the kate chronicles » Quilting http://www.katefranco.com making something every day! Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:15:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 S-u-c-c-e-s-s http://www.katefranco.com/2009/08/29/s-u-c-c-e-s-s/ http://www.katefranco.com/2009/08/29/s-u-c-c-e-s-s/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:15:44 +0000 kate http://www.katefranco.com/2009/08/29/s-u-c-c-e-s-s/ …more commentary to follow…

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]]> http://www.katefranco.com/2009/08/29/s-u-c-c-e-s-s/feed/ 3 Jess and Nick’s Wedding Quilt http://www.katefranco.com/2009/08/10/jess-and-nicks-wedding-quilt/ http://www.katefranco.com/2009/08/10/jess-and-nicks-wedding-quilt/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:31:52 +0000 kate http://www.katefranco.com/2009/08/10/jess-and-nicks-wedding-quilt/ Last post about the lovely jess and nick, i swear.

 

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i love this photo. the fading sun, the color of the grass. pure happiness.

 

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apologies for the blurry picture (and the messy apartment).

 

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i love that you can see the quilting detail on this shot! beautiful!

 

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…and a cute little label to finish it all off.

]]> http://www.katefranco.com/2009/08/10/jess-and-nicks-wedding-quilt/feed/ 3 New DBC Quilts Photography http://www.katefranco.com/2009/06/19/new-dbc-quilts-photography/ http://www.katefranco.com/2009/06/19/new-dbc-quilts-photography/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:47:41 +0000 kate http://www.katefranco.com/2009/06/19/new-dbc-quilts-photography/ Forgot to share with you guys the beautiful new photos of the DBC Quilts! Taken by the clearly talented Tatiana Skye. All items available for purchase in our Etsy Shop…I’m just sayin’…

Freddie Quilt

Olivia Quilt

Lorelei Quilt

]]> http://www.katefranco.com/2009/06/19/new-dbc-quilts-photography/feed/ 0 For Jess and Nick http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/14/for-jess-and-nick/ http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/14/for-jess-and-nick/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 00:33:48 +0000 kate http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/14/for-jess-and-nick/ 1st off: Jess…DO NOT read any further unless you want a spoiler.

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2nd off: I had such a nice time putting this quilt together. I had surgery on Monday, and my mom was in town helping me get better. So nice to get to spend some quality time with her. My mom and stepdad (aka papa) came into town on Friday, and this is the primary project that we worked on.

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I got really lucky and bought these moda prints a year ago on major sale…and of course just now got the top pieced together. Pattern is the Charming Log Cabin pattern from Threaded Pear. Scalloped edges won’t be done until the actual quilting is done. I think it’s going to be the perfect finishing touch.

Thanks for all your help, mom. I miss you already!

]]> http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/14/for-jess-and-nick/feed/ 1 Gorgeous Wedding Ring Quilt http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/07/gorgeous-wedding-ring-quilt/ http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/07/gorgeous-wedding-ring-quilt/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 21:19:10 +0000 kate http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/07/gorgeous-wedding-ring-quilt/ Made by Suz for Jeff and Lila’s wedding. The quilting design on this quilt is from the Kansas City Star circa the mid-1930’s. Suz managed to get access to TONS of original Kansas City Star patterns. In case the Kansas City Star doesn’t ring any bells for you, from 1928 to 1961 The Kansas City Star published more than 1,000 quilt patterns, establishing a legacy known around the world. Let me tell you: they are so neat (words failing me here). Suz made me a copy of all her originals.

If you’re interested in getting your own copy of Kansas City Star patterns, check out Amazon.

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 And a picture of the happy couple on their day, for good measure. Love you guys!

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]]> http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/07/gorgeous-wedding-ring-quilt/feed/ 0 Reminds me of creamsicles http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/06/reminds-me-of-creamsicles/ http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/06/reminds-me-of-creamsicles/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 14:33:33 +0000 kate http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/06/reminds-me-of-creamsicles/ I just love this quilt. It’s tied, not quilted so I’m pretty sure I’ll give it a go and do it this summer since I am on make things kick (YES! I love having more free time. Thanks, day job.)

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 You <3 it, too? Check out the tutorial to make your very own. Thanks Purl Bee!

]]> http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/06/reminds-me-of-creamsicles/feed/ 1 Anjou Quilt: Ready for Quilting! http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/05/anjou-quilt-ready-for-quilting/ http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/05/anjou-quilt-ready-for-quilting/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 15:26:43 +0000 kate http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/05/anjou-quilt-ready-for-quilting/ I just love it! Too many wedding quilts coming up though, and it’ll be awhile before I get to this one…pics here appear in reverse order from sandwiched to pre-sandwiching with a cute little cat named Ingrid involved.

This marks the first completely joint project between me and Suz (a.k.a mom). The best part about it is that we made it completely from mom’s stash — we didn’t have to spend any money!

You can check out more pics of Anjou here.

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]]> http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/05/anjou-quilt-ready-for-quilting/feed/ 2 Congratulations Alexis and Ed! http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/03/congratulations-alexis-and-ed/ http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/03/congratulations-alexis-and-ed/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 00:38:21 +0000 kate http://www.katefranco.com/2009/05/03/congratulations-alexis-and-ed/ Wedding quilt (1 of 2) pieced! Now comes the hard part…hand-quilting in time for an early August wedding. Putting that off for a little while, and now on to a cute little Mother’s Day gift…

Happy Sunday! Feels so dang good to just MAKE something sometimes. Very, very happy day.

 P.S. – for tutorial on making this quilt, please check out Nettie’s blog, A quilt is nice.

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I am completely obsessed with this dress! Would be perfect for upcoming getway to san diego… :)

Other zig zag projects I adore:

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The designer, Nettie, actually sells the quilt kit for this Mendocino Zig Zag Quilt available on Etsy. Her blog is pretty cool, too! Check it out.

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Also adorable is this zig zag mini quilt by Malka Dubrawsky, artist and blogger. My favorite part is the quilting — it really makes the zigs and zags pop!

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