Accidental Landscape Magic

[@christinenelson7021]

You have blown my mind with all the wonderful journey’s! Thank you for the inspiration!

[@perrygreek]

This kind of art is totally new for me! My chin just dropped!! Gorgeous, gorgeous works!!! I'm so happy to find you! Thank you!!

[@perrygreek]

@@donnamongelli1952 Thank you for the suggestion! I'll check it out!

[@Washiela]

Woww! 😳 - mouth open; eyes wide; heart beating fast with total excitement! What wonderful teaching you bring! I am a quilter, but having watched you, I do believe that I can be both quilter and artist (and use up all my scraps too 😉). Thank you! Thank you! ❤. You have a new subscriber. 😍 x

[@juliewerner9592]

I could watch this all day 😊

[@agnespaperandcrafts]

I wish I could give a 'like' for each transformation. Really magical and inspiring

[@dojoisdead]

I've always wanted to know how to do this. It's so much easier than I thought it was. Ty

[@tonibecker1567]

I love your presentation. You do the KZbin tutorial thing very well. You're so pleasant, inspiring, and creative. Awesome job and beautiful work!!

[@ОльгаПахомова-ь5н]

Волшебные, выразительные картины! Вы прекрасный мастер!

[@farequellochecipare8180]

Dear Karen, YOU are magic!

[@ca6177]

so glad I found you! I was wondering how to do this! I love this! Thank you!

[@karen.eckmeier]

Thank YOU for all of your kind comments! Have fun with the techniques!

[@yevalleywitch1572]

My very first attempt was with your Golf Courses pattern for my brother-in-law who is an avid golfer. He displays it prominently in his Office! I love, love, love your designs and your methodology of teaching.

[@kathyk8652]

Stunningly beautiful AND simple....and indeed magical!!

[@stvnixrcks]

This is so incredible and has inspired me to want to create fabric landscapes, too!!

[@maryviti6799]

Oh my gosh! It does seem to be “magic”! Just stumbled into this video😉. I’ve worked on a few larger landscapes, and spent HOURS, HOURS trying to get the perfect color, shape, etc. Didn’t think I would ever create another one. Will be looking for your book tomorrow😀. Stay well. M🍀

[@debbiedolan3143]

Thanks for the video. I have your book but have not tried a landscape yet. This has inspired me! It really does look easy.

[@karen.eckmeier]

You are very welcome....and YES, it really is quite easy. I hope you have fun.

[@bethmaldonado4200]

Truly magical! Thank you for sharing, I can’t wait to try this!!

[@michellejohnson3867]

This is marvelous for me as a complete novice and beginner who wants to create memories in material of the favourite places I have been and loved, especially Scotland the Hebrides where their beauty, colours and wildness have enslaved my soul. I just need to figure out how to put the traditional white painted cottages, the black houses, 'Tigh Duhb's' into the landscapes. Thank you so much for making it look so easy xx

[@karen.eckmeier]

I'm glad you feel inspired now to capture your memories of Scotland. You could add the little cottages as photographs transferred to fabric, or simply create little cottages out of fabric and appliqué them. Raw edge appliqué is the easiest for the small details on Accidental Landscapes. Have fun!

[@karengarland9669]

I love all the different possibilities ❤

[@m0ther0ne]

😮 blown away. Thank you❤. Defiantly going to make some of these, especially the ice berg. ❤❤❤❤

[@maryk9519]

Beautiful creations with fabric and love how you created the post card with leftover scraps. This has been very informative and gives me some ideas for making something unique for my sisters 60th birthday in the summer. Thank You for sharing this tutorial.

[@pattymccauley3520]

Looks fabulous can't wait to give it a try!

[@maggiefreeman6513]

So wonderful. Thank you.

[@chrisr7655]

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!!! 👏 THANK YOU FOR SHARING 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@dianneunderwood8456]

so very creative and fun to watch! thank you for sharing your wonderful talents.

[@divyaverma8932]

lovely.... so simple & pleasant

[@ValentinaProdan]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing your magic with ys

[@mysewingshenanigans5460]

Absolutely beautiful, I will make some!

[@NJones-ny3uz]

This video is so inspirational and the host's enthusiasm and charm are delightful :) My imagination is sparked!

[@98Sarahkate]

This is such a beautiful, creative form of sewing, thankyou so much for sharing! Absolutely will be doing this 😍

[@zoricaobradovic9910]

Prekrasno- Lepota se sastoji u jednostavnvnom i prelepom radu i mašti bravooo-veliki pozdrav i hvala što ste ovu lepotu podelili sa nama

[@hazelhands1]

WOW! your accidental landscapes are beautiful without a lot of tid bits I think I can do this thank you for the tutorial you make it look so easy so I purchased the book.

[@missoffgrid6846]

Thankyou Karen for sharing your knowledge on this creative simple flow of textiles. I am very excited to try quilting for the first time without strict boundies involved. I love textile art as there is no need for functionality its all aesthetic.

[@carolbickel5486]

So thankful I happened upon your video. Karen you have touched my imagination and made it look easy and a bit of fun at the same time. Have your book but never tried to make a landscape picture. Now I know that I can do it. Thanks for inspiring me.

[@sherylsnow4193]

I'm five minutes in and already at my second "remarkable". I hope to try this creative art of layering in the near future. Thanks for sharing your gift!

[@terrytulipane6916]

This is fabulous method of stylized art. You do beautiful work. I've been having fun with this concept for years with colored cardstock. Such an easy relaxing way for anyone to express themselves.

[@TahtahmesDiary]

JUST sketched out a scene with rolling hills in the back, but haven’t taken the plunge to do it…and then here is your video ready to go! Amazing!

[@hummerklein4902]

This is amazing I’m mesmerized Thank you for sharing You have definitely inspired me I have done nothing sense my husband passed away in 2018 But this is grabbing me I love your work God bless thank you for your inspiration.

[@carmenuzcategui4289]

Sra es una maravilla wueda como un hermoso paisaje,creativa😮❤😊

[@carold.9626]

Tis brilliant !!🎉

[@reginamathis9720]

This is absolutely awesome!!!! Thank you!

[@elizabethgavin1349]

I'm hooked...thank you so much

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much Karen, I really really enjoyed watching you take us through your awesome accidental landscape’s. I really really love ❤️ watching you and what you create is amazing and awesome too. I’ve subscribed and given you a thumb’s up too. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags

[@cyndialvarado6645]

You are amazing! Thank you very much for sharing your talents ❤️

[@SusanHughey-c3q]

You're the Bob Ross of fabrics. I can hear him in your cadence.

[@bstapleton3908]

Very inspiring you make it look so easy. Thank you for sharing.

[@annettaculver9550]

Hi Karen. I love this concept. Thanks so much for sharing. I was wondering if I want to add people to the forefront of the landscape should I add the people on to my background before I add the landscape or would it work better to do it vice versa? Thanks.

[@karen.eckmeier]

Thank you Annetta! Any details get added AFTER the landscape is layered and topstitched. That way you have a better idea of the scale. Lots more info on that in my book "Accidental Landscapes" (available on my website kareneckmeier.com or amazon.com) Have fun creating accidentally!

[@annettaculver9550]

@@karen.eckmeier Thanks so much!

[@MS-bl4ed]

This is such a beautiful artistic way to use fabric as well as the imagination, bravo! And thank u for sharing .

[@Mashkoor110]

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing your gorgeous and truly magical pieces of art. I learnt more in those 10 minutes than i did in a year of accidentally making fabric art and discovering that i could do it. 💖🙏

[@karen.eckmeier]

Thank you for those kind words!! Have fun creating landscapes accidentally!

[@EmeraldMeadows]

Thanks for sharing and providing enough detail so we could attempt this kind of project.

[@louisetonks5599]

Gorgeous and inspiring. Thank you.

[@juditharaujo3904]

Gracias por compartir, soñaba mucho con saber como se hacían estos paisajes en tela, desde un pequeño rincón en Colombia te saludo, donde tengo paisajes maravillosos,

[@sandra_0312]

Beautiful work! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@maribelmedina1652]

Amazing! Thank you I’ve learned a lot!

[@bonnieboehm3958]

OMG, It is so nice to see you online! I took a workshop with you years ago with the Milford (Pa) Valley Quilt Guild. I did the fall landscape pattern and got two for the price of one with the leftovers! It was so much fun to play around with the fabrics and it still one of my favorite pieces! I framed mine and gave the other to a senior lady, who loved it! Try the mini quilts-you will love doing them! And I’ll bet you cannot stop with one!! So good to see you again!

[@karen.eckmeier]

Thank you Bonnie for your wonderful comment

[@ruthstracener5362]

Thanks so much!! I watched this video and promptly bought the book on amazon and have made the first landscape block!!! This is perfect for nature textures and using up the fabric pieces I have. I love how your directions and samples are straight forward, interesting and easy to follow!!

[@DonnasCraftingWhimsy]

Congratulations that is awesome and encouraging to newbies like myself..You should post it

[@TahtahmesDiary]

Thanks for the review, I’ll be getting a copy on my next check!

[@francisco-lg2bi]

really fantastic how they evolve and your presentation is spot on. I have so many scraps to work with cant wait to give it a try. thank you

[@karencutchey2905]

This is a wonderful technique!

[@primrose62]

wow this is awesome - you make it look so easy and gorgeous landscapes !

[@martaa.masotti473]

Oh Karen, your work is so so beautiful.Thank you for this video ... so many ideas!! I, too, have the book but haven't yet gotten to do a landscape! Now I have the inspiration!! Grazie mille!

[@QnCbyAiniWasti]

This is truly magical, I was looking for exactly this kind of art and your tutorial is amaaaaazing, will definitely try your tips

[@elizabethmurry4429]

This is mind blowing!

[@gracehurley2623]

Love your videos,hopefully start one this winter,brrrr!

[@sarahsmith2387]

This is amazing. I can complicate anything!

[@ladytashmurray6075]

Wow! This came up unexpected and I'm very inspired. Thank you so much for sharing. I look forward to reading your book's.

[@jodigrzeczka6617]

This is amazing! I can't wait to get into my own stash to see what I can make! Thank you!

[@virginiapuerta2960]

Que Belleza !!! Todas las combinaciones son hermosas, lástima no entender el idioma, pero las imágenes hablan por sí mismas. Gracias

[@viviansnyder8247]

Thank you, I love how forgiving you made it seem. I definitely think I can attempt this type of project

[@emmadargie7854]

I used your work as inspiration for my first landscape quilt.

[@alimachikh4860]

All I can say is that it isreally marvellous

[@lindadechow3703]

Truly marvelous. I just purchased three of your books and I am so excited to make one of my own. Or, maybe lots ! Great method and excellent teaching, thank you.

[@tamiraelhiba2576]

You are the best ❤

[@HollyVanHart]

🌟 Thanks, I'll be checking out your other videos too! 👍🏼 ✌ 💗

[@NasrinAhady]

You are very nice lady, thank you for sharing

[@BJBerlo]

Definitely magic! I have a container full of "landscape fabrics" so I really must give this a try.that

[@АлександрДолгих-ч7о]

Красота получается волшебная,спасибо!!! Очень хотелось бы рассмотреть ньюансы...но качество видео не позволяет это сделать.....а жаль...

[@karen.eckmeier]

154 / 5,000 Translation results Translation result Моя книга «Случайные пейзажи» объясняет все это в письменном виде, плюс у меня есть много других видеороликов на KZbin, которые покажут вам более подробную информацию. Это очень весело!

[@lucineidefelipe6525]

Obrigada....adorei seu s vídeos....grande talento vc tem, vc tem muita facilidade pra ensinar

[@JacquiViljoen]

I love this! Thank you, you are so inspirational!

[@tinekeg6683]

Looks so easy- but I am struggling to make a baby quilt version- where can I get your book?

[@karen.eckmeier]

The "Accidental Landscapes" book is available on amazon.com

[@lauragray7827]

Thank you so much!

[@dorothywarren426]

Do you tack the layers together, then cut away the excess fabric in the back?

[@karen.eckmeier]

The layers are pinned together (as shown in video toward the end), then topstitched. Excess fabric, which tends to shift toward the bottom is trimmed away.Usually not much, but enough to make tiny landscapes!

[@MariaCeciliaSuarezbarbosa]

Muy hermosos .dónde consigo las revistas o patrones en español soy colombiana

[@karen.eckmeier]

Lo siento, no tengo traducciones en español.

[@malikarahman4564]

Wow your video is sooooo good I am unable to stop watching 💖😘

[@glittergrandma]

Lovely work. Great instructions. Many thanks!

[@evangeliakaratza-styliara4413]

Nice! So do you …”accidentally” cut your curved pieces in the beginning to have enough to work with?

[@karen.eckmeier]

Yes! Many strips are cut with a free form curve or angle in advance. In my "Accidental Landscapes" book and pattern series of the same name, I do the "planning" of colors, values, number of strips, proportions, etc... so that these accidental strips will indeed create a pleasing scene.

[@evangeliakaratza-styliara4413]

@@karen.eckmeier thank you!

[@carmencole6708]

How do you add the tiny pine trees and light house? Are they sown on?

[@karen.eckmeier]

They are tiny bits of fabric that are glued in place, then stitched at the quilting stage with matching thread.

[@jayanthidissanayaka9121]

Wonder ful work

[@ginny2841]

Love these are the patterns available in the UK please?

[@karen.eckmeier]

Thank you! The Accidental Landscapes are now available as PDF files. Each pattern is US$7, payable by PayPal only. You can email me at [e-mail] with your order.

[@ginny2841]

Thank you. I’m just in the middle of moving home right now. Will definitely order as soon as I am settled. Thanks again.

[@TittyQuiltShop]

Thanks a lot for inspiring me! I'll give it a try! 😍🤗😘

[@newworld244]

What a great and inspiring tutorial! Can't wait to make one or two of these!

[@rowol2000]

Amazing!

[@jennyholding5272]

Do you free motion stitch the pieces together?

[@karen.eckmeier]

No, the layers are sewn together using a technique I call "topstitch piecing." See my books, "Accidental Landscapes", "Wiggles & Waves" and "Wearable Waves" for more details on my topstitching technique. It's fun and easy.

[@laurasmith3293]

Amazing!!☺

[@idawallace7775]

Truly enjoyed-Thanks so much!

[@nanasloves]

Wow!!! Thank you! You are a genius!

[@lindathompson389]

This is absolutely astonishing ! Thank you !

[@lmmaude]

Do you ever do it with raw edges?

[@karen.eckmeier]

I have tried it a few times with raw edges. It works, BUT I don't like the look as much....it's too flat. The little pleat created by the topstitching adds the extra touch of texture that I prefer. Try it both ways and see what you like best :)

[@kilaamos6070]

Brilliant! :-)

[@nancyince]

I like your technique. it is laid back and relaxing.

[@DwierawatiSoediono]

Wow thats magic.

[@ЕкатеринаКиселева-т4у]

Как красиво!