Happy Saturday everyone. I'm sure you're like me and have several quilts to finish before the holidays. Here are some fast and easy patterns to just get it done. Grab your coffee and let's get quilting
Thanks to you I found that my old Pfaff -inherited from my Mom- has a built in walking foot. On one of my small practice quilts I found it DID eliminate the fabric creep! Instant improvement. Thanks for all the tips and gentle teaching.
As a perfectionist, I have trouble letting go and just being free with my quilting. I think we all see such intimidatingly perfect quilting in show quilts but they are often done by a computerised machine or by a quilting expert who has several years of practice. It is foolish for us to compare our quilting with those, but it's a natural inclination. I tell myself that the purpose of quilting is to hold the layers together. As long as it stays together, it's good enough. Thanks for all your wonderful videos.
Oh so right. After about 2 yrs of playing quiltmaking, I was at a guild where a mate was showing off her FIRST quilt. It REALLY was perfect. Turned out to be a good thing. I never fret bc I know it's not my forte and also it's highly unlikely I'll live long enough to make it mine. So I make quilts w themes like 50th anniv of Apollo and Woodstock and nobody looks for matched corners !😁
I used to consider myself a perfectionist, but now I believe I’m simply conscientious. I care about how my work looks, and if my name is on it, I want it to be right.
Thank you! I’ve named my quilt “Picking Up the Pieces of My Sweet Shattered Dream” the opening line of Carefree Highway by Gordon Lightfoot-shattered glass will be perfect! Totally out of my organized comfort zone but 100% right! Thanks for the idea!
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. I just finished my first quilt top for a grandchild I’m expecting in a month and I was totally at a loss as to how to finish it. Now I know what to do. I love that your video is short to the point, nothing is more frustrating than trying to find a solution to a problem on CZcams wasting 30 minutes watching a video that is no help at all.
I love the quilting part best even though it's hard on my body due to osteoporosis. I can't free motion or do ruler work but I have machines w hundreds of stitches & I just got an embroidery machine so I make patterns w decorative stitches,, add embroidery and applique. It's all so fun and my quilts are always interesting to see even though they aren't perfectly put together. Thanks for the vids. I learn a lot, esp since I don't know all the right ways before I start and bc you always say why things dont work.
What a breath of fresh air!!! I've been watching lots of videos on machine quilting, but when I tried, it wasn't good! Your ideas for quilt patterns look like a great in between: between regular sewing and free-range quilting (I like to call it that!) I've sewn for years so am really tied to a presser foot and the feed dogs! I think I can actually do what you do in your first several designs (I think in the walking foot section; I've used a walking foot quite a lot). Thank you for making this seem so doable!!!
Oh my goodness I have usually done stitch in the ditch than I did quarter inch to half inch size of the seams. But I have found that doing diagonal lines is better for me. My quilt doesn’t come out as wrinkly or punchy. When I use straight lines, it doesn’t look as nice. I’m not going for perfection. I just want to get it done! I like the options you have shown me here. Why have I not seen you before?
I’ve found a lovely way to use batik fabrics. I’m presently making a quick quilt with 10 inch squares. So some are batik and some are white and some are a pale coloured linen. I find batik next to batik can either be too much or they actually look dull. I’m putting my 10 inch squares in a diagonal pattern going down. Ive noticed that using white and pale linen makes the batik (and I’m using different ones) really sing out. Each batik square looks like a jewel! Of course it’s all a matter of preference! I haven’t decided on the back or after quilt yet!
thanks so much Karen… I learn a multitude of good ideas for my quilting ..every time I come over here.. your good old common sense approach to everything is so inspiring, because it looks easy enough that I think I might be able to do that also !! BEST… CHERYL🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Sorry! I accidentally hit the thumbs down. I changed it to thumbs up. 👍 This was exactly what I needed to decide what quilting pattern I need to choose for my first ever quilt. The top is done, now on to the sandwich and quilting. Thank you so much!!!! ❤ Loved the video.
Karen I Love your quilt videos. I especially rewatch the ones on layering, machine quilting and binding every time I get ready to finish a quilt top. It just reminds me and makes it so much easier to finish. Thanks again.😊
Wonky lines are great! As someone who just started playing around with machine piecing/quilting, I find that the wonky lines quilting really helps mask my many less-than-perfect piecing attempts. Thank you for suggesting this technique.
What fun! I think the hardest part is just getting the quilting started. I’ve been waiting for a few months to finish two quilts for my granddaughters and VOILA! I’m starting right now. THANK YOU!! Please keep these fun and encouraging tutorials coming! You are terrific!
Greetings from Tasmania Australia, I've just finished a table runner ,my first quilting attempt. With a few faults its made with love !Next to finish my baby quilt sandwich!
I have 2 baby quilts to make before the babies are due in August. I was trying to figure out how I wanted to finish them and this gave me some inspiration.
You are the best, it honestly made me not want to sew anymore, now it's all done and given away by an admiring recipients. Many thanks from me in wintery Auckland New Zealand xxxxxx
thank you. I am a beginner quilter So many ways to quilt are so appealing to me. when I made a baby quilt with teddy bears on it. I just made squares around the bears. It turned out cute and made the bears pop up. Loved that.
I have watched this video at least five times. Today I watched it and got up the nerve to actually quilt your big loops as I muttered wax on wax off. I am so pleased with the table runner. Thank you 🙏
Love your videos Karen! I am a beginner quilter (been sewing garments for decades) and I’m drawn to the very dense free motion quilting styles. Now that I have 3 smallish quilt tops pieced I’m kinda unsure about how to quilt them. This video gives me inspiration to “just get it done”!! 😍 I check my subscription button frequently for all your new content; so thank you for sharing your talents! ❤️
I have two sandwiches I've been putting off quilting, but you've inspired me! Especially love the wave idea. Time to get stitching. Thank you and Happy Quilting!
Morning, thank you for this tutorial....I am about to start quilting for the first time. All the blankets I've ever made have been the old way my grandma used to make with the yarn and needle poking it through throughout the quilt. Tie one side after you sew the yarn through. My question is obviously if a person is free motion quilting they cannot use the walking foot right? I will look up more videos before I start.....thank you...
Will definitely save this to watch a few times and begin to experiment. For the life of me, I cannot manage to FMQ! And I worry so much about ruining my quilt tops, as they turn out so nice. Just will have to take the time and practice, practice, PRACTICE! Thanks for the simpler technique ideas until I get better! You're the BEST! 😊💕
I love the title. Just get it done! Stop stalling and being scared and just take a stotch or two and start and have fun. This is the advise i learned from you!! Wonderful fun enjoyable and possible to get done!!😄
The timing of this video is perfect as I have quite a few quilt tops to finish...The one I have been pondering how to finish is a crumb/scrap large lap sized quilt with no lines to follow/ditch to stitch! Thanks! This is great!
Oh how funny, DH, me too! I just finished my first crumb quilt and got stuck on how I should quilt it. I think I’ll try the shattered glass idea. Good luck with yours!
Waves and Wonky lines are my favorites for doing machine quilting. Then, straight lines, then straight lines with angles. I use a walking foot, so I don't do any of the loopy lines, even though I like the look.
Thank you so much. I was the beginner who tried quilting in the ditch! I abandoned machine quilting and hand quilted instead! It is so difficult to find the information you gave in this video. You have now given me the courage to try again! A million thank yous!
Thank you for all your great ideas and tips! I was wondering, do you listen to music to help with the quilting? I mean for relaxing and to help with the groove or flow or your design.
I found your website and videos in March -you got me through the lockdown here in Uk and showed me so much about quilting!! I have wanted to quilt for many years but have never had the time or found the teacher. And i have to say the title 'Just Get It done' was what drew me to you -patience is not my strong point. Many thanks ad keep up the good work!
Thank you Karen for another great video. You always have such great tips but your "it doesn't have to be perfect" resonates the most. I have one questIon - when using 40 weight thread do you use it in the bobbin as well?
Needed to do a quick I Spy quilt for a sick child so I tried the "Wave" method. It turned out well & was easy & quick to do. I will definitely use this method again. Thanks so much Karen for sharing your knowledge with us!
Hello Karen Thank You so much for your time and energy you put into your channel. I know I’m not the only one who appreciates you 👏👏👏👏👏 I’m a newbie and enjoy all the info you give ❤️😀
OMG! I cannot master quilting in the ditch. I have done on the diagonal and also used the masking tape as line markers. Still not wonderful but better. Did I mention I’m a fairly new quilter? So many frustrations in quilting. Thank goodness for videos to watch! Thank you, Karen.
Good morning Karen. Its 8.30 Sunday morning here in Sydney, Australia. Very, very hot day ahead for us 40+. Yesterday the same temperature. Good days for sewing indoors. Great, easy quilting designs. Thanks. Enjoy your day in cooler weather.
Thank you so much for your information on walking foot techniques. I am so comfortable on using it and I am not so much comfortable with my free motion foot just yet. I am working on two quilts at a time and I totally enjoyed the techniques you have went over. I am even more eager on putting them both together. Thank you again for your video.
Hello Karen Brown.. thank you for taking time to help us the beginners to quilting.. the only question i have to ask is.. Can I use the batting for quilting batton?? the old fashioned one.. like roll of cotton.. I dont know if I am making my mistake I have made 2 quilts already and they both have that kind.. Thanks for listening.. Sharon Nissen from Ontario, Canada..
I'm a hand quilter and at almost 79 years old machine quilting feels like such a hurdle to me. I do enjoy your videos, you make it look less complicated than I thought. Maybe some day I'll get the gumption to try.
Thanks for this timely video! After 16 years of making quilts, I'm finally venturing into the actual quilting on my domestic machine. Great tips and suggestions for patterns!
Love all your straight line ideas. I think I can do straight sewing! LOL! The free motion really intimidates me, though years ago, I gave it a go and did fine...must build up confidence.
As a beginner quilter I would like to be shown some ideas for using up the tiny triangle scraps I have left from larger projects. I hate throwing pretty material away, no matter how small.
As always such a great video Karen. I’ve quilted a few of my own quilts when I started a few years ago, all but one of them were queen sized quilts. Realized that this step was my least favourite in the process. I then moved onto having a long arm artist take over that step for me. This past week I finished up a baby quilt that I quilted myself and actually really enjoyed the process. My new plan moving forward, quilt small quilts myself to build my skill level and have a long armer continue to quilt my large quilts until (if ever) I feel ready for that challenge again. The techniques in the video will be added to the growing list of Karen Lessons I’ve been applying to my quilting obsession🌸
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts Have you ever made a heritage type quilt, using black & white or sepia photographs that have been printed on fabric??? Looking for tips.
I enjoy watching your videos, they are very uplifting, encouraging and informative. I was wondering what stitch length you use for quilting? I apologize if you have said it in another video. Thanks!
You must have been reading my mind! I am stuck on a baby quilt. I love the design of the quilt, but could not come up with an idea of how to quilt it. Love these ideas!
I love my walking foot! Great for my piecing as I mix weights and textures quite a bit, and they want to slip around. The foot makes all the diff! I'm just now doing my first actual quilting on a bit of a stack of UFOs, so I really appreciate you showing us some simple moves. Thank you, Karen!
Thank you for your calm reassurance in this video. With your video and Lori Kennedy's 25 Days to Better Machine Quilting, I know I can finally make these quilt tops into FINISHED quilts. 😊
Hi, just what I needed to watch today as I was in a bit of a quandary as to what quilting to do in the border of a baby quilt for my grandson; loopy free motion it is. Thanks for the inspiration.
Do you do private lessons? Come spend a week in Tennessee and teach me! Don’t think I’m kidding about this! I would love to have an onsite tutor! BTW I just inherited a Bernina 380 - thank you for showing me where the feed dog button is located. You are awesome! Thank you for all of your help.
Just completed my first "shattered glass" quilting project. It was so easy -- I used painter's tape to make my lines straight. Thanks for the great tutorial and tips!
Thanks for these ideas. I have done a few pram/basinnet quilts but need to do free motion as I put a flange binding 3/4 way in on my quilt. duh. so i will try my hand with your small loops on the outside border and maybe try the similar larger loops in the middle. ps. Wondering also what's with the headphones???? Is that music that you quilt to, to keep a rhythm perhaps? pps. That woman from your dollar store video is right - your voice is very soothing and gives assurance we can all just get it done! lol. Here goes... ppps. if it fails - it's your fault lol.
Your advice on pacing, correcting your posture, taking breaks and stretching is very valid whether I'm sewing on my machine or quilting on a frame. It's also good advice for working at a computer. Your way of doing small elongated loops is one I'm going to try on the quilt I currently have on my frame. I have a narrow boarder and hadn't decided how to quilt it. I quilting each block in the top individually working from center out. When I reach my border, I'll have one long line that I can quilt using a flowing quilt pattern. So the up down loop pattern I think will work. I'm going to draw it out on graph paper this afternoon and then transfer it to a template. Thanks for the idea. I also like the small/large/small elongated loop pattern. They sort of look like little crowns. Another good video to your credit, Karen. I love spending time with you.
Thank you Karen for such wonderful tutorials on quilting! It’s been many years since I have quilted and your videos have peaked my interest again and I’m so excited to try all your ideas and get back in the game!
Thanks for this, like others love your videos and have been so helpful. I am finishing a quilt with a top (flimsy) made 5 yrs ago. With your guidance have made an afterquilt for the back and will use your wide binding tips. Had lots of problems with the quilting, uneven stitch length as well as wonky. Realised it is due to the thread not Rolling off my large cone. I have tried in a cup, a can, with and without the separate spool holder , using a safety pin on the machine spool. The only thing that works is stopping regularly and pulling up the thread manually. If anyone has other tips I’m listening. It looks like you don’t use your table flatbed but do use an extension around your machine.I don’t have either so feeding the quilt is awkward. I want to replace my trestle-table with a sewing table, debating IKEA or investing in a sewing cabinet. Any thoughts welcome. Thanks again Karen , love your work. 🙏
Good refresher for all quilters. I'd like to think of myself of "pro" level but reality says otherwise. I agree with you that some little mistakes won't even be noticed when binding is on...It's all part of the process. Thanks for providing such nice videos!
Hi, You are very helpful and encouraging to finish my own work. Could you please do a video on kids quilts as they usually have novelty fabrics. I don’t want to do intense quilting but would like to try an ocean theme like waves, or clam shells design.
I find myself with 2 quilts needed to be finished. I love my walking foot and wavy lines - looking to up my game. Think I'm going to try your loops and spell out some words. Ugly fabric and leftover bobbins make great practice pieces! Thanks for the words of support!
Thanks, Karen, for an unbelievably well timed video :-) I finished a quilt top (my first) for my 8-year-old grand-daughter just before last Christmas and, no, I didn't get it quilted. It has lain in a suitcase out of my line of vision but not out of my head or heart. I can't do free motion quilting but really feel I can use the straight stitching to get it done. Thank you for your great videos, you're a treasure! Best wishes from Dublin, Ireland
Happy Saturday everyone. I'm sure you're like me and have several quilts to finish before the holidays. Here are some fast and easy patterns to just get it done. Grab your coffee and let's get quilting
Thank you I’m trying
Thank you. Learning to use a mid arm. This will be easy for me to do as I try to get my first quilts quilted quickly.
Thank you
Love your ‘Can do’ approach Karen.
Thanks to you I found that my old Pfaff -inherited from my Mom- has a built in walking foot. On one of my small practice quilts I found it DID eliminate the fabric creep! Instant improvement. Thanks for all the tips and gentle teaching.
As a perfectionist, I have trouble letting go and just being free with my quilting. I think we all see such intimidatingly perfect quilting in show quilts but they are often done by a computerised machine or by a quilting expert who has several years of practice. It is foolish for us to compare our quilting with those, but it's a natural inclination. I tell myself that the purpose of quilting is to hold the layers together. As long as it stays together, it's good enough. Thanks for all your wonderful videos.
The dense quilting designs are beautiful but they also make a flat shift quilt
Oh so right. After about 2 yrs of playing quiltmaking, I was at a guild where a mate was showing off her FIRST quilt. It REALLY was perfect.
Turned out to be a good thing. I never fret bc I know it's not my forte and also it's highly unlikely I'll live long enough to make it mine. So I make quilts w themes like 50th anniv of Apollo and Woodstock and nobody looks for matched corners !😁
I used to consider myself a perfectionist, but now I believe I’m simply conscientious. I care about how my work looks, and if my name is on it, I want it to be right.
@@jennifermartin5974That’s a great way to rethink perfectionism. Thank you for sharing! I’m going to try to remember that myself.
I know this is an old comment, but this really helped me. I try not to think too hard about it, and it's going better now.
I sincerely hope you love making these videos as much as I enjoy learning from them! Wish you were my next door neighbor!🤗
Thank you! I’ve named my quilt “Picking Up the Pieces of My Sweet Shattered Dream” the opening line of Carefree Highway by Gordon Lightfoot-shattered glass will be perfect! Totally out of my organized comfort zone but 100% right! Thanks for the idea!
Maybe that's what's playing through Karen's headphones!
"I wonder how the old folks are tonight..."
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. I just finished my first quilt top for a grandchild I’m expecting in a month and I was totally at a loss as to how to finish it. Now I know what to do. I love that your video is short to the point, nothing is more frustrating than trying to find a solution to a problem on CZcams wasting 30 minutes watching a video that is no help at all.
I love the quilting part best even though it's hard on my body due to osteoporosis. I can't free motion or do ruler work but I have machines w hundreds of stitches & I just got an embroidery machine so I make patterns w decorative stitches,, add embroidery and applique. It's all so fun and my quilts are always interesting to see even though they aren't perfectly put together.
Thanks for the vids. I learn a lot, esp since I don't know all the right ways before I start and bc you always say why things dont work.
Wax on, wax off 🤣 I love you Karen lol
What a breath of fresh air!!! I've been watching lots of videos on machine quilting, but when I tried, it wasn't good! Your ideas for quilt patterns look like a great in between: between regular sewing and free-range quilting (I like to call it that!) I've sewn for years so am really tied to a presser foot and the feed dogs! I think I can actually do what you do in your first several designs (I think in the walking foot section; I've used a walking foot quite a lot). Thank you for making this seem so doable!!!
Oh my goodness I have usually done stitch in the ditch than I did quarter inch to half inch size of the seams. But I have found that doing diagonal lines is better for me. My quilt doesn’t come out as wrinkly or punchy. When I use straight lines, it doesn’t look as nice. I’m not going for perfection. I just want to get it done! I like the options you have shown me here. Why have I not seen you before?
Thank u VERY much! U’re a natural teacher. Straight & to the point. Excellent editing & chapters are easy reference points. Did i say THANK U?!
You are welcome
Hi I have been quilting and have visited you demonstrating at leat four times for reference and ideas. Love your channel for great ideas ❤❤
Hi Karen! I am a new quilter and find your videos so helpful. Thank you for being here for us. I hope to meet you someday.
I’ve found a lovely way to use batik fabrics. I’m presently making a quick quilt with 10 inch squares. So some are batik and some are white and some are a pale coloured linen. I find batik next to batik can either be too much or they actually look dull. I’m putting my 10 inch squares in a diagonal pattern going down. Ive noticed that using white and pale linen makes the batik (and I’m using different ones) really sing out. Each batik square looks like a jewel! Of course it’s all a matter of preference! I haven’t decided on the back or after quilt yet!
thanks so much Karen… I learn a multitude of good ideas for my quilting ..every time I come over here.. your good old common sense approach to everything is so inspiring, because it looks easy enough that I think I might be able to do that also !! BEST… CHERYL🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Sorry! I accidentally hit the thumbs down. I changed it to thumbs up. 👍 This was exactly what I needed to decide what quilting pattern I need to choose for my first ever quilt. The top is done, now on to the sandwich and quilting. Thank you so much!!!! ❤ Loved the video.
You always give me the confidence to have a go, thankyou from Somerset england
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Thank you so much for showing quilting ideas you can do on a domestic machine. A longarmer is not in my budget!
Thank you! I now realize that I can quilt in one direction, like the wavy lines. Greetings from Tennessee, US!
Karen I Love your quilt videos. I especially rewatch the ones on layering, machine quilting and binding every time I get ready to finish a quilt top. It just reminds me and makes it so much easier to finish. Thanks again.😊
Glad you like them!
Wonky lines are great! As someone who just started playing around with machine piecing/quilting, I find that the wonky lines quilting really helps mask my many less-than-perfect piecing attempts. Thank you for suggesting this technique.
What fun! I think the hardest part is just getting the quilting started. I’ve been waiting for a few months to finish two quilts for my granddaughters and VOILA! I’m starting right now. THANK YOU!! Please keep these fun and encouraging tutorials coming! You are terrific!
I loved your use of multicolored thread!
I'm just starting to do machine quilting. Im going to hold onto your video for a reference. Thank you!
Greetings from Tasmania Australia, I've just finished a table runner ,my first quilting attempt. With a few faults its made with love !Next to finish my baby quilt sandwich!
I have 2 baby quilts to make before the babies are due in August. I was trying to figure out how I wanted to finish them and this gave me some inspiration.
You are the best, it honestly made me not want to sew anymore, now it's all done and given away by an admiring recipients. Many thanks from me in wintery Auckland New Zealand xxxxxx
thank you. I am a beginner quilter So many ways to quilt are so appealing to me. when I made a baby quilt with teddy bears on it. I just made squares around the bears. It turned out cute and made the bears pop up. Loved that.
I have watched this video at least five times. Today I watched it and got up the nerve to actually quilt your big loops as I muttered wax on wax off. I am so pleased with the table runner. Thank you 🙏
Very good 👏👏👏
Love your videos Karen! I am a beginner quilter (been sewing garments for decades) and I’m drawn to the very dense free motion quilting styles. Now that I have 3 smallish quilt tops pieced I’m kinda unsure about how to quilt them. This video gives me inspiration to “just get it done”!! 😍 I check my subscription button frequently for all your new content; so thank you for sharing your talents! ❤️
Perfect timing for me as well. I literally just came home from a free motion quilting class for this video to pop up on my phone.
I have two sandwiches I've been putting off quilting, but you've inspired me! Especially love the wave idea. Time to get stitching. Thank you and Happy Quilting!
She gave me the courage to do a wavy quilting design. So much less stress, and it looks good too!
Morning, thank you for this tutorial....I am about to start quilting for the first time. All the blankets I've ever made have been the old way my grandma used to make with the yarn and needle poking it through throughout the quilt. Tie one side after you sew the yarn through. My question is obviously if a person is free motion quilting they cannot use the walking foot right? I will look up more videos before I start.....thank you...
You use a darning foot for FMQ and the feed dogs down
Amazed at how well your quilt sandwich behaves while you sew. Small quilts are easy but when you need to roll up, mine always seems to move.
Pacing and patience. The larger quilts are very physically taxing.
Will definitely save this to watch a few times and begin to experiment. For the life of me, I cannot manage to FMQ! And I worry so much about ruining my quilt tops, as they turn out so nice. Just will have to take the time and practice, practice, PRACTICE! Thanks for the simpler technique ideas until I get better! You're the BEST! 😊💕
I love the title. Just get it done! Stop stalling and being scared and just take a stotch or two and start and have fun. This is the advise i learned from you!! Wonderful fun enjoyable and possible to get done!!😄
The timing of this video is perfect as I have quite a few quilt tops to finish...The one I have been pondering how to finish is a crumb/scrap large lap sized quilt with no lines to follow/ditch to stitch! Thanks! This is great!
Wonderful!
Oh how funny, DH, me too! I just finished my first crumb quilt and got stuck on how I should quilt it. I think I’ll try the shattered glass idea. Good luck with yours!
Hi! Love all your tips! I was wondering if you can do a video on how to even up the sides of the quilt before putting the binding on.
Yes I would find this really useful too! Fingers crossed
If you need to even up - you use your borders - I can’t explain it - but can share this much with you.
This video is EXACTLY what I needed! Thanks for being there for me! 😍🤩
I am a newbie and after watching other videos was not looking forward to this part. Thanks so much. Love this video. You make it look like fun!
Glad it was helpful!
You are wonderful.Why have I not found you sooner
Thank you, I will try it. Happy quilting.
Waves and Wonky lines are my favorites for doing machine quilting. Then, straight lines, then straight lines with angles. I use a walking foot, so I don't do any of the loopy lines, even though I like the look.
Wax on - wax off My mind went straight to The Karate Kid from many years ago. 🤣 Good analogy though.
It's exactly that. You need that rotational movement to do the loops.
Thank you so much. I was the beginner who tried quilting in the ditch! I abandoned machine quilting and hand quilted instead! It is so difficult to find the information you gave in this video. You have now given me the courage to try again! A million thank yous!
Thank you for all your great ideas and tips! I was wondering, do you listen to music to help with the quilting? I mean for relaxing and to help with the groove or flow or your design.
I found your website and videos in March -you got me through the lockdown here in Uk and showed me so much about quilting!! I have wanted to quilt for many years but have never had the time or found the teacher. And i have to say the title 'Just Get It done' was what drew me to you -patience is not my strong point. Many thanks ad keep up the good work!
Thank you Karen for another great video. You always have such great tips but your "it doesn't have to be perfect" resonates the most. I have one questIon - when using 40 weight thread do you use it in the bobbin as well?
Not always. Most of these quilts had 50 in the bobbin
Thanks for these easier FMQ and walking foot ideas. I might be able to finish a couple of UFO's with these helpers.
You are very encouraging, thank you. I never really finish my quilts after I do the top. I have about 8 tops. It's the quilting bit that stops me
You can do it! Don't worry about any wobbles or mistakes. All will be forgiven after you get the binding on
Needed to do a quick I Spy quilt for a sick child so I tried the "Wave" method. It turned out well & was easy & quick to do. I will definitely use this method again. Thanks so much Karen for sharing your knowledge with us!
Hello Karen Thank You so much for your time and energy you put into your channel. I know I’m not the only one who appreciates you 👏👏👏👏👏 I’m a newbie and enjoy all the info you give ❤️😀
Thank you
OMG! I cannot master quilting in the ditch. I have done on the diagonal and also used the masking tape as line markers. Still not wonderful but better. Did I mention I’m a fairly new quilter? So many frustrations in quilting. Thank goodness for videos to watch! Thank you, Karen.
Good morning Karen. Its 8.30 Sunday morning here in Sydney, Australia. Very, very hot day ahead for us 40+. Yesterday the same temperature. Good days for sewing indoors. Great, easy quilting designs. Thanks. Enjoy your day in cooler weather.
Oh wow!...I just went for a walk with a wind chill of -5
Thank you so much for your information on walking foot techniques. I am so comfortable on using it and I am not so much comfortable with my free motion foot just yet. I am working on two quilts at a time and I totally enjoyed the techniques you have went over. I am even more eager on putting them both together. Thank you again for your video.
Thank you so much for these ideas. I was at a loss as I'm not good at FMQ as of yet. I appreciate it!
I had to watch this one several times. Thanks Karen!
Hello Karen Brown.. thank you for taking time to help us the beginners to quilting.. the only question i have to ask is.. Can I use the batting for quilting batton?? the old fashioned one.. like roll of cotton.. I dont know if I am making my mistake I have made 2 quilts already and they both have that kind.. Thanks for listening.. Sharon Nissen from Ontario, Canada..
You will most likely have problems with it bunching after quilting if your quilting lines are too far apart.
Thank you for this great video, Karen! That is the right inspiration I needed. I have to tops that need to be quilted. ; )
It's a race to get them done before they turn into UFO's for 2021
I am Indian and I watch you are taknic is very easy thankyou
Thanks so much, Karen. Your videos are the ABSOLUTE best! Soooo helpful. Have a great day!
I do mostly straight line quilting and wavy lines. I like your "wax on, wax off" circles. Thank you 💕
Perfectly Straight is over rated 😎
Easy and “made for” home machines!
I'm a hand quilter and at almost 79 years old machine quilting feels like such a hurdle to me. I do enjoy your videos, you make it look less complicated than I thought. Maybe some day I'll get the gumption to try.
This is just what I need! Thank you for giving us this great resource
I just tried "gentle wave" on a quilt last night and it turned out great! Thanks for that idea!
Thanks for this timely video! After 16 years of making quilts, I'm finally venturing into the actual quilting on my domestic machine. Great tips and suggestions for patterns!
Love all your straight line ideas. I think I can do straight sewing! LOL! The free motion really intimidates me, though years ago, I gave it a go and did fine...must build up confidence.
Masking tape!! Love it!
As a beginner quilter I would like to be shown some ideas for using up the tiny triangle scraps I have left from larger projects. I hate throwing pretty material away, no matter how small.
I have a video on crumbs
It’s like you knew that I have 2 quilts to quilt and didn’t know what to do.... now I do! Thank you ever so much
As always such a great video Karen. I’ve quilted a few of my own quilts when I started a few years ago, all but one of them were queen sized quilts. Realized that this step was my least favourite in the process. I then moved onto having a long arm artist take over that step for me. This past week I finished up a baby quilt that I quilted myself and actually really enjoyed the process. My new plan moving forward, quilt small quilts myself to build my skill level and have a long armer continue to quilt my large quilts until (if ever) I feel ready for that challenge again. The techniques in the video will be added to the growing list of Karen Lessons I’ve been applying to my quilting obsession🌸
Thank you for sharing your talents with us!!!💞
thank you for watching
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts Have you ever made a heritage type quilt, using black & white or sepia photographs that have been printed on fabric??? Looking for tips.
Thank you for the caution if the stitch in the ditch I was about to do!
You've given me confidence that I can actually do my own quilting. I've been avoiding this step for over 10 years. Thank you so much
Love it. Loopy lines are my go to quilting design.
I enjoy watching your videos, they are very uplifting, encouraging and informative. I was wondering what stitch length you use for quilting? I apologize if you have said it in another video. Thanks!
I use between a 2.5 and 3.0
Thank you!
OMG! You read my mind! I've got two lap quilts to finish for Christmas.....time to finish another audio book or two. Cheers!
You must have been reading my mind! I am stuck on a baby quilt. I love the design of the quilt, but could not come up with an idea of how to quilt it. Love these ideas!
Please teach us about binding! 🙏🙏🙏
I would love to see you do a video on quilting techniques using your long arm. Thank you!
I am too new a longarmer for that this year
I love my walking foot! Great for my piecing as I mix weights and textures quite a bit, and they want to slip around. The foot makes all the diff! I'm just now doing my first actual quilting on a bit of a stack of UFOs, so I really appreciate you showing us some simple moves. Thank you, Karen!
Great for bias seams too
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts was it... Velvet and Taffeta? 😘
Thank you for your calm reassurance in this video. With your video and Lori Kennedy's 25 Days to Better Machine Quilting, I know I can finally make these quilt tops into FINISHED quilts. 😊
Hi, just what I needed to watch today as I was in a bit of a quandary as to what quilting to do in the border of a baby quilt for my grandson; loopy free motion it is. Thanks for the inspiration.
Do you do private lessons? Come spend a week in Tennessee and teach me! Don’t think I’m kidding about this! I would love to have an onsite tutor! BTW I just inherited a Bernina 380 - thank you for showing me where the feed dog button is located. You are awesome! Thank you for all of your help.
Just completed my first "shattered glass" quilting project. It was so easy -- I used painter's tape to make my lines straight. Thanks for the great tutorial and tips!
Thanks for these ideas. I have done a few pram/basinnet quilts but need to do free motion as I put a flange binding 3/4 way in on my quilt. duh. so i will try my hand with your small loops on the outside border and maybe try the similar larger loops in the middle.
ps. Wondering also what's with the headphones???? Is that music that you quilt to, to keep a rhythm perhaps?
pps. That woman from your dollar store video is right - your voice is very soothing and gives assurance we can all just get it done! lol. Here goes...
ppps. if it fails - it's your fault lol.
When I am quilting for long stretching I find it best to work with an audio book
Thanks Karen. I always learn from you. I enjoy your videos.
I love your videos thank you so much for sharing your quilting tips and tricks.
Your advice on pacing, correcting your posture, taking breaks and stretching is very valid whether I'm sewing on my machine or quilting on a frame. It's also good advice for working at a computer.
Your way of doing small elongated loops is one I'm going to try on the quilt I currently have on my frame. I have a narrow boarder and hadn't decided how to quilt it. I quilting each block in the top individually working from center out. When I reach my border, I'll have one long line that I can quilt using a flowing quilt pattern. So the up down loop pattern I think will work. I'm going to draw it out on graph paper this afternoon and then transfer it to a template. Thanks for the idea.
I also like the small/large/small elongated loop pattern. They sort of look like little crowns. Another good video to your credit, Karen. I love spending time with you.
Thank you Karen for such wonderful tutorials on quilting! It’s been many years since I have quilted and your videos have peaked my interest again and I’m so excited to try all your ideas and get back in the game!
Thankyou so much for this video. I have used the wave pattern many rimes now to-get my ufo’ quilted.
Thanks for this, like others love your videos and have been so helpful. I am finishing a quilt with a top (flimsy) made 5 yrs ago. With your guidance have made an afterquilt for the back and will use your wide binding tips.
Had lots of problems with the quilting, uneven stitch length as well as wonky. Realised it is due to the thread not Rolling off my large cone. I have tried in a cup, a can, with and without the separate spool holder , using a safety pin on the machine spool. The only thing that works is stopping regularly and pulling up the thread manually. If anyone has other tips I’m listening.
It looks like you don’t use your table flatbed but do use an extension around your machine.I don’t have either so feeding the quilt is awkward. I want to replace my trestle-table with a sewing table, debating IKEA or investing in a sewing cabinet. Any thoughts welcome. Thanks again Karen , love your work. 🙏
Good refresher for all quilters. I'd like to think of myself of "pro" level but reality says otherwise. I agree with you that some little mistakes won't even be noticed when binding is on...It's all part of the process. Thanks for providing such nice videos!
Thank you for offering all your tips & suggestions, I really appreciate your videos!!!
Hi,
You are very helpful and encouraging to finish my own work. Could you please do a video on kids quilts as they usually have novelty fabrics. I don’t want to do intense quilting but would like to try an ocean theme like waves, or clam shells design.
I find myself with 2 quilts needed to be finished. I love my walking foot and wavy lines - looking to up my game. Think I'm going to try your loops and spell out some words. Ugly fabric and leftover bobbins make great practice pieces! Thanks for the words of support!
Just think wax on- wax off
I so love your tutorials. Thank you so much for sharing ❤ 💕
Beautiful techniques, thank you so much for sharing.
Almost skipped this because I thought they would be patterns I already knew - nope - glad you shared and that I checked it out 👍.
Thanks, Karen, for an unbelievably well timed video :-) I finished a quilt top (my first) for my 8-year-old grand-daughter just before last Christmas and, no, I didn't get it quilted. It has lain in a suitcase out of my line of vision but not out of my head or heart. I can't do free motion quilting but really feel I can use the straight stitching to get it done. Thank you for your great videos, you're a treasure! Best wishes from Dublin, Ireland
Glad the hear