Sunlight, breakfast and snuggles this morning. Catching up on email newsletters from the past week.

@benmillett.us I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your most recent newsletter! So much of what you had to say about the Modern Quilt Movement and Quiltcon resonates with me. The resources you shared were fantastic too.

Joined in the Strings Attached workshop on The Quilty Nook this week and I’m excited about the direction this is headed in. @zakfoster.bsky.social @ssparrowinflight.bsky.social thanks for hosting and Maura Ambrose for teaching! #lemoynestar #quiltynook #thriftedquiltsupplies

The quilt that got me back into quilting after a decade long break. It’s huge and special and all for me. 3/4 inch hexies, 120x120, not done yet and I have no idea when it will be done and that’s ok with me. #igquiltfest2025 #englishpaperpiecing #heirloomquilting

Hey Y’all, I’m Kat.

I’m a quilter, in every way I can be, stitching life together bit by bit.

I went to VCUarts 👩‍🎓

I have a full time job, a quilting tools business, family and critters at home.

Tell me about you, let’s bring a bit of #igquiltfest to Quiltsky

Today in the wood shop.

I launched my website this morning and walked away from the internet to make things.
Started with some special really dense Cherry seam smashers.
Then started cutting into some beautiful ambrosia maple,spalted maple, beech and walnut.

Today is the day. My shop is open
www.katvanbourgondien.com

Website opens for orders at 10:05 am come get your quilt tools, quilters clappers and pin pucks are all ready for you.

Todays Pin Puck progress

A few gorgeous quilts from an auction I visited Sunday

Did lots of color testing, tested some other engravings, made a final shape template for the clappers and starting thinking about new blocks to engrave. #quiltsky

Learning new things today

Have you ever seen 25 mins of fabric composition in under a minute?

2025
One Small scale composition in
Under 5 minutes weekly
Transparent overlays
Finished as framed quilts

#fiberartist #smallart #framedquilt #katsquiltyplanning #watchquiltherselfbetter #tuessewingdateswithkat
#quiltsky

Working on making a batch of quilters Clappers. Spalted Maple, Holly, Mahogany and Walnut. These are a bit wider at 3.5 inches x 12ish inches long and Average right around 1.75 inches tall. They all average about 2 lbs and will be hand sanded and finished.

Almost done with the last stitches on my 2024 Album Quilt. #quiltsky

Hi y’all