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Karen
Nov 20, 20221 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...
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Karen
Nov 1, 20222 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...
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Karen
Oct 3, 20221 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...
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Karen
Sep 5, 20223 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...
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Karen
Aug 18, 20222 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...
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Karen
Jul 27, 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...
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Karen
Jun 30, 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...
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Karen
Jun 8, 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...
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Karen
May 4, 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...
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Karen
Feb 26, 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...
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Karen
Feb 8, 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...
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Karen
Nov 23, 20212 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...
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Karen
Nov 13, 20211 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...
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Karen
Nov 7, 20213 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...
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Karen
Oct 27, 20213 min read
A Quilt for A Special Friend
Last April, when COVID first had shuttered everything, my son was so sick, too sick even to get up for his 2nd chemo treatment. It was an...
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Karen
Oct 12, 20213 min read
The Red Quilt Pattern
Happy Belated Canadian Thanksgiving Everyone. In Ontario, this is the time our land goes to glory, the trees change colour, the fields...
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Karen
Oct 8, 20211 min read
Links for English Paper Piecing
Affiliate Links Where indicated, the link will direct you to Amazon where I will receive a small commission on your purchase. There is no...
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Karen
Sep 27, 20213 min read
Anniversaries and Catching-Up
For the past ten years, my husband and I have celebrated our wedding anniversary with a motorcycle trip. Last year it was just a day out...
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Karen
Sep 11, 20212 min read
Slow Sewing in September
The days are getting shorter, the nights chillier and life is getting busier. It almost feels like a normal pre-COVID September, except...
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Karen
Aug 31, 20212 min read
Saying Yes: My Full Summer of Family, Friends, and Fabric Scraps
When the COVID vaccine was available to me last spring, we had been in lockdown for the better part of a year. We had had a brief opening...
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