Temperature Quilt Again

Posted on February 29, 2024 by katyquilts

I made the strip to show the temperature range.

Then I pinned my strips up on the wall. Looks like I missed a day or so in November! Oops!

Okay, that’s fixed!

I’m also thinking about what to do with these leftovers.

Have a great day!

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February Wrap-Up

Posted on February 28, 2024 by katyquilts

Once again, not much got done sewing wise this month. I did finish this throw quilt.

And these pillows.

I have one more small finish that I’ll share Friday.

There was also quite a lot of unpacking and rearranging, and a most wonderful visit from my sister and BIL! We enjoyed time hiking and playing tourist with them and Daughter #2 and SIL.

Here’s hoping for more sewing in March!

Have a great day!

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Progress

Posted on February 27, 2024 by katyquilts

My strippie quilt is coming together nicely.

I’m trying to decide on a pink for the strips in between.

The one on the right side below has been in my stash for well over 30 years! I bought it when I was pregnant with Daughter #1. I was a very new quilter and found this at Sew-Fro Fabrics. I remember falling in love with it and buying one yard. It was $5/yard and that was a huge splurge for me at the time! I’ve never been able to cut into it.

I’m going to have to think on this for a bit.

Have a great day!

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Finally, Something New

Posted on February 26, 2024 by katyquilts

I finished the “must do” projects and was casting about for something fun. I turned to my saved ideas on Pinterest and decided it was time to create my own version of this.

I could find no attribution, but it appears to be quite old. I grabbed these AccuQuilt dies and went to work.

These are all from my 10” AccuQuilt Qube.

I love the soft look of the original. I might need to cut some more lighter squares.

Adding the side triangles really adds some life.

Time to sew! Have a great day!

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Nope, nope, nope….

Posted on February 25, 2024 by katyquilts

I made this quilt a couple years ago. I used a layer cake.

All the leftovers were cut into tumblers. I also found some gray tumblers and thought they might work together to make a baby quilt.

Yeah, not so much. I hate this. Back into the box they go.

That’s okay. Someday they will become something.

Have a good one!

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This and That

Posted on February 24, 2024 by katyquilts

Did you know that if you place a toilet paper roll up to the camera on your phone, that you can take a photo of your dog that makes them look like the moon? Now you know!

Can’t beat flowers in February!

Willy’s favorite lounging spot. Weird dog.

Remember last summer when Cactus Jack died? Well, meet Baby Jack, named by E3. He’s tiny, but cute. ☺️

I’d say this describes me pretty well these days!

Have a good one!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ 9 Patch

Posted on February 23, 2024 by katyquilts

And it’s done! It feels like my first finish in ages.

I had alignment difficulties with my fan quilting, but I still like it.

I think this binding fabric is an older one from Connecting Threads.

I love this backing fabric. Lord only knows where that came from.

It finished at about 58 inches square. The blocks finish at three inches.

Have a great day!

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Throwback Thursday

Posted on February 22, 2024 by katyquilts

In the packing and unpacking, I’ve found many of my very early quilts. This is one of them.

It has very early reproduction prints from Fons and Porter.

I hand quilted it and it was my favorite quilt for a long time.

I added that bit of appliqué in the middle because it looked empty to me. That might have been the first time I did any hand appliqué.

Have a great day!

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Sewing Room Update

Posted on February 21, 2024 by katyquilts

I’m sure you saw this coming…. I had to do some serious rearranging. The mister helped me stack these basket units. That created more floor space, but I had to move them to a different wall so they wouldn’t be in front of the windows.

That meant the dies got moved, so then the cutters needed to be moved.

Two islands worked well in my sewing room in Michigan, so I thought I’d try that here. I think I like it, but the cabinet the Bernina was in had to go.

I’m sure you’ve noticed all the boxes under the tables…..someday I’ll get to those. But I won’t be shopping for fabric any time soon.

I cannot work in a messy space. This is still a lot messier than I like, but I think I can sew a bit now.

Looks like I need to work on those carts next to the long arm.

Have a great day!

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Temperature Quilt

Posted on February 20, 2024 by katyquilts

I finally got around to piecing the strip for December.

And I have a plan for the layout.

Now I need to cut the background bits and get this thing together!

Have a great day!

WAIT! Hold the presses! After I wrote and scheduled this post, I had a conversation with my friend, Kelly. She had the brilliant idea to add the temp scale and a few other things to the top. So I’m rethinking all of this. Stay tuned.

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