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Greetings from the home of easypatchwork. My name is Karen Ackva, owner, designer, creater, writer, illustrator, photographer, creative content manager, community supporter and cheerleader. If you are new here, thanks for stumbling across my website and blog, especially the Transparendo Sewalong. Transparendo is the newest quilting book featuring a modern sampler quilt using transparent quilt blocks to make a comfy-sized sofa quilt ~ 60" x 80".
We are entering our twelvth week of the sewalong. The pattern is setup with the easiest blocks first followed by more difficult blocks; the difficulty increases with each block. Being in our 12th of 15th ...
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Hi
everyone and thanks for joining us today. Here we are again to share with you the third week of our sewalong. Over the next 15 weeks, Verena
from einfach bunt Quilts are here to support our quilting community with tips and tricks and
well as soon good old fashioned quilting fun with our Transparendo
Sewalong (#transaprendosal). Are you looking forward to it? We are too!
This week's hashtag is #transparendosalw3 for Week Three.
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The Pattern Book
Hi everyone and thanks for joining us today. I am really excited to start sharing our sewalong posts with you. Over the next 15 weeks, Verena from einfach bunt Quilts and I would like to setup a supporting community with tips and tricks and well as soon good old fashioned quilting fun with our Transparendo Sewalong (#transaprendosal). Are you looking forward to it? We are too! This week's hashtag is #transparendosalw2 for Week Two. Please sign up for our newsletters to keep on top of the sewalong.
The Pattern Book
I've been catching up on the two block-of-the-month programs that I signed up for at the LQS. Being gone for just a little over two weeks seems more like two months when it comes to catching up on what I missed while we were away! The Cream and Sugar class (left) required two more identical blocks for November and the Aspiring Stars class offered another block this month which I was able to
read moreI've been catching up on the two block-of-the-month programs that I signed up for at the LQS. Being gone for just a little over two weeks seems more like two months when it comes to catching up on what I missed while we were away! The Cream and Sugar class (left) required two more identical blocks for November and the Aspiring Stars class offered another block this month which I was able to
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| Hazel 6 months old |
Seems the holidays have come earlier this year! We are busier than ever.
Maybe it's the new kitten we adopted? Or maybe, we have adapted the slower pace forced from Covid surges.
Either way - we are looking forward to new projects and new opportunities in 2022! Watch this space for more details.
I was pleased with Carol's mention of my social media posts in Issue 146 of Quiltmania. It was fun to see which thumbnail photos she selected. It was a complete surprise to me!
More on this issue HERE
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Like so many other quilters, this year has seen me returning to the soothing rhythm of handwork, specifically cross stitch. I never saw this coming, in all seriousness. Quiltkeemosabe gave me a small "kit" for Christmas and invited me to join her down the rabbit hole. With a bit of trepidation, (did I have time for ONE MORE THING?) and simply to be polite, I accepted her invitation and stepped,
read moreLike so many other quilters, this year has seen me returning to the soothing rhythm of handwork, specifically cross stitch. I never saw this coming, in all seriousness. Quiltkeemosabe gave me a small "kit" for Christmas and invited me to join her down the rabbit hole. With a bit of trepidation, (did I have time for ONE MORE THING?) and simply to be polite, I accepted her invitation and stepped,
read moreHappy LAST Monday of August!
- Spooky Sampler Last Block, they are super cute!
- Daily video
- Cross stitch University Kickoff
- AccuQuilt Deal of the day Link, check it out!
- Download the September Calendar
- A Giveaway!
- Share your photos at the end!
**Spooky Sampler last block -Week #6 **
LOVING these little ghosts!! So very darling. See my video below for the different sections I got together
Ghost Pattern UPDATE:
- Ghost Block Step 4: Add the directions:
- Trim the ghost/side border section to 6 ½″ wide before you sew the 1 ½″ x 6 ½″ piece to the bottom of the block ...
I set a few challenges for myself every year, in a feeble attempt to accomplish something. Otherwise, Facebook, you know? This year's UFO portion was to finish any three UFOs, and I completed that at the end of May. I already showed you the Vintage Tulips a couple months ago - that was #1.
#2 completion is the sampler quilt that the Binbrook guild ran as a block of the month from 2017 through 2018. I managed to finish it in only three years! Woo hoo!
The objective was to make each block twice, but reverse the colours on the ...
read moreI haven’t been sewing anything lately so my quilting sisters kept encouraging me to try. I made up my mind to jump in the game with both feet. We are making samplers with different sized blocks or whatever works for the individual.
I'm doing a Wood Duck:
This was the last custom quilt of the year. I love working on sampler quilts. This is Comfort and Blessing by Piecing The Past Quilts.
Hmm. What else?... Christmas was quiet with just DH, Sadie and me. I had to cook a turkey, which I'd almost forgotten how to do. Normally 1-800-LUKE takes pity on us ...
I've been working on quilting the Beyond the Stars Sampler 15 this week, along with doing some fabric sorting and other cleaning. The room the quilt frame is in can be a dumping ground for the leftovers from projects since I store my fabric in that room, too. When I'm working on a project, I save most scraps because you never know if you'll need every bit you have until you're finished. I've been going through those scraps and organizing them into usuable, unusable and won't use. Some pieces are big enough for a ... read more
As you can tell from the fabrics, this is about 15 years old, give or take a year or two. The students also made Sunbonnet Sue using fusible webbing and then handstitched around the pieces.
This is probably the oldest one of my quilts that was not quilted until recently. After several years of using it, I made a different, brighter version of this quilt as I had grown ... read more
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