Karen's Quilting Blog
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Karen displays her skill and beautiful artwork including hand-woven quilt, handpiece, and machine piece, and love needle turn applique. Quilting is the main craft that she enjoys although she can handle other needlecrafts and has worked in stain glass. Follow her tutorials, special designs, family stories, and much more here.
Karen's Quilting Blog
3h ago
That is it is continuing slowly! I was out again today for a visit to the dentist once again – I had some crown work done a month or so ago and needed one of them grinded off just a tad as it was hitting an upper tooth wrong. I have had so many appointments ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
1d ago
Other than a very few cold days we have mainly been in the 50’s with just a few under freezing nights. Crazy when I know some of you have snow on the ground and have had for several weeks. Yesterday I got the initial appointment set for PT and will go in on Friday to ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
2d ago
Not a lot to report on sewing what with running to Little Rock for my doctor appointment all normal there like usual except I will be lining up some physical therapy for my lower back. I will stop by that office today to see when I can start – the doctor says to get 6-12 ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
3d ago
Working with an all light color log cabin block can be a bit tricky I think. I had to cut more strips to get more variety for sure – you will start to see a pattern emerge in a couple weeks I’m sure – I just hope it looks good in the end! Two blocks ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
4d ago
I worked more on my Log Cabin quilt and decided to make a different pattern then I had planned to. The first one that I was going to do I decided was going to be too big to get the whole design in so I am going with a second choice which I think I ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
5d ago
It was such a nice day yesterday I’m surprised I got two blocks done as I was outside a bit too and we went out for supper and drove around looking at Xmas lights. I had been tossing all the strips for the log cabin blocks on the quilting frame but I knew this was ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
6d ago
A log cabin block can be very easy to do – if you do it right! You have to piece it like a paint by number – follow the numbers and you do it right – if you don’t you just might mess up without even realizing it. That is why a lot of quilters ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
1w ago
I didn’t get any sewing done yesterday but I did sort and press strips for awhile – they are now ready for me to trim to 1.5” and then be ready to sew. Instead I ran to Wal-Mart with Melanie and she was getting groceries and things for her mother in law and I was ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
1w ago
I got to thinking about it when I reminded myself to cut more neutral strips to mix in with what I have for the Log Cabin quilt that I have 3 boxes of strings of various sizes under the sewing machine table – I tend to forget what is in all those boxes under there! ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
1w ago
Finally I got the sewing table cleared off yesterday and got starting on the new quilt. I don’t know large it will be – I do have lots of strips and lots of neutrals that I can turn into strips so we will see. I got the accuquilt out to cut purple squares and got ..read more