July 2013 - Kate Colleran Designs

Quilting Giveaways ► July 30, 2013

McCalls Quilting, Hold the Gravy! and a giveaway.

So… the magazine is out! And Hold the Gravy is in it! Isn’t our little turkey the cutest? We call him Toby. He just has the sweetest little face!...

Quilt Patterns ► July 26, 2013

Tiger Lily Quilts

Wow. I completed two Tiger Lily quilts this week! One is for… can’t say yet!, and one is for charity. My Tiger Lily Quilts: This is the one for charity...

Quilt Studio Tips ► July 24, 2013

Studio

My sewing studio in the new place is a cute loft. Cute usually means small. And it is small; but pretty functional. On one side of my loft is a railing,...

Quilt Community ► July 17, 2013

Play, and some great news!

As some of you know, I was a nurse in my previous life. Actually, I am still am nurse, just not working in the field right now. One of the best parts of nursing was...

Quilt Community ► July 14, 2013

Do I have to, Ma?

Kate has returned from her Scotland and East Coast trip and I have returned from the multi-generation week in Myrtle Beach. Even though I have been back to work for two weeks, it is definitely...

Quilt Community ► July 9, 2013

So, here is the current state of my socks. Turns out, while attempting to knit Continental style while making the sock, I discovered I had dropped stitches. Way down at the beginning. Luckily, I really...

Quilt Community ► July 5, 2013

Quilting and other creative endeavors

So is quilting your sole creative endeavor or do you indulge in other creative/crafty outlets? Both Elizabeth and I knit, and we have each done a multitude of other crafty/creative things in the past such...