garden

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TBT Humble Quilts QALs

Posted on October 27, 2016 by katyquilts

Since it is almost time for the most recent Humble Quilts QAL reveal, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at the past Humble Quilts QALs that I have participated in. Lori always does a great job with these and I have loved every one I have done.

This one was called Mid-Winter Blues. Someday, I want to make a big quilt in this pattern.

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Cascadia was another fun one and used up a whole bunch of 1 1/2 inch squares I had cut. My version is slightly different than Lori’s, I think I made one fewer row of squares in the center.  This quilt is one of my most pinned quilts on Pinterest!

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This one was called Faithful. You started with any block you wanted for the center so they all ended up quite different.

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This one was called harmony and it was a fun way to use up a bunch of scraps. I remember that I had those HSTs already pieced and clearly, I just cut them off to make them fit. It works for me!

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This one might have been the very first QAL that I participated in. Loved this one too! It is called Abundance.

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This one is Country Roads and just might be my favorite so far.

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None of these little quilts would have been made without being a part of the quilt alongs. Lori hosts these once or twice a year. Don’t miss the next one!

Have a great day!

 

 

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Arizona!

Posted on October 26, 2016 by katyquilts

I made it! Here is home sweet home for the next few months.

All went well, my luggage was even a tiny bit underweight! I got the binding on my Quilters Madder quilt done on the plane.

I played and walked these two hooligans after I arrived.

Then I got some groceries, came home, and set this little beauty up.

No sewing tonight, I’m bushed! And I also need to acclimate to a three hour time difference. So I might be sewing in the wee hours of the morning! Tomorrow I get to spend the day with Big L and Little L. I can’t wait!

I still need to get internet set up. In the mean time, I am blogging  from my phone.

Have a great day! I surely will!

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WIP Tuesday ~ Quilters Madder QAL

Posted on October 25, 2016 by katyquilts

I finally had a bit of time over the weekend to get working on the last installment for the Quilters Madder QAL hosted by Lori at Humble Quilts.

I decided to change up the layout slightly.

I got it loaded in the frame and decided to quilt it with my small Baptist Fan design boards.

I didn’t get this pass lined up quite right, but it is what it is! 

No time for do overs, I have a flight to catch!

Have a great day!

Linking up with Free Motion by the River

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DWMonday ~ Blueberry Park

Posted on October 24, 2016 by katyquilts

I decided to cut out one more project before I go. I had already packed a layer cake of Blueberry Park by Karen Lewis, but I pulled it out to cut it up with my die cutter. This is what the fabric looks like:

Here is the info from the label.

I used this die.

I cut four half rectangles from each layer.

And I had some decent sized scraps left over. I’m leaving these home!

Look at all that yumminess stacked up!

I also cut an equal number of half rectangles from white. I placed them back on the layer cake cardboard and slid them into a gallon size zipper bag.

They should stay wrinkle free this way. 

Have a great day!

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

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Packing, packing, packing….

Posted on October 22, 2016 by katyquilts

I haven’t finished unpacking and I’m already back to packing again!  I have lots of project bags like this:

And a suitcase like this:

And still I’m not ready. Back to it!

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Finishing Up a Lovely Week!

Posted on October 21, 2016 by katyquilts

I’ve spent this week with Daughter #1, Big E, and Little E visiting my family in Wisconsin. I have no sewing finishes, but we had a wonderful week.

Have a great weekend!

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TBT ~ More Hexie Quilts!

Posted on October 20, 2016 by katyquilts

As promised, today I am taking a look back at some of my bigger hexie quilts. The first one shown here was made for a dear friend. All the fabrics are from Denyse Schmidt’s lines.

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My version of Brinton Hall is a fairly recent finish. This was my first go at English Paper Piecing.

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This next one is my very oldest hexie quilt! I remember making a template out of a plastic coffee can lid! It is hand pieced and hand quilted. It actually appeared in a magazine in the mid 1990s.  You can tell my scrap stash was pretty weak at the time!

The block in this next quilt is often called a coffin due to the shape. I hand pieced this one and machine quilted it on my domestic machine.

This one is a late 1990s finish. It is hand pieced and hand quilted. It has been hanging behind our piano for years! I still love it!

This bed quilt was finished shortly after we moved to France in 1997. It is also hand pieced and hand quilted. Most of the piecing was done while waiting for my kids at gymnastics.

I have recently cut out yet another hexie quilt. I hope to start piecing that one soon!

Have a great day!

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WIP Tuesday

Posted on October 18, 2016 by katyquilts

Before I show you my current projects, I want to apologize for not responding to comments this past week. I’m down to the final week before I head out to AZ and I’m not able to keep up with everything as I would like. Some of my posts are scheduled ahead but I’m likely to days some days posting as well. 

I am trying to keep up with my two QALs and am caught up on the Quilts Madder hosted by Humble Quilts


I’ve also been busily packing for my trip. Here are a few of the projects I am taking.

So much to do and so little time!

Have a great day!

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