It’s going to be a very good day…

Posted on August 27, 2013 by katyquilts

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on August 26, 2013 by katyquilts

Well, it is a day late but we are off on our adventure/family reunion. This is what I am taking to work on:

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I purchased these fabrics in Amsterdam more than ten years ago.
Before we left, I did a quick clean up in the sewing room.

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Now, on the road with this guy!

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I love him!

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Progress!

Posted on August 24, 2013 by katyquilts

Well, I finished my laundry, made my tomato juice, and finished most of my packing.

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I decided to freeze the sauce since I didn’t have too many tomatoes yet.
Finally time to quilt! I wanted to use these templates I recently purchased from HQ:

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I had planned to quilt a swag in the border but had a different idea at the last minute. I turned the templates upside down and overlapped them.

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I did a simple loopy meander in the center with an occasional star thrown in.

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I finished the quilt and trimmed it but will wait on the binding until we return from our trip.

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Time to finish packing!

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A belated Frame Friday

Posted on August 24, 2013 by katyquilts

Finally, after more than two weeks, I have something loaded on the frame!
It took longer than I thought to decide on borders:

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In the end, I decided to go with simple.

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Tomorrow hubby and I are heading out on vacation so today I must get ready. First on the agenda? Dealing with lots of these:

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If I get enough work done today, I might get back to that quilt on the frame!

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Oops….

Posted on August 21, 2013 by katyquilts

I came home from work and got all my rows sewn together. Notice anything on the right side?

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Bahahahaha!

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Productivity

Posted on August 21, 2013 by katyquilts

Remember DWM and the QOV I had on the wall? Yeah, nothing happened with that yesterday. But I am okay with that. Better to have more things planned than not enough.

It also was a perfect set up for today. I had training for work this morning, then a two hour break before going back to work, lunch break, then back on desk from 5-9 tonight. Before I left, I threw dinner in the crockpot and threaded my machine. I laid out the pieces and got one row of tumblers pieced and pressed. During my break, I got two more rows pieced and all my pieces set out for my next piecing session. If I have 5 minutes during my lunch break (I come home for lunch), I can get another row done.
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The key is to have things prepared so you can sit down and sew when you have a minute. People ask me how I get so much done and this is it!

Update: no sewing last night and had to run Daughter #3’s car to the shop this morning. As soon as I got home, I finished the rows. I have time to sew at least a few together before work today. I really want this top done by the end of the week!

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A big finish!

Posted on August 20, 2013 by katyquilts

Yesterday I worked on finishing swap blocks in between loads of laundry.

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I work on them in batches of ten blocks.

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This is what the whole pile of 60 blocks looks like! Before dinner, I ran out to buy a new Pigma pen to sign them.

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I only needed one brown one but had to buy a whole set to get it. After dinner, Daughter #3 and I watched a few episodes of Duck Dynasty and I worked on signing them.

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All120 blocks are ready to go! Today I will send them off on their way. Between training and regular work hours, I am not likely to get much else done.

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Maybe after work I will find the energy to finish knitting this tiny sock…

I m linking up with Connie at Free Motion by the River for Linky Tuesday.

Until next time, have a fantastic day!

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on August 19, 2013 by katyquilts

I love DWM; it helps me focus and set goals for my week, not just for quilting but for chores around the house.

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Above is the Quilt of Valor I intend to finish for August. I hope to make some progress on it today. However, I also need to keep working on these swap blocks.

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I am dreaming of starting a new project though.

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While working in the sewing room, I have been listening to this:

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But life is not all about quilting. I did my 30 minutes on the treadmill, started laundry, and cleaned the kitchen. I also need to run a few errands after while and make dinner tonight.

I am linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times. Head on over for a wealth of inspiration!

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Sunday

Posted on August 18, 2013 by katyquilts

It has been a good weekend but it sure flew by! I got 10 more swap blocks done and the flying geese for another 10 ready to go.

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Friday, Daughter #1 and I went to an estate sale. I bought some vintage linens.

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Today we took her to IKEA so she could pick up stuff for her new house. Hubby found the toy section.

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He is going to be a great grandpa!

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This and That Saturday

Posted on August 17, 2013 by katyquilts

The flu has kept me from accomplishing much this week. I did get my 8 swap blocks done the other day but that is it sewing wise.

I did spend part of the day yesterday shopping with Daughter #1.

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I love it when I get the chance to hang out with her!
And yesterday was my anniversary. My hubby brought home these:

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Aren’t they beautiful? He’s a keeper! We also went out to dinner and then enjoyed an evening by the fire. I am so thankful that God put us together. Our 27 years have been filled with ups and downs but there isn’t anyone I would rather share the journey with.

And because every quilting blog needs quilt pictures, here is a small quilt I made several years ago. Lately, I have been using it on my kitchen table. The fabrics are all reproduction prints and the squares measure 1″ finished. It looks a little wonky to me, might have been a PMS quilt. Regardless, I like it. Reminds me that things don’t have to be perfect to have value.

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Looks like a beautiful day today!

This is the day The Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Ps. 118:24

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