KatyQuilts

This post is only three years old, but it felt appropriate to share it again, given that I’m working with this same shapes again. Enjoy!

April 22, 2021

I cannot tell you how much I love this little quilt!

I love new fabric, but there is something about a quilt made from clothing that brings it to a whole new level for me.

The binding bothers me less now that it is finished. I worried that I might not have added enough quilting.

But after washing, I think it was just right.

It has the perfect pucker factor.

I would love to wrap a new baby in this, but since that isn’t an option, I hung it up instead.

Have a great day!

We have sold most of our furniture, including my sewing desk. So now I have a folding table in the dining room.

We have another week here and I need some sewing therapy!

This is what I will be working on.

I think this will end up as a baby quilt.

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Have you heard about Fat Quarter Shop’s new sew along?

I’m going to be taking part. These are the fabrics, I’ve chosen to use. All the details will be up on the FQS blog this week.

I spent some time cutting the other night. That blue will be my background.

Do you like my tin? It was produced for the Sunshine Biscuit Company many years ago.

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I asked a while back about travel irons. I had a lot of people on Instagram recommending the Mini Oliso. They are a bit pricy, so I kept shopping. I picked this one up at Walmart for a bit over $13. It looks nearly identical to the one sold by Dritz at JoAnn’s for $35.

It was okay. It had some decent reviews. I never got the steam to work. I’m going to take this one back.

I looked at this one on Amazon and then it was on sale for Prime Day. I paid $20.

It’s a bit bigger and holds a bit more water. It pressed well with and without steam. I think this is a keeper.

I do have a regular size iron here that I like very much.

Mr. Wonderful picked this up for me. I think he paid about $55 for it. But I wanted something smaller for use in the RV.

I think this little Sunbeam will work well and it didn’t break the bank.

I mentioned that we have our RV, Dora, parked at a seasonal campsite. We’ve been enjoying a night out there now and again. Once we move out of this house, we will be staying out there full time until we head back to Arizona in the fall.

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Hand quilting has begun! These are the needles I like best for hand quilting.

So far, so good!

And I bought another thrifted shirt for the binding, so that’s all ready to go.

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Winslow loves hot, sunny days!

This is a lesson I’ve been learning this summer! Downsizing is not for wimps! Right, Lois?

Our dear SIL had a birthday mid July. He is a huge Detroit Lions fan, so we got him this for his birthday.

And this is what I think of all of my dear readers.

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God is SO good! Our house was on the market for five days and we received multiple offers. The inspection went well and we are now just two weeks out from closing.

We are working away at disposing of the last of our furniture and belongings. It is definitely bittersweet. However, the fact that God has displayed His guidance and grace in every step has made it more joyful than sad. We know it was time and look forward to all He has for us in the future.

Have a wonderful day!

What a crazy month it has been! I did manage a few small finishes.

This is still needs quilting. I’m still not happy with my machine quilting on my domestic machine, so this will wait until I get back to my long arm.

I wonder what August will bring….

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Remember this die?

I used it to cut up a bunch of solid scraps. I only used the B and C shapes on the die.

I’m going to make some random units like this:

I’ll figure out later what to do with them.

Have a great day!