Kathi's Quilts

Crazy Quilt Challenge Finished!

2010-11-03T14:15:00.004-06:00

I finally finished my Crazy quilt challenge for Evening Star Designs. I really enjoyed this challenge. I feel it really made me stretch. Now hopefully since the due date is this Saturday, I won't have to wait too long to hear the results.

Diaper bag

2010-08-22T09:40:00.004-06:00

Here is a diaper bag that I made for my grand daughter Emma. I made the pattern myself. I included a waterproof pocket on the outside for wet clothes, and a zippered pocket inside for hair bows and bracelets. The bottom is also covered in vinyl so it can be easily sanitized.

Evening star challenge

2010-07-27T10:30:00.003-06:00

I am participating in Evening Star Design's challenge. Here is my completed base which I will know begin to embellish and encrust. I can't wait to see how this turns out. I decided to try something new which is to do the hexagon shaped blocks. I figured hexagons would be good for an enchanted theme since hexs are spells or enchantments.

Take a Stitch Tuesday

2010-06-01T22:31:00.003-06:00

I am taking a class from Sharon B and tried her Take a Stitch Tuesday Challenge for the week. It is a buttonhole herringbone stitch and I love it! Very dimensional. I have also included a photo of another seam treatment I did tonight. I mixed a DMC floss herringbone with wool thread lazy daisies and for contrast put a stitch of rayon floss inside of each lazy daisy.

Initial progress on block

2010-06-01T12:52:00.002-06:00

I am working on one of my blocks right now, adding the first layer of seam treatments. Here are a few photos.

Crazy quilt bases

2010-05-29T23:56:00.003-06:00

Here are the first two blocks for Sharon B's Encrusted crazy quilt class. I think I like the one with the paisley in the middle the best. Tomorrow, I am going to try a completely different palette. I want to have several blocks to practice new techniques with.

Need help with crazy quilt block

2010-05-27T23:46:00.007-06:00

I am taking Sharon B's Encrusted Crazy Quilting class at http://www.joggles.com/ I am trying to decide on the fabrics for my block for the class. I have assembled lots of possibilities. I know that there are more than I need and that some are wrong choices, but would like some help choosing. These are not colors I normally work with, which is kind of the point, but I got the patterned fabrics in a swap and thought they would make a cool block. Let me know what you think, the roses and the yellows are what i am not sure of. Thanks

Crazy quilted ring bearer pillow

2010-05-17T17:09:00.005-06:00

I just made this ring bearer pillow for my stepson and his fiance. I had a lot of fun embellishing it and learning new things. There are ribbons on each corner that are tied underneath the pillow now, that during the wedding will be hold the rings.

Cool giveaway

2010-04-16T13:12:00.000-06:00

Cathy @ http://cathyscrazybydesign.blogspot.com/ is doing a giveaway for her 200th post. Go check it out.

Crazy quilt fan block

2009-04-24T17:05:00.004-06:00

I worked with an amazing group of ladies in a round robin. You can see all of the blocks here. When I got mine home I added more bling. Then I prepared it for hanging using Alison Aller's method with foam core. It worked wonderfully, I am so pleased.

Quilt Retreat

2009-02-24T17:03:00.003-07:00

I went to an awesome retreat with the Valley of the Sun Quilters. Patrick Lose came and did a trunk show. I bought tons of his amazing satinesque fabric which I then used as the background for my lone star and the background for his Love Blossoms pattern. Here they are. On Love Blossoms I only used one color for all the pieces and then blanket stitched around every piece in white. I love how it turned out!

Crazy quilt round robin

2008-11-03T10:43:00.002-07:00

Here is the block I embellished for step 1 of the round robin I am in.

Doll Quilt IV

2008-10-27T12:23:00.003-06:00

Here is the mini quilt that I made for Peni on the about.com quilting forum. It is a 19 inch circle, each fan block is 2 inches. I had a lot of fun with this one. It has micro stippling in all the black areas and trapunto on the fans. This is my first round quilt.

Crazy quilt round robin

2008-10-17T09:11:00.005-06:00

I am doing a round robin with 4 of my online friends. Ami, Rebecca, Lou, and Cris. We just mailed our naked blocks to the first person on the list. Here they are in order of the names I posted above. Mine is the one with the fan, Ami's is the landscape, Rebecca's is the autumn colors, Lou's is the one with the tapestrys, and Cris's is jewel tones & black. I can't wait to see how these progress.

More crazy quilt blocks

2008-06-17T09:25:00.008-06:00

Here are some group photos of blocks I have received for the Crazy quilt swap on about.com . I did take individual photos but will not post them yet. Everyone did a great job!

Crazy quilt blocks

2008-06-11T09:56:00.005-06:00

Well I am busily working on my crazy quilt blocks for a swap I am running on about.com Here are some photos of the first 9, some are done, some are only partially done. Some could be for one of several people and others it is obvious who it is for. Also, some embellishments like the hot fix gems aren't showing well in some blocks.

Newborn filly

2008-05-04T21:36:00.004-06:00

Here are some photos of my new horse. She was born this morning. I have decided to call her Star. I also included one of my daugther Rylee's new buckskin roan that she got for her 13th birthday yesterday. She has decided to call her Spug's baby. ( My husband calls Rylee Spug because he says if he ever gets to adopt her, he would change her name to Spug so her name would be SpugEddy. LOL

Red and cream stars

2008-04-29T23:04:00.002-06:00

Here are Becca's blocks for the 2008 Row robin. Her theme is red & cream stars. My row is on the bottom, it is the block On a clear night from www.quilterscache.com I love how these rows are looking.

Stars of a feather done

2008-04-22T07:05:00.001-06:00

Here is the quilt that I have made for the HMQS show in SLC. It is a wallhanging that measures 26 inches square. I did machine trapunto in the center stars and in the setting triangles.

Hunter got a mohawk

2008-04-22T07:03:00.001-06:00

My four year old son always begs for me to shave his head bald, and I have for the last two summers, but this year we kept some curls by giving him a mohawk.

Show quilt, unquilted

2008-04-17T09:11:00.002-06:00

Here is my wallhanging that I am working on for the HMQS show in Salt Lake City. It is the first quilt I will enter in a show. I plan on quilting it with trapunto and feathers. Need to decide today if I will add a small border on the outside before quilting. The peach fabric with the small TOT dot will be the binding.

Row Robin, Fairies in the Garden

2008-03-31T10:43:00.002-06:00

Here is the row I have added for Shawn in the row robin swap on about.com . Her them is Fairies in the Garden. She made the row with the dragon and I added the row with the word Fairies on it. Very fun to do after I decided what I wanted to make. I painted the faces on the fairies.

Rylee's birthday blocks

2008-03-20T14:25:00.003-06:00

Here are most of the blocks that Rylee received from the birthday swap on about.com, my camera isn't working right so I couldn't take a photo, had to copy them off the makers webshots etc and 2 people didn't post photos.

Doll quilt done

2008-02-25T09:43:00.004-07:00

I finished my doll quilt for ??? (it is a secret who it is for.) I will be mailing it today. I used machine trapunto for the feathered star. I am happy with the front of it, not thrilled with the back and binding though. I had done string piecing for the back, but didn't get it exactly square, so I made the binding wide on the back to cover the uneven border fabric on the back. Not perfect, but at least it will be on a wall. Hope ???? likes it!

1st purse made

2008-02-25T09:35:00.003-07:00

I went to a 3 day retreat, and there made my first purse. It is called an Ashley bag, but I can't remember the name of the designer. I think it turned out really cute, and will make more.

Doll quilt swap 2, top done

2008-02-16T22:43:00.003-07:00

I finally finished my top for the Doll Quilt swap on about.com. It is a feathered star inside a feathered star, with snowballs around the edges. Now I just have to figure out how I will quilt it.

Doll Quilt 2 swap

2008-01-29T13:56:00.000-07:00

I have decided on a design for my doll quilt for the 2nd round on about.com. Here are the fabrics I will be using.

Taupe quilt ideas

2008-01-18T14:08:00.000-07:00

I have decided to have a taupe theme for my row robin swap rows. I love this article that was in QNM in July/August 2007. Here are a few examples and the color palettes. I think I only want a little bit of the blue, pink, and green taupes along with lots of the more brown and gray ones.

Veggie Jars

2008-01-05T20:49:00.000-07:00

Here are my first 4 jars for the jar swap on about.com . I am trying to decide which ones are my favorites, I think I like the jar with the bottom that is not just straight across the best. I can't decide which lid I like best.

Quilt top from Aunt Phyllis

2007-12-17T19:57:00.000-07:00

I was very excited to receive Christmas packages from Aunt Phyllis and Aunt Jan today, however, the post office didn't take care of the package from Phyllis and a bottle of homemade salsa ended up on the quilt top she sent me. Jack was able to wash the salsa out and I should be able to get it finished. isn't it pretty? No one has ever made a quilt for me before (except the doll quilt swap I participated in)

Secret Santa Swap

2007-12-17T19:52:00.000-07:00

I organized the Secret Santa Swap on about.com this year. I had 2 great Santa's. For Group 1 I got stuff from Julie in Australia. I got a beautiful nativity panel, some angel fabric, chocolate covered macadamia nuts, an angel ornament, a snowman ornament, some Australian pepper flakes, an aromatherapy candle, and some quilt block organizers. For group 2 I received stuff from Deb A. I got a cute Santa panel, 4 FQ's, a scissor fob, a bobbin organizer, and some 1/4 inch fusible tape. I am very pleased with it all!

30's framed four patch finally done!

2007-12-09T20:27:00.000-07:00

I finally finished the 30's framed four patch quilt for Aunt Phyllis. I will be mailing both framed four patch quilts to New York tomorrow. I love how this turned out. I used rickrack in my binding at it turned out great!
And here is the label for the batik framed four patch.

Christmas lights after the snow

2007-12-01T20:59:00.000-07:00

Here is my house after it snowed quite a bit, the lights in the tree are done now.

Liberty with glasses

2007-12-01T20:58:00.000-07:00

My 5 year old, Liberty just got glasses. isn't she cute?

Christmas lights

2007-11-29T21:50:00.001-07:00

We are almost done with our Christmas lights. As you can see from the photo, my brother Tom is busy putting lights in our tree still. You can't see it in the photos, but our mural of a snow covered country scene with deer can be seen from the road through our window.

Batik Framed four patch done

2007-11-27T23:33:00.000-07:00

Finally done except for adding the label. This quilt was made from swap blocks from a swap on about.com. The quilting was done by Ami at www.enchantingquilts.com and this will be a gift for my husband's Aunt Jan and Uncle Jonny. I got the idea for the striped bias binding from Shelley on the about.com forums.

Faye's Birthday block

2007-11-27T22:09:00.000-07:00

Here is the block I made for Faye on the about.com birthday block swap. It is the pattern Miss Molly's Garden from Quilter's Cache. She wanted 30's reproductions.

Doll Quilt for me

2007-11-23T15:34:00.000-07:00

I got this beautiful doll quilt from Rebecca (jakenemma) on about.com. I love it, I will be hanging it on the wall behind my sewing table. Thanks so much Rebecca!

Framed 4 patch quilts

2007-11-17T20:23:00.000-07:00

Here are two quilts that were made from blocks made during swaps on about.com. They both were beautifully quilted by Ami at http://www.enchantingquilts.com/ , the batik one was quilted with a spiral pantograph in a variegated thread and the 30's one was quilted with a baptist fan pantograph. These just need to be bound and then will be Christmas gifts for two of my husbands aunts.

Here are more details:

Cowboy quilt

2007-11-17T20:11:00.000-07:00

Here is the cowboy quilt that was made during a row robin on about.com. There is another row that will be made into a body pillow case to go with the quilt, but the quilt was getting too long, so I let my 4 year old son Hunter pick the ones that he wanted on the quilt. The row that will be for the pillowcase has some great log cabin blocks and open space where I can embellish it with quilting. I will post photos of that as soon as I get it done. I just got the quilt back from Ami at www.enchantingquilts.com , who did a beautiful job with a cowboy pantograph.

This quilt just needs binding which I think will be done in the red bandanna fabric. I did the back in a wildlife flannel print by Robert Kaufman. Many thanks to the 6 talented ladies that were in my group: Nancy, Pat, Joy, Kristen, Kim, and Patty.

Nell's Birthday Block

2007-11-16T08:25:00.000-07:00

In the birthday block swap on about.com, Nell asked for Nautical blocks with some teal in them. I made her this 9 inch Mariners Compass block. I used the fusible applique method for it so it worked up fast.

Finished Doll quilt

2007-11-15T15:03:00.000-07:00

Here is my finished doll quilt that is now winging its way to its new home. And here is my less than perfect label.

Pink & brown stripes

2007-11-13T09:42:00.000-07:00

This weekend I finished painting my daughters room. I am still waiting for the wallpaper border to arrive. It will go in between the light pink and dark brown on one of the walls. Now we just have to get all of her furniture back in the room.

Dragonflies

2007-10-26T14:49:00.000-06:00

While looking at Christine Thresh's page (winnowings.blogspot.com) I noticed that she was wondering who designed a pattern she saw at a show. I have this pattern so thought I would post. the designer is Ruth Jensen of Thimble Art. she has a lot of really neat dimensional patterns. Here is her web-site http://www.thimble-art.com/ This is the quilt I made for my granddaughter from this pattern.

Quilters Tacker

2007-10-22T08:55:00.001-06:00

I did a shop hop with my 12 year old daughter on Saturday, and at one of the shops there was a man selling the neatest tool.

It is called the Quilters tacker. It was designed to put tacks in a quilt frame, take them out, and straighten bent tacks. I got to try it before I bought it, and can't believe how easy it is. The tool that puts the tacks in is magnetic so you just push it down on the wood and your tack is set in the wood, then to remove the tack you use the other tool that easily lifts the tack out. These are not advertised at all, but I have the contact information of the maker.

Doll quilt swap

2007-10-17T08:31:00.000-06:00

Here are a few of my first blocks for the doll quilt swap on about.com. They are the improved nine patch block.

The directions said to piece the curves, but I decided I want to applique them instead. That is why they are pinned on right now. Will start appliqueing them tonight.

Birthday Block from Faye

2007-10-17T08:27:00.000-06:00

Yesterday in my mail I received this lovely block from Faye. I love the style of this block.

Birthday block for Christine

2007-10-11T09:35:00.000-06:00

In the birthday block swap on about.com, in Group 2 it is Christine's month to recieve blocks. She wants oriental prints with a black background. I made this fan for her. I used an idea from Michelle (momof11). I don't think mine turned out as good as the ones she made in a past row robin, but I think it is pretty neat. Hope Christine likes it.

Doll Quilt ideas again

2007-10-10T16:53:00.000-06:00

Here is another possible layout for the doll quilt. It keeps the scrappy, but defines the circles more. What do you think?

Doll quilt swap

2007-10-09T12:20:00.000-06:00

Here are some photos showing the pattern I will be making for the doll swap on about.com. I have not decided which I will do as far as a one background fabric like the one with white or if I will do the scrappy one. It is called glorified nine patch, nine patch wedding ring, or improved nine patch depending on who you ask.

Last of the batik & cream stars

2007-10-09T11:39:00.000-06:00

Here are the last two of my blocks for the batik & cream star swap on about.com The pattern is Blocks and Stars from Quilter's cache.

Becca's birthday block

2007-10-08T01:04:00.000-06:00

Since I am sending my swap blocks to Becca I thought I better get her "birthday" block done. It is Starry Web from Quilters cache.

Batik & cream stars update

2007-10-08T01:02:00.000-06:00

Here are my latest blocks for the batik & cream star swap on about.com. I need to make a few more 9 inch ones tomorrow night since the post office is closed tomorrow. The 6 nearly identical 12 inch stars are Carol's star from Quilter's cache.

Oriental Fat quarters

2007-10-05T09:14:00.000-06:00

These are the FQ's I am sending in for the Oriental Fat Quarter Drawing on Quilter's Passion. I absolutely love them. The one with the cranes is my favorite. I bought extra of the one with the writing on it to use with the Oriental lanterns I got from a swap on about.com. I would love to win the drawing.

Birthday Swap Blocks

2007-10-03T20:57:00.000-06:00

Here are the birthday blocks I have received so far from the Birthday swap on about.com. I have two from Becca, one from Kate, Christine, Amy, and Diane. There are more on their way. I asked for civil war repros and classic blocks.

Wallhanging for a friend's wedding

2007-10-03T20:48:00.000-06:00

My friend's are getting married this weekend. They like wine so I made them a wallhanging that made me think of wine. I couldn't find any wine themed fabric so I just had to do it with the applique and colors. I used fusible applique for this project.

First post

2007-10-03T15:26:00.000-06:00

Well, I thought I would finally give blogging a try. I have been reading others blogs about quilting for awhile now, and thought I would see how I like it.

Most recently, I have been working on Batik & cream stars for a swap at about.com. I have been having some trouble with them so I have been trying different patterns. So far for the 12 inch group I have one Brasstown Star, and a Double Star, for the 9 inch group I have a Fractured Sunrise, and 2 Sprockets. All patterns are from Quilter's Cache.