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Boots on the Ground
Well, Quiltcon 2024 is a wrap. Quiltcon 2024 has set records for attendance and the number of quilts on display (for Quiltcon that is)....
Karen
Feb 28, 20243 min read


Change Is In The Air
February is here and has brought back the sunshine. I didn't realize how much I had missed the sun until I felt it on my face last week...
Karen
Feb 10, 20243 min read


Have a Wonderful Holiday
I have been digging through family Christmas photo's today to help my #3 put on a slide show for my family gathering this evening. Part...
Karen
Dec 22, 20232 min read


2023 Gift Guide
This is the fifth year of gift guides for Quilters. Every item here I have tested and tried and use in my sewing room or home.***...
Karen
Dec 3, 20231 min read


📐 🧰 Everyone Loves A Good Hack
🎉 For this week's video I gathered together some of my favourite measuring hacks. Because sometime you don’t have a ruler, or you're not...
Karen
Nov 13, 20232 min read


It started with a car accident...
My daughter is not a great communicator. If I ever send her a text, I’m lucky if I get a response in 72 hours. And I don’t think that she...
Karen
May 24, 20232 min read


The 2022 Holiday Gift Guide
What do you give the quilter or sewist in your life? There are so many tools and accessories. You’ll want to get them something they both...
Karen
Nov 20, 20221 min read


Memories on My Mind
I'm not sure what it is about Fall, but there are memories attached to everything. It might be that it’s anchored in Thanksgiving and...
Karen
Nov 1, 20222 min read


Done... So What's Next
I am finally done with last year's #100day100blocks quilt. I absolutely love it but I must admit that I made choices that really taxed my...
Karen
Oct 3, 20221 min read


Picking Myself Back Up
I had a big idea this summer to visit all the fabric stores in Toronto. I invested in a cameraman who followed me around as I talked to...
Karen
Sep 5, 20223 min read


Oops…I did it again…
Why oh why do I make my layouts so complicated? After the marathon of my 4th Of July quilt, I swore I would never do it again. Well, now...
Karen
Aug 18, 20222 min read


COVID Friends
COVID brought so much pain and strife to so many people. But for me, the silver lining of the past two years are all the new amazing...
Karen
Jul 27, 20222 min read


Permission to Practice
It’s been an interesting month getting back in the groove. I decided to work on some smaller projects because my brain was in a bit of...
Karen
Jun 30, 20222 min read


It's time for Summer Sewing
Well, I am back. You last heard from me as I was madly packing and heading off for a 12-day trip to British Columbia and Alaska. It was...
Karen
Jun 8, 20222 min read


Spring Forward... and a Step Back
I can’t believe it’s been two months since my last newsletter. My first thought was "There's no way it's been two months", but when I...
Karen
May 4, 20222 min read


Making Black & Pink Blocks Fly
Throughout the process of making a video, I test patterns and make a lot of sample blocks. So what happens with those lonely sample...
Karen
Feb 26, 20222 min read


Decluttering in February
We are three weeks past the Declutter Challenge and I still cannot believe the changes in my space. As I walk into my sewing room each...
Karen
Feb 8, 20222 min read


On the Home Stretch Now
It is 2 weeks, 4 days and 21 hours until Mando’s cast comes off. We are just past the half way mark and I've been trying hard to stop...
Karen
Nov 23, 20212 min read


Holiday Gift Guide 2021
This is a quick blog with all the affiliate links from the video Christmas Gifts 2021. If you missed it, you can click here to watch it...
Karen
Nov 13, 20211 min read


Tidying Up 2021
It’s that time of year where I sit down with my bullet journal and Instagram feed to review what I have accomplished this year and what I...
Karen
Nov 7, 20213 min read
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