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Sew Mama Sew Give-away Winners!

Posted on May 18, 2014 by katyquilts

I have chosen the winners of my Giveaways from the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day! I used an online random number generator to choose.

The winner of the hand dyed fabric is MaryAnn of Little House on the Dairy.

The winner of the little green and pink Civil War quilt is Lori Morton.

The winner of the modern DS triangle quilt is Kaitlin who blogs at Made by Enginerds.

Check your e-mails ladies! If I don’t hear from you by Wednesday, I will choose a new winner so I can get this wrapped up.

Thanks to everyone for taking part and for visiting my blog. I would like to welcome all of my new followers and I hope you stick around!

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My Antique Quilt!

Posted on May 17, 2014 by katyquilts

Last week, I told you about an estate sale that my daughter and I went to. Here are pictures of a quilt that followed me home.

As you can see, it is quite worn and there are some stains. The binding has been replace with a rather garish red. The tag reads: “Tammy Sarle born in early 1800 years.” The reverse side reads: “This quilt made my Tammy or Tamia Vosberg Sarles, 100 years old.” the tag is dated 1936. Images courtesy of Daughter #3, an amazing photographer!

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Finish it up Friday/ Blogger’s Quilt Festival Spring 2014

Posted on May 16, 2014 by katyquilts

I am reposting this as my entry into the Blogger’s Quilt Festival in the Art Quilts category. The BQF is hosted by Amy over at Amy’s Creative Side. It is a great opportunity to see many wonderful quilts, visit new blogs, and win great prizes!

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Finish it up Friday, Q2 FAL 2014 and Blogger’s Quilt Festival!

Posted on May 16, 2014 by katyquilts

This post has been a long time coming! I actually finished this a week ago but waited to post until now as I will be gifting it this weekend. I am so happy to say that the Album quilt is done! Daughter #3 took the pictures above for me. This quilt measures 96″ x 106″. I started it in February of this year. I started this quilt in February and finished it in May of 2014. The Album block is a traditional block that I redrafted to that I could use my die cutter to cut the shapes for the 56 blocks. I quilted it using a pantograph by Patricia Ritter called Chaparral. There are over 202,000 stitches in the quilting. It measures 96″ by 106.” It was made for my parents. Shhh!!! They haven’t gotten it yet!

This project was on my list for the 2nd Quarter of the Finish Along 2014 hosted by Katy at The Littlest Thistle. My original list of goals can be found here.

This is my entry in the Large Quilts category for the Blogger’s Quilt Festival hosted by Amy at Amy’s Creative Side. Go see all the other quilts and win prizes from all her great sponsors!

Linking up with Amanda at Crazy Mom Quilts, Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop?, and Richard and Tanya for Link a Finish Friday.

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Needle and Thread Thursday….

Posted on May 14, 2014 by katyquilts

…..literally! Yesterday this was waiting for me after work:

Yay! My thread came!

Six cones of Cairo quilt cotton, one jar of Magna quilt cotton bobbins, one cone of smoke poly, one cone of red/white/blue variegated, a bottle of Blue Line Eraser, and a new cone of white Glide.

I am quilting QBB #9 out if 10.

I am using a panto from Urban Elementz called Random Clams.

Today after work, Daughter #3 and I are heading to Wisconsin to see my parents. I am taking some stitching with me. We shall see how much I get done!

Stop by tomorrow for a big Friday Finish!

Linking up with Kelly for Needle and Thread Thursday.

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Work in Progress Wednesday

Posted on May 14, 2014 by katyquilts

I am up to 20 churn dash blocks on my design wall now.

And I am still working on quilting tops for QBB.

And I found the perfect place to hang the wreath that Daughter #1 made for me. In the guest room!

I hope to bind another QBB this morning before work but then I have to pack. I am heading home to see my folks after work on Thursday.

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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Pantograph Sale at Urban Elementz

Posted on May 13, 2014 by katyquilts

Just an FYI for all you long armers out there. Urban Elementz is having their bi-annual sale. Everything on their site is 25% off! This is a huge savings. Check them out by clicking here.

No affiliation here, just a happy customer.

Here are a few of the pantos I have purchased from them:

I buy paper pantos but they have digital available as well. Their customer service is top notch. Fast shipping and they always e-mail you with tracking info.

Hope this helps some of you!

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Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Part 2

Posted on May 13, 2014 by katyquilts

Many of you are aware that this is the week for the SMS Giveaway. You may not know that there are actually two parts to the giveaway. The first is here. It is for fabric and crafting supplies (see my post from yesterday for a chance to win my hand dyed fabric bundles). The second part (here) is a give away of handmade items. No guilt here, the project is finished when you receive it!

Which brings me to today’s post. This is my entry for the handmade portion. I have two small quilts here in distinctly different styles.

The first was made for a Small Quilt Talk challenge last year. It is made from Civil War reproduction fabrics.

The second is decidedly modern and is made from Denyse Schmidt fabrics.

There will be two winners here! And how do you win? Leave a comment telling me which little quilt you would prefer. My followers may receive a second chance to win by leaving a second comment telling me how you follow (Bloglovin, e-mail, etc.). Winner will be chosen by random drawing and announce on Sunday, May 18th.

Then head over to Sew Mama Sew for chances to win other cool stuff and discover some great blogs!

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SMS Giveaway Day 2014

Posted on May 12, 2014 by katyquilts

It’s that time of year bloggers and bloggy readers! The Sew Mama SewGiveaway Day (week!) 2014 starts today! Here is how it works. Go to the Sew Mama Sew link up, visit blogs, leave comments, win prizes. Sound simple? It is!

If you are here for the first time, welcome! I hope you will take a few minutes to look around. I have been quilting…..pretty much forever! I am a bit of an eclectic quilter, I like pretty much everything from antique quilts and reproductions to modern quilts and art quilts. A year ago, I bought my HQ Avante long arm quilting machine and I am hooked! I quilt tops for Quilts Beyond Borders and make many quilts for the Quilt of Valor Foundation. Checking out the categories on my sidebar will give you a pretty good idea of my interests quiltingwise.

This is what I am giving away:

Two FQ bundles of my own hand dyed fabrics, one in brights and the other pastels.

To win, leave a comment on this blog post. Make sure there is a way for me to contact you. The winner will be chosen by random drawing. International entries are welcome. The winner will be chosen and posted on Sunday, May 18th. ( See Part 2 of my Giveaway here for a chance to win one of two small quilts.)

Then head over to Sew Mama Sew to see what else you can win!

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on May 11, 2014 by katyquilts

Well, I didn’t get far on my blocks this weekend but I managed a few.

I also finished quilting and binding some more quilts for Quilts Beyond Borders. I did not make the tops, just doing the assembly and finish work :).

I have one more finished but didn’t get a picture yet. I hope to finish another today and to make more blocks for my design wall. I realize now that the quilting doesn’t really show in these pictures. The fabrics were so busy, it seemed to disappear! The texture is nice but you will have to take my work for it!

I am linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times for Design Wall Monday and Marelize at Stitch by Stitch for Anything Goes Monday.

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