KatyQuilts

Finsh It Up Friday ~ Dear Betty

Posted on May 27, 2016 by katyquilts

It all started with this Christmas gift from Daughter #1.

I immediately loved it, but it took me a while to find the perfect pattern for it. I finally settled on this traditional Rolling Star pattern.

These blocks are a whopping 18 inches finished. I wanted the fabrics to really shine here.

I need a good place to hang a big quilt for pictures!

I used my pattern boards to quilt this with a Baptist Fan design. Here is the backing, it is part of a duvet cover I found on clearance. The pattern and color were perfect!

I just love the texture that the quilting gives.

I used Superior Mono-poly thread on top and white magna Glide Classic in the bobbin. It is currently living in my guest room.

Sorry for the picture overload, but I love this texture!

I love leaving the door open and walking by this room.

I didn’t end up using all the fabrics in that bundle, so another quilt from this will be coming somewhere down the road.

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

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Throwback Thursday ~ More Closet Quilts

Posted on May 26, 2016 by katyquilts

Here are a couple more quilts I found while cleaning closets this week. This first one was made while we lived in France in the late 90s. I purchased a small bundle of these Provencal fabrics from a quilt shop in Paris called Le Rouvray.

I machine quilted this on my 1955 Singer Model 201. I think the white fabric came from Ikea.

The next one started out as a vintage top purchased at a garage sale. I could not believe my luck when I found it at a price I could afford!

I hand quilted this. I just love this sashing fabric. See the little duck blowing bubbles?

I quilted it simply and used a vintage purple fabric for the binding.

I have more closets to clean. I wonder what else I will find!

Linking up with My Quilt Infatuation

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WIP Wednesday ~ Black and White

Posted on May 25, 2016 by katyquilts

Have you figured it out yet? I had to cut up a bunch more inch and a half squares.

I’m using this fusible grid product.

I placed all my squares on the grid in my chosen pattern.

Then I placed a piece of parchment paper over the top and used my iron to fuse them in place.

That’s as far as I got yesterday. I’m hoping to start sewing today. I sure hope this all works out as planned! Stay tuned!

Linking up with Sew Fresh Quilts, Quilt Fabrication

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Cleaning Closets

Posted on May 24, 2016 by katyquilts

Sounds fun, right? Not so much. I didn’t take a single stitch yesterday as I was too busy cleaning. The up side is that I found a couple quilts I hadn’t seen in a while. This is one inspired by Gwen Marston. I couldn’t find it when I did my announcement for theGwennie Inspired QAL. This one actually appeared in an issue of Quilt Magazine back in the day. It has been washed a gazillion times.

This next one has blocks from a swap way back in the days of the AOL Online quilters. Remember that? We had a small group and each made blocks to represent our house.

I love the lace curtains in the one on the upper right! The one on the right in the second row was made by a lady who lives Ina very modern looking house. She said if the roof was removed and you looked at her house from above, it would resemble a box of fabric!

At the time, we lived in a 1950s ranch and had just painted it blue.

Daughter #2 loved this quilt. I used to rock her with this quilt and we would make up stories about the people that lived in these houses. It isn’t a “pretty” quilt, or well done. But the memories of sitting with my baby girl mean it’s a keeper.

Happy Tuesday!

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

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Design Wall Monday ~ Another UFO…..Sort of….

Posted on May 23, 2016 by katyquilts

Em, over at Em’s Scrapbag, has a linky party on Monday’s called Moving It Forward. The idea is to share forward movement on any project. I really like this concept. There isn’t any pressure to share a finish, just encouragement to take another step toward the goal. In fact, I like this idea so much, that as I wander around my sewing room deciding what to work on, I find myself looking at UFOs and thinking, what do I need to do to move this forward? And that is exactly what I am doing with this one.

I listed this in my UFO parade at the beginning of the year.

I’m finally ready to start working on it again; but, I threw most of it out and decided to start over.

I have the same vision for this project, but in thinking about moving this project forward, I changed my mind about the process I will take to get there. Anyone want to guess where I am headed with this?

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

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Finally Some Slow Stitching

Posted on May 22, 2016 by katyquilts

I have finished quilting.
Finished trimming.
Made my binding.
Applied it.

And I’m ready for some slow stitching. Have a wonderful day!

Linking up with Kathy’s Quilts

“This is the day the Lord acted; we will rejoice and celebrate in it!”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭118:24‬ ‭CEB‬‬

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Armed Forces Day

Posted on May 21, 2016 by katyquilts

Thankful.

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Leader/Ender Update

Posted on May 21, 2016 by katyquilts

I haven’t shared the progress on my leader/ender blocks in a while. This shows four blocks put together.

Each rectangle was cut 2 inches by 3 1/2 inches. I sew twosies as leaders/enders and when this little pan looks full, I stop and make a 12 inch block.

It doesn’t take long to make one or two blocks and is a good thing to do when I have a few minutes to fill. I think I will stop at 64 blocks for a quilt 96 by 96. Maybe. I might change my mind. At this point, I have 41 blocks made. Here is what they look like all together.

I have really enjoyed making these and consider this project my first real success at using leaders/enders to create a whole new quilt.

Linking up with A Quilting Chick, Quilting is More Fun Than Housework

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A Tiny Finish

Posted on May 20, 2016 by katyquilts

Remember my Mick Jagger free motion quilted practice piece?

The plan was to cut it up to make small zipper bags, but haven’t been able to locate my box of zippers. It is somewhere in the black hole of a walk in closet containing games, leftover kid stuff, miscellaneous household stuff etc. I found a small zipper in one of my sewing cupboards this week and decided to make one.

This one finishes at about 6 inches on a side. The zipper has metal teeth so you really have to take care with sewing near the ends. Here is the other side.

I have made a number of these bags in the past. It is a good way to use the free motion practice pieces that accumulate. I like making this pyramid shape rather than a flat pouch, I just think they are more fun that way. I made the next one about ten years ago.

I use this one to store my double pointed knitting needles.

I always liked this next one.

I use it to store scissors when I travel.

I used a piece of leftover zipper as a loop for this wristlet that I use for my camera.

The fabric is a scrap of my hand dye.

Maybe I should clean that closet out and find the rest of my zippers!

Have a great day!

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

Posted in Crafty Things, Free Motion Quilting, Uncategorized | 13 Comments

Moving Slowly Forward

Posted on May 19, 2016 by katyquilts

Tuesday was not a good day here. I woke up with a stomach bug and accomplished exactly nothing all day. Therefore, there was nothing to post yesterday. Thankfully, I am feeling better and have made some progress today. This quilt is in the frame and half quilted.

I decided to use my Baptist a Fan pattern boards. I am using Pellon 80/20 batting, MagnaGlide Classics bobbins, and Superior Mono-Poly on top. I hope to finish the quilting today.