🧵🌸 LET'S TALK ABOUT MISTAKES with MONICA KLASING CHEN - KAREN’S QUILT CIRCLE

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  • Today’s guest is DR. MONICA KLASING CHEN an Assistant Professor for Chinese Art History at the University of Heidelberg. We are chatting about her latest area of research on ‘errors’ and ‘mistakes’ and how they have been used in teaching. So grab your sewing and a cup of tea and enjoy.
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Komentáře • 103

  • @marilynhardman5239
    @marilynhardman5239 Před rokem +16

    Thank you Karen for inviting Monica to share her Quilting experience. An amazing young woman. 💐

  • @rosehixon2790
    @rosehixon2790 Před rokem +26

    Monica was delightful! I loved her theories. I loved her ability to cross over from classical painting to Quilting and her talent is amazing. I can’t believe she’s only been Quilting a few years. Such precision and such intelligence behind her art is to be admired. Thank you for having her Karen

  • @itcouldbeanyone
    @itcouldbeanyone Před rokem +11

    That’s what I love about the creativity of self taught practitioners - you aren’t held back by anyone’s rules. What if I did this instead... are some of my favourite words as a largely self taught quilter. Does it always work, no, but I learnt from it. It helps having a hobby where we can recycle the earlier attempt and turn it into something that of course it is what I meant to do all along... 😉

  • @carolelliott9150
    @carolelliott9150 Před rokem +4

    I also learned to quilt via CZcams during the pandemic. I’m addicted to quilting now.

  • @rebeccamulkern1051
    @rebeccamulkern1051 Před rokem +10

    Omg, she’s amazing! When she showed her first ever quilt, her own design too, my jaw dropped! My first ever quilt was so simple, just strips of fabric! What a talent Monica has❤

  • @karenshlemkevich2591
    @karenshlemkevich2591 Před rokem +15

    She's awesome. She gave me a great idea for my next quilt! Thanks Karen for having her as a speaker!

  • @darleneschiefelbein7648
    @darleneschiefelbein7648 Před rokem +9

    What an awesome interview with Monica! I really enjoy your guest. You ask meaningful questions that result in moving the interview to great heights. Thank you, Karen! 😊❤

  • @vikkiemonument7807
    @vikkiemonument7807 Před rokem +14

    Thank you Karen for introducing us all to amazing talented people 😊

  • @Happysewist
    @Happysewist Před rokem +5

    I love how if a beginner in any craft, not just quilting, has never heard that a certain technique is difficult and should be avoided initially proceeds with no fear. The result can be extraordinarily beautiful! As in the case of the paper pieced armadillo. ❤

    • @JustGetitDoneQuilts
      @JustGetitDoneQuilts  Před rokem +1

      So true! I was also impressed with her insights on long arming the Ying/yang shape.

  • @astorybookfinish5055
    @astorybookfinish5055 Před rokem +1

    What a wonderfully fruitful grandmother-granddaughter relationship 🤍

  • @Craftythrifter
    @Craftythrifter Před rokem +12

    Wow! What an amazing person! I can’t believe how far Monica has come in such a short time! Talking about mistakes made me think of the “quilt police”. I’m so happy we have stepped away from how things HAVE to be in quilting, allowing so much room for innovation. Thanks for this interview. 👍🏼💕

  • @sylviademaris652
    @sylviademaris652 Před rokem +8

    Monica is a natural talent. Thank you Karen for all your wonderful interviews.

  • @connie5768
    @connie5768 Před 22 dny +1

    This was an especially interesting inverview. it never occurred to me that quilting isn't necessarily a part of other countries' histories, whereas here in the Americas, our pioneers and settlers did it out of necessecity. I loved hearing about Monica's education and her background, and her take on mistakes in art. She is obviously very talented in many areas. Thank you for all of your interviews, Karen. I always learn something from them.

  • @margm4
    @margm4 Před rokem +12

    What an amazing woman….her first quilt blew me away. Way to go, Monica. ❤️🇦🇺

  • @connieking9873
    @connieking9873 Před rokem +11

    Have really enjoyed this session. I especially liked the comment that as a student you learn the basic over and over until you have it down the “correct” way. Then you become creative . When I was learning from my Mother I created a book of all the different seamstress processes or seams. It was done by hand first. After I learned them to her satisfaction I was allowed to use the machine. I learned her machine and was able to sew my own clothes. Then as I got older married and learned to play on the machine and branch out with crafts then quilting and fell in love with the process. I learned from books and magazines we didn’t have tutorials. I was very intimidated by some of the Masters and the rules. Over the years as quilting has changed and now it is relaxing and so much fun because I can do so many different things and it is ok. Even a mistake can become part of your process. I like that. Thanks for this session. Very nice

  • @robinsquiltbasket
    @robinsquiltbasket Před rokem +13

    Monica is an amazing quilter and so talented!

  • @shanabanana3800
    @shanabanana3800 Před rokem +7

    I love Monica's story about the woman at her guild hating Sun Bonnet Sue so she made Sue with a knife in her back!

  • @anniekay636
    @anniekay636 Před rokem +8

    Such an interesting topic. Monica seems so humble. Her fish quilt is so amazing and the green quilt is wonderful! Great video

  • @cinziabeley7059
    @cinziabeley7059 Před rokem +5

    She's an absolute delight! So fresh and such an interesting approach to quilting. Amazing quilts ❤️❤️

  • @angelbev67
    @angelbev67 Před rokem +7

    Love her demo of the basic FMQ shapes. The Yang-Yang is brilliant!

  • @arvettadelashmit9337
    @arvettadelashmit9337 Před rokem +9

    When I cut, then set down and sew from my scraps, (just sewing patterns that appear as I work unplanned), I'm much happier than when I am trying to make something from a printed pattern. There are no rules when I work my way (just learning and fun). I love paper (foundation) piecing. I should be able to design my own paper foundations also.

  • @cofoothills
    @cofoothills Před rokem +4

    strangely enough, while you were discussing mistakes, I made a quilting mistake while sewing & listening; now I'm unpicking

  • @polyesterbebe
    @polyesterbebe Před rokem +1

    Thank you for having her Karen

  • @jeanettemcclintick8248
    @jeanettemcclintick8248 Před rokem +6

    Thank you Karen. Monica is amazing. Really brings something different to quilting.

  • @kerryl4031
    @kerryl4031 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Loved that pangolin! What a super first quilt - oh the shame as mine is still unfinished - my daughter kept growing and I kept adding borders! All hand pieced and I drew the templates on graph paper. I didn't realise there were proper patterns for stars! What a lovely girl Monica is and so talented too. I appreciate the way of dealing with mistakes too. Thanks Karen xx

  • @brendafrye5875
    @brendafrye5875 Před rokem +8

    AMAZING paper pieced Armadillo. I am so amazed at the talent that people possess. Thank Monica for sharing and thank you Karen for another fantastic interview. ❤❤

  • @jacquielawrence5670
    @jacquielawrence5670 Před rokem +4

    Monica could write a book with these simple ditties, even my brain managed the penguin . Beautiful

  • @annekent7350
    @annekent7350 Před rokem +3

    Wow! That whole cloth quilt! Amazing!

  • @KimberlyNichols
    @KimberlyNichols Před rokem +1

    What an incredible woman! Great interview, thank you.

  • @kathleenswan4184
    @kathleenswan4184 Před rokem +1

    Karen, I enjoy all of your interviews but i really found this one especially interesting! Thank you for bringing this to us!

  • @peggyharris7849
    @peggyharris7849 Před rokem +3

    She is amazing! I can’t believe that pangolin quilt!

  • @carmenbailey1560
    @carmenbailey1560 Před rokem +7

    Monica does beautiful work, love hearing her thoughts about quilting. Thanks Karen for putting this video out there. 👍❤️😊

    • @yvonnephillips4680
      @yvonnephillips4680 Před rokem +1

      Thank you for another brilliant interview. They really make for a global sense of community. 🇦🇺

  • @valeriesuttonpayne7413
    @valeriesuttonpayne7413 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Monica is very accomplished in many areas. Her intellect is daunting for sure. Great interview, Karen. Thank you! I also hate Sunbonnet Sue. That would be a quilt to see, Sunbonnet Sue with a knife in her back. That’s hilarious.

  • @irenereynolds2706
    @irenereynolds2706 Před rokem

    WOW, WOW, WOW! I found her so fascinating. Thank you for my lovely early morning while sipping a delicious coffee. She is such an interesting and knowledgeable young woman. Thank you Karen!!!!

  • @carolynrockafellow417
    @carolynrockafellow417 Před rokem +3

    What a great interview. Fascinating. Love her take on long arm quilting. Thanks Karen

  • @janemack8852
    @janemack8852 Před rokem +1

    Sumptuary laws of the past are fascinating. Found in Europe and Asia, and colonial South and North America. The idea of mistakes is good. They often disappear in the vastness of the project. Mnemonics also good. Interesting conversation.

  • @annabuther923
    @annabuther923 Před rokem +1

    How awesome. I lived in Heidelberg on 2 tours and learned how to quilt there too. Serendipitous ❤️🥰

  • @marilyngandhi8571
    @marilyngandhi8571 Před 4 měsíci +1

    You remind me of my mother. She gave me a secondhand swimsuit with 2 holes in it that she embroidered 2 beetles over. Mum was from a Scottish family full of sewists.

  • @rachelburgener819
    @rachelburgener819 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Karen & Monica
    👏👏👏what a wonderful interview!
    I really enjoyed the fact that you were raised to know both family cultures all while living and growing in many other cultures. Talk about jumping right into quilting with an epp as your 1st project😳, as we say here in TN- git r done😝
    Thank you both for this inspiring content. ❤️😀

  • @renabritnell5497
    @renabritnell5497 Před rokem +4

    Monica's whole cloth quilt is amazing. Her educational knowledge of processes and functioning patterns is impressive. Thank you Karen for introducing us to her work.

  • @evelynfrench804
    @evelynfrench804 Před rokem +3

    What a lovely interview. You have such a nice manner and the interview was instructional and charming. ❤️

  • @stuckinstitches
    @stuckinstitches Před rokem +3

    What a great lady and wonderful interview! I learned a lot.

  • @marionleep8612
    @marionleep8612 Před rokem

    Monica seems to be a precious young women. God bless her on her journey.

  • @gquilter36
    @gquilter36 Před rokem

    What an interesting young lady to listen to. What she can do as a “beginner” blows my mind. Thank you Karen, she was a joy. You have a knack to bring out the best info from those you interview.

  • @maureenkomperda3421
    @maureenkomperda3421 Před rokem +3

    Oh Karen, Monica was great to have on your show. She had so many ideas from “over the pond”. I’m going to try Yin & Yang too. This Quilt Circle gave me new inspiration away from my mistakes.
    PS Your hair is very cool 😎!

  • @julias.8236
    @julias.8236 Před rokem +1

    Now I wish I would live in Heidelberg to join that quilt guild. I think it's very true what Monica said that quilting does not have such a history in Germany. Trying to give a quilt course in my home town to change it but don't know if enough people are going to be interested...

  • @elizabethcollins8817
    @elizabethcollins8817 Před rokem +4

    Amazing creations!

  • @springslady1
    @springslady1 Před rokem +2

    Absolutely wonderful! Thank you for having Monica! I was fascinated about the American bases and women getting together. I started quilting with a group of teachers from the American base in Baumholder Germany. I also now have a little bit idea about how to actually quilt a project. She gave me lots of ideas. Just think ying/yang!!💕

  • @raymondgabica4696
    @raymondgabica4696 Před rokem +2

    Amazing combination of art, our spirit, and utilizing everything from history. Love it! Thanks for this.

  • @sherriejohnson508
    @sherriejohnson508 Před rokem +5

    Thank you very interesting

  • @cassieoz1702
    @cassieoz1702 Před rokem +3

    Yes, long-armers are not common here either, postage is prohibitive and many are exploitive quilt police (often wont quilt it unless you buy expensive batting and backing from them). I make some very large bed quilts but everything as to be done on my domestic machine.

  • @lisahall9226
    @lisahall9226 Před rokem +2

    Another excellent video!

  • @marilynharmon9935
    @marilynharmon9935 Před rokem +1

    What an entertaining show! I found myself smiling all through it. Monica is a wonderful young lady and so knowledgeable. I've been quilting for 30 years and never could I produce anything as breathtaking as her Armadillo and her green quilt!

  • @catherinesmith5711
    @catherinesmith5711 Před rokem +2

    This has been so educational.

  • @bettywood5812
    @bettywood5812 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for having Monica, a very talented artist.

  • @marilynbehringer2895
    @marilynbehringer2895 Před rokem +1

    What a lovely interview! Will be in Heidelberg in a few weeks. How exciting that quilting is popular there.

  • @marygersetich8709
    @marygersetich8709 Před rokem +3

    Ok, I am going to try some yin yang free motion quilting. Great idea.

  • @gingerbreadfortuna
    @gingerbreadfortuna Před rokem +1

    Absolutely awesome!

  • @mary-annz.reynolds7778

    Monica, I loved your interview. I really laughed about Sunbonnet Sue with a knife in her back. I feel the same way. Thank you for sharing.

  • @annataylor7226
    @annataylor7226 Před rokem +3

    Great interview! I love Monica's approaches to quilting and learning. Thank you both for this video! ❤

  • @TheJAG1357
    @TheJAG1357 Před rokem +2

    Yes. Very fascinating interview. This was so good. She is so talented and inspiring. Thank you ❤❤❤❤

  • @cjanderson768
    @cjanderson768 Před rokem +1

    So glad I found your channel. I completed two UFO quilts this year and three more regular ones with my mountains of materials and scraps! I’ve been quilting for almost 30 years now. I’d love to see a episode on repairing older quilts as some of mine are starting to show their age! Thanks. God Bless

  • @mariaj3263
    @mariaj3263 Před 4 měsíci +1

    13:50 reminds me of Jenny and her mantras!

  • @kathyworden3781
    @kathyworden3781 Před rokem +1

    Lovely, intelligent creative lady. Thanks for an inspiring conversation.

  • @kathywiseman7944
    @kathywiseman7944 Před rokem +1

    Monica has really an enlightened view and I loved what she had to say. ❤

  • @christineobrien7062
    @christineobrien7062 Před rokem +1

    Monica was lovely, and really interesting to listen to/watch, very knowledgeable, and I really enjoyed the show. ThankYou

  • @janelleschwen1758
    @janelleschwen1758 Před rokem +1

    Amazing woman. Thanks Karen.

  • @joane8651
    @joane8651 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for such an interesting and fascinating interview! Her classes sound amazing, Monica, you are a great artist, this has been an honor to meet you.

  • @loreleihempe702
    @loreleihempe702 Před rokem +3

    ThAnk you for another great job. I really enjoy this.

  • @rhondaschellin8878
    @rhondaschellin8878 Před rokem +4

    🎉🎉OoooOooOOOooohhHHhh BOY!🎉🎉
    That is what I ALWAYS say when I see a blue dot next to your name! 😄 Okay! To get my diet root beer beside me, and the 3 chihuahuas settled down in their places in my lap, THEN your video cast to the giant TV 😅. NOW I'm ready!😂😂

  • @ernestocortezmusic5562
    @ernestocortezmusic5562 Před rokem +2

    It's amazing talent and work!

  • @lindak5610
    @lindak5610 Před rokem +1

    Karen, this was an excellent video. Thank you.

  • @jennystrahley927
    @jennystrahley927 Před rokem +1

    Wonderful interview! Monica has a true talent!

  • @cissak6793
    @cissak6793 Před rokem +1

    Another excellent interview and talented guest. Parabens Monica, muito sucesso para você.

  • @nildamager1649
    @nildamager1649 Před rokem +2

    Monica is amazing .😲👍

  • @shulamussnug7120
    @shulamussnug7120 Před rokem +1

    Wow! What an interesting interview. Loved what she has to say.

  • @shellyboyle9407
    @shellyboyle9407 Před rokem +1

    How much fun!!!! Loved this interview!!!!

  • @dianneswanlund3295
    @dianneswanlund3295 Před rokem +2

    That was an excellent interview!

  • @archivist68
    @archivist68 Před rokem +1

    This was such a valuable interview, especially for discussing creative processes. And, NOW I know why there is a fly on the headdress (Portrait of a Woman of the Hofer Family). The brush slipped! 🤣Once again, superb interview.

  • @janiewilliams5803
    @janiewilliams5803 Před rokem +1

    What an interesting conversation!!

  • @daleodberg6714
    @daleodberg6714 Před rokem +1

    Beautiful, thank you.

  • @rebeccaaguilar9550
    @rebeccaaguilar9550 Před 7 měsíci +1

    WOW!

  • @westcoastwisdom7318
    @westcoastwisdom7318 Před rokem +1

    Very enlightening, thank you 👏👍

  • @teresaallen4933
    @teresaallen4933 Před rokem +3

    Great interview ❤

  • @patriciahomer5342
    @patriciahomer5342 Před rokem +2

    Beautiful paper pieced pangolin!

  • @mio.giardino
    @mio.giardino Před rokem

    I’m making my first French braid style quilt and I was listening to this interview as I was piecing my long strips together and ironing them out 😂

  • @annabuther923
    @annabuther923 Před rokem +1

    Wowie. I belonged to that guild. 🥰

  • @letsgetsewingspokaneschool8458

    7/24/23 12:25pm in my studio I have a quote posted: “We don’t have mistakes in sewing, We have design features!” Author unknown.

  • @AuntGrace
    @AuntGrace Před rokem +1

    Wondering if there are CZcams channels that show slideshows of German quilt shows. Or any other country for that matter. ?

  • @jenobenour3379
    @jenobenour3379 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for the very interesting conversation today. I thoroughly enjoyed it. So many different topics intermixed with quilting. Thank you for so many things to think about.
    One question, what is the best way to find a guild?

    • @JustGetitDoneQuilts
      @JustGetitDoneQuilts  Před rokem +1

      Google…then check out their instagram feed and Facebook. Then show up for a meeting

  • @janemack8852
    @janemack8852 Před rokem +1

    I hate sun bonnet sue, too,! American here.

  • @emilyhunter4082
    @emilyhunter4082 Před rokem +1

    Is there any guides for places to fabric shop in Europe?

    • @emilyhunter4082
      @emilyhunter4082 Před rokem +1

      I'd be interested to see the difference between American fabric and local fabrics.

  • @cassieoz1702
    @cassieoz1702 Před rokem +3

    Oh thank goodness other folks cant deal with Sunbonnet Sue 😁

  • @sharonginger2997
    @sharonginger2997 Před rokem +2

    Is momsc on CZcams love add

  • @pyenygren2299
    @pyenygren2299 Před rokem +1

    Inches are for amateures. 😛 The metric system IS better. 🎉