KatyQuilts

After a few fits and starts, I think I’ve finally figured out a beginning.

I’ll probably need to cut more black strips soon.

Last weekend, this handsome boy turned ten! I can hardly believe it!

We gave him a gift, but all he really wanted from us, was to spend the night at Dora the RV and go to his favorite restaurant. We made that happen!

We are so blessed to have this incredible young man in our lives!

Have a great day!

Daughter #1 asked if I had a quilt for a friend that just got married. I probably do, but nearly all my quilts are in AZ. She said their home was all neutrals. I had an idea I wanted to try for a quilt with a boho vibe so I went hunting for fabric in my stash. This is what I came up with.

Then I played around a bit on EQ8.

I have log cabins on the brain lately.

Here is my top. You can see I’ve used big pieces! The strips are six inches wide. I ran out of the brown so I need to come up with something for the last top piece.

The orange above is actually more of a coral color. I plan to hand quilt this. It seems I’m also very stuck on solids right now!

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Have a great day!

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These have been hanging around quite a while. I decided to forge ahead without much of a plan.

My first step was slicing them into 2 inch wide pieces.

I also cut two inch strips of a black solid.

I want to do a kind of log cabin, but the beginning has me a bit stumped.

I need to have a think. Have a great day!

I basted my little Sourdough quilt.

I don’t have much for backings, but I think this is fun. It is heavier than quilting cotton. It’s from the stash of my great aunt who passed away at 99.

And the stitching has begun! I’ll need to pick up more perle cotton before I get very far though. I have tons of it in Arizona. Ugh.

Have a great day!

I wish I had taken a before photo. This is just a glimpse of what we’ve been doing. Painting ceilings, trim, walls, new carpet, new blinds.

Willy had to try out the sleeping bags I pulled out to sell. He has deemed them nap-worthy.

It’s been a few weeks, but our peonies were stunning this year!

I recently made this fun curtain for an AQ project.

I’d definitely stop here for coffee. I love a good pun!

Good advice.

Have a great day!

I haven’t forgotten this. This is my original idea.

I put it up on the design wall and thought, what if I tilt it a bit?

Maybe add that other leftover bit?

Nope. But it does give me another idea for something down the road.

Maybe this bit should be more centered.

Or maybe I should grab my improv strips.

Nope, I don’t care for this either, but it lead me to another idea that I think will work.

And thus, this shows the importance of playing. I have several ideas I would not have come up with had I not done this.

Have a great day!