KatyQuilts

I’ve been wanting to make a Log Cabin quilt for a while. I decided this would be one of the projects I kitted up to take to Michigan.

Of course, I’m using my AccuQuilt Die.

I’m not making full 12 inch blocks, though. So I only cut using shapes 1-8 on the die board. I broke out some long hoarded layer cakes for this!

But I wanted a way to store them so they wouldn’t get messed up in transit. I got a couple of these from my local Walmart for less than $6 each. The blue vertical dividers can be arranged any way you wish.

I’ve got some empty spaces, but things should stay relatively neat. I have one box for lights and one for darks.

BTW, I found these in the Fishing section. I guess they are considered tackle boxes.

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I’m up to 55 tiny 9 patches. That is way behind most people, but I’m okay with that.

I did cut a bunch more pieces. I have no idea how many blocks I can get from this.

I decided to cut my background pieces. Again, I have no idea if I have too little or too many.

I noticed that some people are piecing them together, starting at opposite corners and working to the middle. Seemed like a good idea, so I’m doing the same.

This got me excited to move forward! The blocks finish at 1 1/2”. I’ll just keep going until I run out of pieces.

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The mister and I recently attended an air show at Luke Air Force Base near us.

Daughter #2 was based there for six years. She and SIL came with us. He was a frequent passenger on helicopters like this while he served in the Army.

F-35s like this one fly over our house daily.

We love to hear the sound of freedom!

Mr. Wonderful has the most beautiful roses!

I haven’t ridden Glory much this winter. But I love it when I do! Misters bike is back in Michigan and I feel guilty riding without him.

It’s amazing what you can fit in a Mini Cooper!

We fell in love with this table at Goodwill. We made it home!

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Here are some more quilts from the recent show I attended.

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Did you know that Fat Quarter Shop has monthly sales? They are exceptional deals on great products.mi love this Dainty Daisy fabric.

Triangles on a Roll are great for creating very accurate HST blocks.

I’ve followed Cluck Cluck Sew for years. She has really fun patterns.

This book is all about using charm squares. And boy, do I have a load of those to use!

Don’t forget, Fat Quarter Shop also has daily flash deals so check those out while you are there!

Connecting Threads also has some cool stuff on Clearance right now. Check out their Deals and Steals section!

Speaking of sales, check out these deals from Quilt Keeper. I’m running out of room to display quilts and these really help!

And last, but certainly not least, AccuQuilt also has sales going!

See that new kitten die? I’m a dog person, but I have a little something coming up soon using that die! Very cute for kid projects!

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This is my primary piecing machine in Arizona. It looks nearly identical to my Juki TL98 in Michigan.

I bought it used and it didn’t come with a walking foot, so I brought the one that came with my Juki as well as the Janome foot that I bought for it out to AZ to try them on this Babylock. Here is the Janome foot.

And the stitches.

Here is the Juki foot.

The stitches are on the right.I’m happy with both of these! So much better than the Juki, which I don’t understand.

This is my Bernina with its walking foot.

You can see the stitches on the far right. It’s quieter than the Babylock. Stitches are just as nice.

Here they are on the back.

I hate using the Juki foot on my Juki! The Janome foot is better, but not perfect. The Juki and Babylock look nearly identical. So why do the walking feet work so much better on the Babylock?

Such a mystery! If anyone has advice, I’d love to hear it.

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You mat remember this painted quilt top tha5 I picked up a few years ago.

It was dirty and had some stains and color runs. While I generally don’t recommend washing before quilting, I didn’t want to quilt it and find out it was a disaster. So this is what the water looked like after a few minutes. Yuck!

This was after four washes.

In all, it got washed and rinsed eight times! And still….

It is hard to tell here, but the green is much lighter as are the painted blocks. The background of those blocks is now a pale green instead of cream.

So, what will I do now? I have no idea. It is pretty. The stains have improved. It is very soft looking. Should I machine quilt it? I’m going to have to think on this one.

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This was originally published back in 2010. Hope you enjoy seeing it again. Happy Easter!

I think of this quilt as the Easter quilt. I also think of this as Grandma’s magnum opus quilt. She did her finest work here and was justifiably proud of this quilt. The work here is exceptionally fine. This piece is large, measuring approx 72″ x 90″, making it difficult to get a good picture. I took this one from the second story of the kids clubhouse looking down!

It ended up in my husband’s hands due to the fact that purple has always been his favorite color. Here are closeups of the individual blocks. Take a journey with me through the life of Jesus as told by the blocks of this beautiful old quilt:

Dear Jesus,

Thank you for coming to a lost a broken and broken world  to live with us. Thank you for dying on the cross and rising again that one day, we might live with you in heaven.  Amen.

Until next time