KatyQuilts

I am loving this! Why don’t I use red as a background more often?

Lots of sewing to do!

Have a great day!

Did you see today’s AccuQuilt Live program? If you did, then you know the BIG news is that AccuQuilt has released a new…..

16” Qube!

I got to design a couple patterns for this release. The first is Field of Diamonds, a throw quilt.

And the second is a generous baby quilt called Ring Around the Posy.

Both are free patterns available on the AccuQuilt website. I am thrilled with this die release. I have lots of plans ahead for this, so stay tuned!

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I don’t know what to call this, but it does use the AccuQuilt dies intended for Bow Ties. I decided to add some different blues to the mix.

And I liked it! So I pulled some more and cut them up. I want to make a baby quilt.

Sometimes you have to quit thinking about an idea, and just do it!

And what is the BIG news? Check out the AccuQuilt the Live program at 12 PM Central time. Click here to register! If you register, you will be entered into drawings for prizes.

Then come back here for a special post. 😊

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These are vintage fabrics from my stash.

I grabbed them to try out an idea I’ve had for a while now. These are the AccuQuilt dies I’m using from my 12” Qube.

I cut these pieces in a single pass!

And these are the 3” finished blocks I’m making.

Everything gets pressed toward the red.

Ta daaa!

Four together look like this.

I’m loving this! I don’t often make a quilt with just two fabrics, but this could work. That funky, wonky print gives a lot of movement. I’m going to have to think about this one.

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Yes, I’m still playing with rocks.

I picked up this tile saw so I could cut them up! It’s so fun to see what they look like inside.

Aren’t they gorgeous? Hidden treasures made by the Creator Himself.

Some rocks are beautiful because of their form. These fascinate me.

I really have the itch to get back out there, but it is snake season. 😬

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Some quilts are made and I have to wait a while to find out where they want to live. I finally know where this one is going.

I was thrilled to pick this up at Goodwill for under $2!

I’ve started setting things aside for RV sewing.

A good reminder.

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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.

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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.

Have a great day!