Tutorials... A Giveaway and 2022 Happenings
Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
by Karens Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
2y ago
Hello my "quilty" friends - Happy New Year!  I hope all is well with you.    I'm celebrating Aurifil's monthly Thread Matters blog series by writing the introductory post for Thread Matters 2022 and, because of my excitement of quilting my newly designed Lotus Flower (below) with Aurifil's 2022 Color Builder collections, I've decided to host a Giveaway.   My Newsletter friends were the first to learn of it but I'd love to have you join in the fun!  Read all about the January 2022 Subtle Sampler Giveaway on my latest Newsletter: Tutorials... 2022 Happenin ..read more
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One with Nature and Thread... a Giveaway!
Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
by Karens Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
3y ago
Greetings fellow quilters, I hope this post finds you safe and well. I'm pretty excited to be sharing an Aurifil Thread Matters blog post today.  In these crazy stressful times I'm finding solace in nature... This months' Amalfi Color Builders threads inspired me to stitch out a native wildflower. Hop on over to the Thread Matters post and take a minute to be One with Nature. While you're there -- share the post, leave a feedback comment and be sure to come back here and let me know you did.  Finger Lakes Sunset... a view from #ourkeukahomestead One lucky entrant ..read more
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Fall Free Motion Quilting Lecture Series
Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
by Karens Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
3y ago
We're back and excited to announce a Fall Free Motion Quilting Lecture Series  hosted by our good friends at  Hotel Hamilton & Event Center  Join Us -- It's Virtual!  For details click the image below!  Don't delay -- Early Bird Bundle pricing  is in effect NOW through Sept 20th! I look forward to seeing you there. Stay safe, Karen ..read more
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Thread Matters - Blending: Give it a Try! Plus -- A Giveaway...
Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
by Karens Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
4y ago
Hello Creative Friends -- many thanks for stopping by! I'm thrilled to be sharing a post on the Aurifil blog as part of the 2020 Thread Matters Aurifilosopher Series.  We write something fun and educational each month - don't miss out on all the great information and inspiration!! In 2020 the Aurifilosophers are highlighting the luscious Aurifil Color Builders collections.  Use this link to preview the Thread Matters series. To prep for the post I pulled out a UFO from a fairly recent Workshop with the amazing Lorraine Turner of Calico Horses.    Oh -- you must see the b ..read more
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FMQ on a Featherweight with 28wt Aurifil
Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
by Karens Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
4y ago
I'm psyched about Free Motion Quilting on a Featherweight 221! Have you tried it? *** I used two of my favorite Aurifil threads --  28wt and 50wt ! I'm sharing details on a guest post for Aurifil's Thread Matters 2020 - The Aurifilosopher Series Stay tuned for my post to be published on Friday Jan 10th. I detail my learning adventure, tips, tricks and tools. *** There's a Giveaway too!! It's open through end of day Monday January 13th, 2020 You'll want to click on the Rafflecopter link at the end of the blog post and follow the outlined steps to enter !! *** For my mini whole-cloth s ..read more
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You're Invited to a 2019 Free Motion Quilting Retreat!
Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
by Karens Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
5y ago
Welcome!Wendy Sheppard and I are joining forces to bring you a fun filled Free Motion Quilting Retreat! This September we're motoring off to Quilt Town, USAalso known asHamilton, Missouri...***The hometown of JC Pennyand the celebrated location ofMissouri Star Quilting Companyand its founder,everyone's favorite quilting friend,Jenny Doan.Karen w/ Jenny -- Missouri Star Academy 2019My first opportunity to visit MSQC was the Summer of '18.   I was honored to share my passion for FMQ and Aurifil thread during the 2nd Annual Missouri Star Academy. SO MUCH FUN! Visiting this little town - with 12 ..read more
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2019 FMQ Along: Celebration and Winners!
Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
by Karens Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
5y ago
Many thanks to those that participated in the 2019 Mystery Free Motion Quilt Along!  Wendy and I had a blast watching you learn and grow throughout the process. It's fun AND so very rewarding to observe while you choose your threads and motif's and show marked improvement throughout the quilting process. By the deadline we'd received 26 entries for the Giveaway.   The random drawing of entries has been completed and we're excited to announce the winners. But first  -- we would like to thank each and every one of you for joining us.  Your work and progress was amazing.    Here's an image or ..read more
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2019 Free Motion QAL: Giveaway Status & Events...
Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
by Karens Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
5y ago
Thank you, thank you -- and Wow!   We're so excited and completely overwhelmed with all of the amazing Quilt Along entries -- thank you all so much for stitching along with us and for sending us images of your entries.    It's so very rewarding to see your stitching and hear your stories. We owe you an apology for the delay in choosing and announcing the random winners.   It's a crazy time of the year preparing samples for International Quilt Market and we're behind with getting the giveaway entries chosen and announced.  Rest assured -- as soon as we come up for air after Market we'll choose ..read more
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2019 Free Motion QAL: Final Call for Giveaway Entries
Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
by Karens Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
5y ago
Greetings fellow quilters - We did it!  We've completed the 2019 Free Motion Quilt Along -- Congratulations! Now it's all about getting your entries emailed to me or Wendy so can award the prizes! I'd like to apologize for neglecting to share the new deadline date of May 3rd with you last week.Thankfully my quilty partner, Wendy,  shared the new date on her blog. If you were worried you missed the deadline rest assured you still have 48 hours to wrap up and email Wendy or I at least 2 pictures of your quilted panel.   If you're not quite done -- it's ok -- submit what you have - we'll call it ..read more
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2019 Free Motion QAL: Part 11 - Binding, Sleeve & Label
Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
by Karens Quilts, Crows and Cardinals
5y ago
Greetings all! We've managed to make it to the finishing stage of our 2019 Free Motion Quilt Along. * In today's post we would like to share some options for binding, hanging and labeling your finished quilt.It's OK if you're still stitching, we have a few weeks to wrap things up before the Giveaways! * We'll be updating the Giveaway Post with details -- stay tuned there. * For now though, plan to email or post a picture of your quilt by end of day Friday, April 26th to have  your name included in the random drawings. We have fun prizes and we're looking forward to seeing your projects. Many ..read more
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