KatyQuilts

Notice anything different between these first two photos?

As soon as I finished quilting those four quilts this week, I sold Harry 2! Within minutes of posting, a lady messaged me. She came, bought, and went home happy. 😊

He has served me well. But when I sold my HQ Forte last January, I decided I would sell my Avante as well and try something new.

So here is my something new!

She’s a 2012 Gammill Vision with a 22 inch throat. I couldn’t have done this without this guy.

Moving a long arm to a second story quilting room is no joke!

I have a lot to learn and I am certain there will be an adjustment period, but I’m very excited!

Have a great day!

Here is a peek at the quilting on the next quilt loaded on the same backing.

This is the pantograph I used on the quilt shown above.

I had more backing so I loaded up quilt number four!

Can you believe I quilted four quilts on the same piece of backing?

I guess I have some binding to do now. Have a great day!

I’m so happy to be quilting again! I pieced these small tops at the campground and I decided to load and quilt them at the same time.

This is the pantograph I used.

I loaded a huge piece for the backing and I will quilt this next on the same piece.

I have plenty of backing, but the batting might be tight!

I do have to press the top first. Hopefully that will get done today.

Have a good one.

I finally took a minute to get the binding started on this little quilt. Yes, that is Willy Boy underneath.

Ever since Covid started, I’ve groomed my dogs myself. I’m very happy to say that I have a new dog groomer! Daughter #2 is now a certified groomer and has been working at a salon here in AZ. I’m hanging up my clippers and letting her do it from now on. Doesn’t Winslow look adorable?

Willy didn’t want his photo taken, but he looks so good too. She is clearly much better at this than I am. 😁

We celebrated by going to In and Out Burger.

They have Pup Patties for the dogs. They loved them!

Have a great day!

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If you are wanting to send quilts, here are a couple options.

Now onto my own stuff. 🙂

This is a list of projects that I kitted up before leaving AZ last spring. I didn’t finish everything, but I did several projects that weren’t even on the list.

I saw this ad on FB Marketplace recently. It’s a card table for a Singer Featherweight!

My dear SIL and Daughter #2 picked it up for me and it was in my AZ living room awaiting my return. 😊

Well, if this isn’t the truth!

Have a great day!

And it’s all in one piece!

There are 225 1 1/2” nine patches. Which is far short of the number of blocks in the challenge quilt.

This shows all the pieces I had left, mostly dark pieces. And I don’t have the stash or interest in cutting more without the die handy.

So I made as many as I could with what I had and decided to call it good enough.

The challenge quilt has borders which I may or may not add. But it won’t happen any time soon. This top currently measures 33 inches square. Here is a look at the vintage inspiration quilt.

It’s truly amazing! I do love those borders. I’ll think about it….later.

Have a great day!

While visiting my mother in love in Missouri, we pulled this quilt out of her closet. Isn’t it the most beautiful quilt you’ve ever seen?

It was made by her grandmother sometime around 1941. It is truly a masterpiece.

Willy loved it too.

The blocks are about 4 inches. The quilting is about 13 spi.

It has never been used.

Check out the corners!

We put it on her bed where she can use and enjoy it.

Isn’t that the loveliest thing?

Before I go, I wanted to remind you that this sale ends tonight at AccuQuilt .

Have a great day!

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I think this is the last project that I kitted up before leaving Arizona last spring. It all fits so neatly in this box, I rather hated to mess it up!

I used a die to cut these pieces, but you can see the measurements below.

The prints are all Repro 30s fabrics. It won’t be a large quilt, possibly a throw size. I can’t remember how many pieces I cut. I think I will set it like this one.

In the short term, sewing each print rectangle to each solid one is a perfect leader/ender project.

Have a great day!