KatyQuilts

I now remember why I’ve made so few log cabin quilts. They are boring to make.

I took these photos on my bed in the RV. The light is terrible, dark and dreary.

I will persevere. I think subconsciously I kitted this up knowing I would work on it when I had little else available. The cutting of pieces was definitely the most fun part so far.

Cindy left the following comment:

Is it possible for you to take pictures of how you lay it on the dye to get such great variety? Do you cover the whole die with a fat quarter and cut all sizes out of one color? My brain does not compute how to get such great variety using the dyes. 

I kitted this up before leaving AZ so I don’t have the die with me in Michigan. But it isn’t any great mystery.

I used 100 light and100 dark fabrics. With that many fabrics, it’s just a matter of shuffling them to get the needed variety. I hope this makes sense.

Also, I only used half of the die as I intended to make 8” blocks, not 12”.

Have a great day!

This piece hasn’t seen much progress this summer.

But I did manage to add a few pieces on a recent trip to visit family.

We have our trip back to Arizona on the horizon, so maybe I can still finish it before I get back.

Have a great day!

I haven’t bought much of anything this summer, but I snapped this up when I saw it on Marketplace. It is for storing Accucut dies, which are just like my AccuQuilt Studio dies.

This is so me! lol

My beautiful niece bought this for me! It’s a really good book.

Bahaha!

Love seeing the three Es every chance we get!

Have a great day!

Take a look back at this tumbler quilt with me! I finished this over four years ago now. I still love it. Enjoy!

Wendy has provided me with the best name for this quilt, Tumbler Triumph! It caused plenty of trouble, but it’s finally done.

I love the border print. I’ve saved it a long time for just the right quilt.

I’ve been using what I have on hand and this backing is a new, organic cotton sheet from Target that I had sitting around for a long time.

I had a terrible time getting good photos. It was a beautiful day, but the light was too harsh for photos

It was also plenty windy!

For now, I have it in my second guest room. It goes well with the Elongated Hexie quilt that I recently finished.

I’m thrilled that this one is done. It turned out a good twin size. Have a great day!

Remember when I cut out pieces for a log cabin quilt?

I used these tackle boxes I bought at Walmart to keep my pieces organized and they have truly worked out well.

I finally started! My blocks will finish at 8 inches. I used my AccuQuilt GO! Log Cabin die to cut my pieces. I would never make these blocks without that die.

I finger pressed each seam and pressed the finished blocks with my iron when they were done.

I’m loving these so far! Have a great day!

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We recently visited this state park here in Michigan.

It is the only place known to have petroglyphs in this state.

They can be found on this turtle shaped rock. It was a sacred meeting place for three separate tribes, the Ojibway, the Fox, and the Sauk.

They were carved into this soft sandstone. Here are a few.

There is a nice hiking trail there as well.

Of course, Winslow had to get into the river.

It was hot, so she lay right down.

Have a great day!

Still working on this. I try to do all the sewing I can and then switch to pressing. Going back and forth between the two jobs is harder in the RV than in my sewing room.

I start at the end of the strip with a light piece and press all the seams away from that first piece.

When I sew rows together, all the seam allowances will nest.

I do have to trim all my rows after pressing and before joining them together.

This is another task that has an added degree of difficulty in Dora. But I got it done. Time to sew the rows!

Have a great day!

Mr. Wonderful and I had a beach day recently at the very tip of the Thumb. If you aren’t from Michigan, the lower peninsula is shaped like a mitten. The blue dot shows where we went.

It was gorgeous, almost Michigan beaches are.

Winslow has turned into quite the beach bum. Shoe loves it!

Willy enjoys the beach, but the water? Not so much.

Here is my guy. It is so like him to see something that needs doing and just do it. He always picks up trash when he sees it.

Winslow adores him.

Have a great day!

We have been enjoying some peaceful times at the campground.

Winslow has to decided to learn to sew. 😂

My how times have changed! Haha!

I often think of our founding fathers as staid, formal individuals. But they truly were rebels.

Have a great day!