KatyQuilts

Finish It Up Friday ~ Twist!

Posted on September 16, 2016 by katyquilts

I’m so excited to share this finish with you today! As you may remember, this quilt all started with a jelly roll that Daughter #3 gave me for Mother’s Day this year.

I loved the fabrics and enjoyed coming up with a block pattern in EQ7 that would use pretty much every little bit of it! And here it is!

I used a pantograph by Patricia Ritter called Time Warp on this.

I love the texture it gave! And it was easier to stitch than it looks.

I used an Ikea sheet for the backing and white Glide thread for the quilting.

The binding was a find from SAS Fabrics in Phoenix. I think It is a Michael Miller print.

The white fabric is also from Ikea. I’ve started buying this by the bolt!

If I were to make this again, I think I would use two different prints in the blocks to emphasize the twist. For this project, I love it as is!

Have a wonderful day!

Linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Crazy Mom Quilts, Chezzetcooks, Fort Worth Fabric Studio, Sew Can She, Busy Hands

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Throwback Thursday ~ Tumbers

Posted on September 15, 2016 by katyquilts

I love tumbler quilts and have made a whole bunch of them! I thought it might be fun to look back at a few of them. If you would like to make your own, I have a Tumbler Tutorial here.

This first one was a baby quilt made for a coworker.

This one was a Quilt of Valor.

This was a wedding gift.

This miniature was made a LONG time ago out of vintage fabrics.

I made this one out of all Denyse Schmidt fabrics and gave it to my niece for her high school graduation.

Wow, bad picture here! This was another baby gift.

And while it looks much bigger than the photo above, this is another miniature made with scrappy tumblers sent to me by a friend.

I have tumblers cut for yet another quilt.

One of these days, I’ll get to it!

have a great day!

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WIP Wednesday

Posted on September 14, 2016 by katyquilts

I still am working on multiple projects. But things are getting done, so I guess it is all good! I finished this binding last night.

And I totally changed my mind on the pattern for this quilt. But it is now all cut out and ready to sew.

I cut some more triangles for my Gee’s Geese quilt.

And I finished the first set of broken dishes blocks for the swap.

Hubby and I are heading out of town again next week and I want to get these done before I go. I also need to get going on the last border for my Gwenny Inspired medallion. I am still stumped with the fish theme! LOL!

Have a great day.

Linking up with Sew Fresh Quilts, Quilt Fabrication, Esther’s Blog

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Rearranging

Posted on September 13, 2016 by katyquilts

I needed to evict some serious dust bunnies from the quilting room last week. I decided to try rearranging a few things in the process. I really wanted more design wall space. My sewing room is very large, but wall space is at a premium. I also wanted to get my Singer 201 out where I could use it.

So first, I cleared off my bulletin board and covered it with a Fons & Porter Design Wall sheet. And moved my large sewing desk so I could reach the wall.

I know, I still have stuff in front of it, but at least I can use it for miscellaneous blocks and such. If I decide to keep using it, I will lose the big apple!

I moved the sewing desk to the island and dropped a 301 in it.

I’ve been using this machine as my daily piecing machine since I picked it up at a yard sale this summer. It is nice to have it set into the desk.

And my 201 is uncovered and ready for use over here.

A month or so ago, I picked up an enamel table top while out junking with Daughter #3. It was just the top. Daughter #3 had the idea to use it as a magnetic note board. So that got hung up as well.

I also picked up a quilt ladder at a recent garage sale. It will do nicely to hold WIPs without having them moved out of sight.

You can see pictures of how this all looked when I first moved into this room here.

I love rearranging things, but most of the big things in my room are very much fixed in place, like the long arm and computer area. We’ll see how this goes. I’m still pondering possible changes. At least it is a lot cleaner than it was!

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DWMonday

Posted on September 12, 2016 by katyquilts

It was a busy weekend around here! Daughter #3 got engaged last month and this past weekend was all about dress shopping. I did sneak in a few stitches, but I’m still feeling a bit scattered.

This is where Gee’s Geese are at:

And the 16 patch is quilted.

And I’m thinking about a new project with these:

If I finalize that design, I might get cutting today.

I got one more daisy back done yesterday. I appreciate all the comments regarding the layout. You all got me thinking! I love the idea of putting them on point and/or using a plain alternate block. There are 20 blocks in the set and I won’t make any more. But I will definitely give the lay out more thought. So thanks to all who weighed in on this!

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

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Daisies AGAIN!

Posted on September 11, 2016 by katyquilts

Are you sick of these yet? Surprisingly, I am not yet!

This is what the back looks like in case you were wondering. Not the neatest, but it is good enough for me!

Many have commented on my vintage looking fabrics. These blocks were actually purchased at an estate sale. They date to around the 1940s. The flowers and stems were already basted down so I just have the fun part to do. There are 20 blocks total and I have 14 done now. I have started to think about how I want to set up.

I will have to square them up since they are not exactly the same size!

Linking up with Kathy’s Quilts

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SAS Fabric Shopping

Posted on September 10, 2016 by katyquilts

I’ve mentioned before my love of this fabric store in Phoenix. You have to be willing to do a bit of digging there, but if you have the time, there are some gems to be found! This is what I brought home this time.

I loved this print from Melanie Testa.

This one has QOV written all over it!

This Robin Pandolph print will make a great backing.

Someday, I will get back to those Shenandoah Stars and then this will come in handy.

This is from Marcus’ Aged Muslin line. Love this green!

Ugh, the picture is sideways! But this one has Civil War battle sites printed on it.

I have had this charm pack from Marcia Derse for a while so I was quite pleased to find a few pieces of yardage from the same line. I’d like to make a masculine quilt for someone and this might be just the ticket.

I love to go to the thrift shops with my son and his wife. I saw these beauties at one of them!

But they were too heavy to bring home on the plane :).

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ More QOVs

Posted on September 9, 2016 by katyquilts

Here are the rest of the Quilts of Valor from the Stitching Sisters goup that I quilted before my trip.

The first one was quilted by Nadine.

I wish you could see the background fabric, it was almost pearlescent, really lovely.

And you gotta love this backing fabric!

Here is another by Nadine. She used the same pearly fabric in this one.

This one was made by Kerry. I think she adds some yellow to all of her quilts. it really adds a spark to it!

Linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Crazy Mom Quilts, Sew Can She, Quilt Matters

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A Plethora of Projects

Posted on September 8, 2016 by katyquilts

I seem to have a case of quilter’s ADD right now. Perhaps it is just settling back in after a time away and not yet knowing where to focus my attention in the sewing room. I did add borders to my 16-patch top. Now I need to figure out a backing for it.

And I added borders to this old UFO. I’m not sure how I want to quilt this yet. I don’t want to rush into anything after spending this long on it!

I didn’t work on my broken dishes swap blocks while I was gone, but I have been making the HSTs as leaders/enders this week and making a bit of progress that way.

I have made a few more flying geese. Time to cut some more!

And I started the handwork on the binding of my Twist quilt. I need a good movie to get this finished.

What are you working on today?

Linking up with My Quilt Infatuation

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WIP Wednesday ~ Gee’s Geese

Posted on September 7, 2016 by katyquilts

I had a number of questions regarding this project and I will try to answer those today. I also received in the comments of my Monday post, come very important info if you are using any of the Gee’s Bend kits.

I will start with that. Vivian mentioned that these are hand dyed fabrics and that with a kit she had, the dyes ran requiring multiple washes with color catchers. She suggested prewashing the fabrics. To be fair, the instruction sheet that came with the kit stated that this was a possibility. Since I have done my share of hand dyeing, I was prepared for this. But a good reminder if you have a kit and haven’t used it yet!

LuAnn asked about my process. She wondered if I knew ahead of time what exactly I was making and if I knew exactly how many of each shape to cut.

Usually, I do have a plan, even if I don’t always spill the beans on the blog! I like to keep you all guessing! I like knowing exactly how many of each piece I need and having them all cut before I start sewing.

But sometimes, like this time, I don’t really know where I am headed! I did know that I wanted to make flying geese. But not much beyond that. So I just started cutting. And as you can see above, I didn’t cut everything up yet.

After I had made a bunch, I started throwing them up on the design wall.

I still don’t know where I am going with this, or even how big it will end up, but I am having fun. And sometimes, you just need to surprise yourself.