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I recently bought an embroidery machine so I no longer have to send out embroidery to be done. Sometimes customers want names and dates or other lettering embroidered in a square or in the top or bottom border and I can offer that service in-house now. My set-up price is $15 and that includes up…
Read MoreThis year has started off with a bang for which I am very grateful. We are currently scheduling for the end of February. So, if you would like to have a t-shirt quilt made for your senior for graduation, now is the time to start making plans. My turnaround time is four to six weeks,…
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe that another year has come and gone. 2017 won’t be my favorite year ever due to the flooding from Hurricane Harvey, but it certainly could have been a lot worse. We were blessed to get our house back in order in time for the holidays while many of our fellow Texans…
Read MoreThis is the time of year when college students are pledging fraternities and sororities. If you’re a new pledge, you probably don’t realize how many t-shirts you will end up with by the time you are out of college. You’ll have a t-shirt for every special event that your sorority or fraternity plans. And they…
Read MoreIn spite of how it may appear in the picture, I really had a productive quilt market. The vendors go out of their way to decorate their booths and make it fun for the Market attendees and it’s great to go just to witness their creativity. I met with several fabric vendors and ordered over…
Read MoreMany of my customers have so many t-shirts that they have a hard time narrowing them down to a reasonable number to put in a quilt. Some of them show up for appointments with bags and bags and want me to help choose. Although I can help you choose, I really don’t know what is…
Read MoreLast time I saw my hairdresser, she told me that it was less than 180 days till Christmas. Well, it’s been about six weeks and I have another hair appointment tomorrow, so I figured I would see how many days are left now and it’s 138. That may seem like a lot and really strange…
Read MoreBefore I started making T-Shirt quilts, I already had a longarm quilting business and I still offer machine quilting service for those who like to piece quilt tops, but do not have time to quilt them by hand. I started quilting for customers twenty years ago and still enjoy my craft. Here are a few…
Read MoreAfter I had just written last week’s post about quilts for causes, I got an email from my quilting friend Amy who had pieced a T-shirt quilt and had me quilt it a few months ago. It was a donation quilt to be used as a fundraiser for Camp Blessing which is a summer camp…
Read MoreIt’s beginning to look like Christmas at the Katy T-Shirt Quilts household. Santa’s elves have been working overtime to get everyone’s Christmas quilts finished and delivered on time for Christmas. We’ve also been very busy trying to prepare for our own family Christmas after a busy Thanksgiving weekend. Unfortunately, we’ve had to turn down several…
Read MoreLife gets real exciting for me at this time of year. It all starts with the annual family reunion that I attended last week. This weekend is International Quilt Market at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. I’m fortunate to be living close to Houston so I can attend every year. Actually, some…
Read MoreSchool is back in session, and if you have a high school senior in your life you know how important this year will be to them. Senior year is a time of cementing life-long friendships, creating memories, and getting ready for big changes on the horizon. Senior year is something they’ll never forget, and now…
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