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Sort of a finish…

Posted on October 9, 2014 by katyquilts

Sort of because it is not my finish! I did finish quilting Mama Mim’s quilt last night. These pictures are not the best but I wanted to get it packed up and ready for the post office. So they will have to do.

I quilted a freehand feather swirl all over design. I used Omni thread on top (Maple) and Premosoft in the bobbin. I have heard of a lot of people having trouble with Omni lately. I had to use a size 18 needle and that seemed to eliminate all shredding.

I like the way it shows on the back.

Linking up with Kelly at Quilt Infatuation for NTT and Gemma at Pretty Bobbins for IQuilt.

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Work in progress Wednesday

Posted on October 8, 2014 by katyquilts

Good Morning! Yesterday was every bit as full as I expected it to be but I was able to get a surprising amount done around the house, at work, and in the sewing room. I chalk it all up to Gods grace!

I won’t bore you with my household/work accomplishments! I got this quilt top pieced by Mama Mim in the frame.

And got it half quilted after work last night.

It is difficult to see in the picture above but I am quilting freehand swirls with feathers. I am using Omni thread in Maple on the top and Premosoft from Glide in the bottom. I had to move up to a size 18 needle to avoid thread shred.

Remember the square in a square patterns I printed yesterday? While digging out scraps to make my blocks, I came across some patterns I printed years ago and decided to use those instead.

How fun are these? I actually have 6 now. I’m not sure how I will set these yet.

Another full day is ahead of me so I better get ready for it. I am linking up with Lee for WIP Wednesday and Lorna for Let’s Bee Sewcial.

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Tuesday

Posted on October 7, 2014 by katyquilts

I spent a little time playing with layouts for my Miss Kate fence rail blocks last night.

I think I will go with one of the above layouts rather than setting them together like this.

I also got the binding on my last shirting quilt.

I will share this finish on Friday. Hopefully I can get this washed and pictures taken by then.

Yesterday Daughter #1 and I made 24 pints of applesauce from the apples on our trees.

Today will be another very full day with Baby E here in the morning and then working from 1-9 PM. Just in case I feel like a bit of sewing after that, I have the perfect little project ready to go:

These Square in a Square blocks are for my October challenge quilt for the SQT group. I will again be using vintage fabrics to make mine.

Have a lovely Tuesday everyone! Linking up with Connie at Free Motion By the River for Limky Tuesday.

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on October 6, 2014 by katyquilts

A few weeks back, I did something I said I would not do. I bought another Moda Scrap Pack. This time, it consisted of strips from the Miss Kate line by Bonnie and Camille. I trimmed all the strips to 2″ wide with my strip cutter die. I had just enough to make 72 of these 4 1/2 inch blocks.

I am debating setting them like this or alternating with solid white blocks to make a bigger quilt.

I worked on quilting my latest shirting quilt this past weekend. I am quilting a wonky grid through the triangles.

And I have been practicing McTavishing in the white space.

Clearly, I have not mastered the art of McTavishing! And why didn’t I use white batting? The seams are shadowing badly. Hopefully washing the quilt when finished will help that.

This quilt was finished quite some time ago and is finding a new home this week. Some friends of ours just welcomed a new baby into their home and this will be for him.

I am linking up with Patchwork Times for DWMonday.

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on October 5, 2014 by katyquilts

I am looking forward to a bit of slow stitching today. I plan to stitch this label onto this Quilt of Valor and then it will be all ready to go to my state coordinator.

I may also do some stitching on this shirting top I got loaded.

Hubby and I got my new cabinet home yesterday. I bought this at an estate sale that Daughter #3 was working at. I always wanted a cabinet like this but never had room in my kitchen. I am thrilled to have this one and the side cabinets are a real bonus!

Somehow it ended up with three different shades of paint. Eventually I will paint it white. I got it all cleaned up yesterday and removed tons of old, flaking masking tape. I found this note on the inside and decided to leave it.

Isn’t that fun? The center section has a roll down door.

The shelves each had a very carefully cut piece of old linoleum to fit.

It looks great with my vintage enamelware.

Linking up with Kathy’s Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday.

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Saturday

Posted on October 4, 2014 by katyquilts

It has been a full week around here but I managed to sneak in a little sewing on my most recent shirting quilt.

If you think this top looks a little wonky, you would be correct. Piecing these long skinny triangles isn’t easy and when doing it with a wide variety of men’s dress shirt fabrics, it is even harder. I could have left out those poly cottons and stretchy bits but they were colors/patterns I wanted to include so I am willing to live with some cut off points and mismatched seams. Life is too short to worry about those things all the time. I can’t wait to get this one on the frame.

I have gotten to spend lots of time with Baby E this week.

Those cheeks are so kissable!

Today, Mr. Wonderful and I are picking up this new addition to my sewing room.

I am so excited! I also got this so I can reach the top of my design wall.

One of my goals this week will be to sort and sell some of the vintage treasures I have collected but am not using. I have a few vintage quilt kits and block sets I am ready to part with. I’ll post them here in case anyone is interested.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

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Finish It Up Friday

Posted on October 2, 2014 by katyquilts

Back in August, I pulled fabric for a wall quilt for my dear MIL. She asked me to make something for her guest room. I hadn’t used my hand dyed fabrics in a while and knew they would be perfect for this project.

But then they sat there…….for weeks. One day, inspiration hit out of the blue and I was on my way! I cut a bunch of 3 inch squares and began playing at the design wall.

The sewing went quickly. These little clips helped me to stay organized.

Then it was time for the quilting. I had fun quilting these free hand swirls!

A bit of binding and she was done!

I had a terrible time getting the colors to look right in the photos. The colors in the first picture are most accurate.

Now time to pop it in the mail! Hope you like it, Mama Mim!

Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish It Up Friday, Richard and Tanya Quilts for Link a Finish Friday, and Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?

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September/October Goals

Posted on October 1, 2014 by katyquilts

I kept my goals for this month modest as I was gone for a third of the month in Arizona. Here is my list for September:

1. I want to finish this QOV: DONE!

2. Complete the SQT challenge for this month in vintage fabrics. DONE!

3. Complete the 16 patch quilt I started so long ago that I can’t even remember when I started it! Not done.

I did have a few other finishes though, including:

This fun little 4 patch

I finished appliqueing these pumpkin seed blocks:

I finished this little vintage HST quilt:

And I finished this wall quilt that I will be showing in it’s entirety on Friday.

On to October!

1. I want to finish this quilt:

2. And this shirting project:

3. I STILL want to finish the 16 patch:

4.I want to make the October Challenge quilt for the SQT group.

5. I need to make 15 blocks for a local guild exchange.

6. Finally, I will be making another small quilt out of vintage fabrics. This is a little challenge with another blogger and you will hear more about that project soon.

That’s probably more projects than month so I better stop there!
Linking up with Lily’s Quilts for Fresh Sewing Day and My Quilt Infatuation for NTT.

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Work in Progress Wednesday

Posted on October 1, 2014 by katyquilts

I didn’t accomplish much yesterday, but I did consider my next steps for a couple of my WIPs. I still have these shirting bits:

Not sure where to go from here.

I thought this top was nearly ready for the frame. Now I am thinking that maybe I want to make this big enough for my bed. Decisions, decisions.

If I do decide to make this bigger, it will mean fabric shopping.

Linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday and Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts for Let’s Bee Sewcial.

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Tiny Prints Mug

Posted on September 30, 2014 by katyquilts

A while ago Connie from Free Motion By the River shared a coupon code for a free mug from Tiny Prints. The code was for an 11 ounce mug or you could apply it toward a more expensive mug. I went for the bigger mug, 15 ounces.

I chose one of my favorite quilts to feature on it. I am quite pleased with how it turned out! Having said that, without the $15.99 off I got with the code, I probably would not have ordered it. It still cost $12, not bad but more than I would normally spend on a mug. Here is a picture of the whole quilt:

There is also a sneak peak of this in my header.

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