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
1d ago
Yesterday I was tired from Wednesdays workout with picking, cleaning and making jam from the strawberries and I didn’t do much on Thursday because I know I’m going to be busy again today maybe doing the same thing. I was taking some photos of the rose plants and checking to see if I would need ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
2d ago
When does it end I wonder this picking of strawberries every other day? Still a lot of red ones out there and green too. Wednesday mornings pick – I guess I am not a fast picker – this took me at least an hour – then off course you need to lightly wash and get ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
3d ago
It was such a pretty morning that the windows were open, laundry was going, bread in the machine and I was moving plants from the house to spend the next six months out on the porch. I lost some at the beginning of winter when I moved them inside so there aren’t quite as many ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
4d ago
Well it rained on Sunday and Sunday night a little but by afternoon the deck was dry and out came the quilt to shine Hunter’s Star – the sun came through the overhead branches and landed right on the yellow blocks making them shine brighter than the rest. The quilt finished at 93×94 inches I ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
6d ago
But we had rainy weather so I can’t get an outside photo until later today I bet. But finally the binding is done, Hunter’s Star has been washed and dried – so here is an inside photo for now. The back Most of the Mercantile block was appliqued in place and I will finish it ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
6d ago
Grandma’s Quilt Block is the name of the fourth Mercantile block – the Mercantile Quilt is on Lori Holt’s blog and the directions will be there for a very long time from what I understand. I am making this for an RSC quilt but it can be made with any fabric you wish to use ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
1w ago
I have been moving so slow on the binding for The Hunters Star quilt I have the 3rd side just about finished – it will be too wet to display outside for awhile so I guess it is ok to take my time – give me another week LOL I still have one block to ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
1w ago
I have a sneak peak for the Fat Quarter Shop quilt that I am making their name for the pattern will be English Ivy – I will be giving it a different name when I finish it. I will be able to share it around May 10th I believe. So right now I really can’t ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
1w ago
Yesterday was all about being outside. I planted 10 small very healthy tomato plants and two pepper plants – one sweet red and one orange. It is always surprising how fast these will grow – within 6 weeks or so they might be to the top of the cages. Honeysuckle growing and smells so pretty ..read more
Karen's Quilting Blog
1w ago
When the spring time almost summer time weather comes I find it harder to post things about quilting because I am spending more time outside. I’m also spending more time rushing to make progress on the quilt that I am making for a promo for the Fat Quarter Shop as time is almost up ..read more