KatyQuilts

101 Small Quilts and things that make you go hmm…..

Posted on March 13, 2013 by katyquilts

I have been part of the Small Quilt Talk group on yahoo for a little while now. Recently, there has been quite a buzz about the new book 101 Small Quilts.

I got my copy yesterday at the library.

I opened it up at the back ( as I am wont to do with quilt books) and was greeted with a strangely familiar sight!
No, I have never laid eyes on this exact quilt but it is a miniature version of a quilt I published in 1998 in QUILT magazine!

Apparently, tis true that there is nothing new under the sun!

Having said that, it is a lovely book but it does make me go hmmmmm…….

Another Scrappy Triangle Quilt

Posted on March 12, 2013 by katyquilts

Since I have been working with my Denyse Schmidt prints lately, I was inspired to create another scrappy triangles doll quilt using some DS scraps. I quilted it in my random grid pattern which means no measuring, no marking, no attempt to keep things straight. Here is how it looks after washing.

And this is the back:

I also finished piecing the tumbler top.

Here is a shot of a corner so you can see the borders I chose.

This was supposed to be a lap quilt but it has grown into a twin size so again, quilting will have to wait until I get batting.
Until next time….

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QOV and another new project

Posted on March 10, 2013 by katyquilts

A migraine this weekend meant not as much progress as I would have liked. I did manage to get 12 of these blocks together for a Quilt of Valor Friday night.

I still need to add borders and it will be ready for quilting. I need to buy more batting first though.
Today i felt much better and started piecing these tumblers together.

I cut these out at the same time I cut the pieces for the Bowtie wedding quilt.
While I sewed, I watched a wonderful BBC series called Larkrise to Candleford. I am loving having Amazon Prime to watch BBC series on my Kindle Fire. I think my sister has made a convert out of me!
Until next time….

Posted in Fresh Modern Quilts, Quilt of Valor, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Decisions, decisions…

Posted on March 6, 2013 by katyquilts

Trying to decide on the background fabric …

Any thoughts?

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And now for something completely different….

Posted on March 6, 2013 by katyquilts

I bought these African fabrics years ago in the fabric market on Paris. I got the idea for using them this way from Malka Dubroski. It will have 9 blocks when finished and they are large at 18″.
I just need to decide on the background.

In the mean time, I have made a few more log cabins.

Until next time…

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Uglies

Posted on March 5, 2013 by katyquilts

Here is my quilted, bound, and washed quilt for the March SmallTalkQuilt challenge. We were supposed to use ugly fabrics but I think I love most of the scraps I used. Or maybe the uglies just look better set amongst the pretty bits.

I suppose it is the little ugly bits that make the rest look better. I like this. I believe God uses every scrap to make our lives into something beautiful. Ecclesiastes 3:11 says, “He has made everything beautiful in its time.” If things are rough and not looking good, hang on, take a step back, at some point you can look at that ugly patch surrounded by the pretties and it will all make sense.
And in other scrappy news, here is another little project that could be a block a day for March:

This little log cabin block will be 4″ finished. It is paper pieced and each block takes a while to make. We’ll see how big this gets.
Until next time…

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Doll Quilts, Traditional Quilts, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Design Wall Monday

Posted on March 4, 2013 by katyquilts

I am linking up with Judi at Patchwork Times for design wall Monday. Here is what I am working on today:

This is my sample block for my next QOV. I have the pieces cut for the rest of the blocks also.

I have also started working on my March challenge quilt for the small quilt talk group.

I will probably finish this one tonight.
Until next time…

ETA Cheryl asked what size triangles, in the scrappy piece the triangles are 2″ finished. The QOV block above has 3″ finished triangles for a 15″ block.

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Wedding quilt!

Posted on March 3, 2013 by katyquilts

The wedding shower for Daughter #1 was today so now I can show you the completed quilt.

I used all Denyse Schmidt fabrics. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. The blocks are quilted with a meander with words included. I literally stitched my prayers for the happy couple into this quilt. Here is a pic of the happy couple:

Until next time…

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Eh…..not so much…

Posted on March 1, 2013 by katyquilts

Okay, so I finished my block a day February project. The spray chalk worked well and washed out completely. However, it revealed my truly awful machine quilting in the borders. Yuck!

In the interest of full disclosure, here it is, wobbles and all. And there are worse spots. Oh well. I hung it up anyway.

Onward and upward. I could have done a much better job on my domestic machine but if I never practice, I won’t get any better at the mid-arm machine. I think there is a lesson in there somewhere.
Until next time…

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My machine quilting frame

Posted on February 28, 2013 by katyquilts

I have just joined a yahoo group that is focused on machine quilting with short, mid, and long arm machines. I am hoping to learn a lot! Anyway, we were discussing frames and so I am posting pics of my frame here. It is a SuperQuilter 16 according to the manual. I bought this used with my Hobby Quilter last summer.