KatyQuilts

I got 10 blocks finished in the car yesterday. Here are a few:

I had 5 done at home for a total of 15. I changed my technique slightly because I wasn’t real happy with how they were turning out. I decided to baste the edges of the appliqué. I had some questions regarding the glue I use. I hope this will explain it better.
After basting the edges of the appliqué, I put some glue on the freezer paper like this:

Then I place it where I want it on the background square.. I appliqué almost all the way around.

Then I remove the basting stitches and use a tweezer to loosen the glue. I carefully grab the freezer paper with the tweezer, roll it up, and pull it out.

Then I tuck the edges back in and finish the appliqué. No need to cut the backing out this way.

And this is why I decided to baste the edges:

Yuck!

The 5 I did at home looked much better but working on the car is different. The extra step takes time but the appliqué is easier to do and it turns out better so it is worth it. I have 10 more basted and ready to appliqué today.

Linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times for DWM.

I have been preparing more pumpkin seed blocks to hand appliqué while on the road. I have 5 done so far.

This is how I prepare my applique. First I cut my pattern out of freezer paper and iron it to the back of my fabric. Then I cut the extra fabric away leaving about a 1/4″ seam allowance to turn under as I go.

Next I finger press the background square in half.

I place the appliqué on top, peeking under the ends to see that the pattern is centered on the line and use a few swipes of glue to hold it in place.

I need to cut a few more background squares and my kit will be ready to go.

For travel, I like to use these Iris scrap booking cases from Joann’s. They are often on sale for half off and yesterday I got an extra 10% off making them $4.50 each. They are pretty big and shallow so they make a nice work surface on my lap in the car.

We had a lovely time with family while Daughter #2 was home last week.

After church, Mr. Wonderful and I are hitting the road and my slow stitching will commence!

Linking up with Kathy for Slow Stitching Sunday.

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

~2 Chronicles 7:14

Instagram has gotten huge over the last few years. I started using it because one of my kids was not on Face Book and it was a way to further keep in touch. I enjoy seeing snap shots of my kids’ days. Occasionally I posted quilt pictures but not often. Eventually I made my profile private since it was pretty much all stuff I only wanted to share with my family.

Daughter #2 suggested I start another account just for quilting. And so I have! If you are interested in following me on Instagram, you can look for me there as katyquilts. You can also check out the people I follow there. I so enjoy seeing glimpses of the works in progress of so many creative souls!

I finished my hexie quilt binding late last night. Just under the wire for my Quarter 2 FAL goal! It was too late for pictures so I will share that finish later this week.

I hand appliquéd one leaf/pumpkin seed last night before I fell into bed.

Did I mention before that I am not a big fan of appliqué? Love how it looks, but actually doing it……hmmmmm. Anyway, I am going to trudge along and prepare a few more blocks be fore I make a final decision on these.

Daughter #2 and her SO arrive today and will be staying until Saturday. I can’t wait to see her!

Linking up with Connie at Free Motion By the River for Linky Tuesday..

Not exactly on the wall but still designing…on the frame, I am working out quilting designs for this:

And on the table, I am working on this:

We have a road trip coming up and I will bring my hexies but I wanted something else for a change of pace.

I am using this die to cut my leaf shapes out of freezer paper.

I cut the muslin squares at 4.5″. I am going to try one today before I go too crazy cutting!

Linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times for DWM.

I finished quilting my DS hexie quilt and hope to finish the hand sewing in the binding today.

I ended up going with the medium blue print and I am really happy with it. I do appreciate all of your input. It was interesting to read different perspectives on it!

I quilted this with a panto from Urban Elementz called Dizzy Izzy. It made me a little crazy!

This was the most difficult panto I have ever done. It was critical to be accurate in order to have even spacing. My accuracy is definitely lacking! Hopefully, when it is all washed, it will be less noticeable. I do love the texture it gives.

I didn’t pay a lot of attention when I ordered this and it is really too wide for my 18″ machine. By the time I had done 4 rows, I was out of room. The 5th row was only a half row (I loaded the top sideways) and if it hadn’t been, I wouldn’t have been able to quilt the whole width of the row.

I have been busy cleaning and finishing up little projects around the house before Daughter #2 comes home on Tuesday. I can’t wait!

Linking up with Kathy for Slow Stitching Sunday.