I'm Kay Mackenzie, a quilter, designer, and author in Santa Cruz, California. I caught the quilt pox about 17 years ago when we lived in central Ohio.

Appliqué is my favorite kind of quilting project.
I use three forms of appliqué: freezer paper templates, back-basting, and raw-edge machine appliqué.

I also enjoy using Adobe Illustrator, a computer illustration program that is perfect for creating original appliqué designs.

Now I combine my love for quilting with my writing and illustrating skills in my design company, By Kay Mackenzie. It allows me to combine my abiding interests in life: quilting, writing, and digital illustration... with a little dash of dogs thrown in!

Quilt Puppy Publications is a publishing imprint.

My husband Dana and I live with a cat and a dog (the real quilt puppy) in Santa Cruz, on the Pacific coast partway between San Francisco and Monterey.

To contact me, email "kay at kaymackenzie.com." (You know the drill; use the @ sign and no spaces.)

Mailing address:

Kay Mackenzie
P.O. Box 1241
Aptos CA 95001

Web addresses:

KayMackenzie.com (you're here now)
Books, patterns & etc. for the quilter.

Kay's Show & Tell Center
Always looking for more Show & Tell, so send me a picture when you make something from one of my designs!

All About Appliqué
My blog devoted to appliqué ~ any kind!

Wille's dogblog
The Most Excellent Life & Times of Willie the Quilt Puppy

Other links:

DanaMackenzie.com
Dana's website

Dana's chess blog

Dana's moon blog

BOOKS
Front covers
Back covers
See the quilts

PATTERNS

KITS & NOTIONS

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