😬CAN I USE UP ALL MY SCRAPS? EPIC AFTERQUILT CHALLENGE

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Hello Everyone. Thank you for coming on the journey of me making this old UFO into a finished quit. Making the VLOG was hard but making the quilt was a joy. Once that binding went on, the quilt showed it's true beauty and is now a favourite thing.

[@barbaraleaweaver-mercado1820]

I bought Gemoloy as you suggested. When are you going to start classes?

[@lexitejeda6209]

I think the quilt is gorgeous, and I love that line of fabrics. I enjoyed your vlog very much, and I'm highly impressed by you using up so many scraps. I made a scrappy back recently, and although it came out very nice, I couldn't help thinking, "That was way too much trouble. I should have just bought more fabric for the back!" But using up leftovers is still so satisfying! Mixed feelings.

[@mary-annz.reynolds7778]

I loved the journey. You're AMAZING! I never would have imagined that those scraps would make such a beautiful afterquilt. Thank you for sharing.

[@kathycarman8282]

Great job on your quilt and after quilt! It’s (they’re?) beautiful!

[@beverlymartin1414]

As I write this I am on a timed rest break on a mammoth " getting control of my fabrics, patterns, ufos, notions" and "Finding the top of the spare room bedspread " it is under here someplace. Donation boxes organization marker for desternations, guild groups, Humane Society Donation centers etc. This is day 3....Motivation: Your after quilt Vlog was perfect timing---Great- along with my mantra ****, LeAnn my niece would re-kill me if I left this earth and she had to face this mess. So far so good...No future fabric purchases till ufos completed. FYI using super size Hefty bags for uniform organization. Oops, buzzer just beeped...

[@kathiejones1612]

Just now got a chance to watch this and was glad I read all the comments because that’s just what I was going to tell you. I watch to see you quilt and I get inspired with every video. I hate the videos that have a long flowery intro only to watch someone walk in slo-mo through their perfect kitchen to pour a cup of coffee and drink slow sips while staring out the window. Then they tell me all about their week. Wasting my time! I choose videos for a very specific reason - how to cook a specific recipe, crochet a new pattern, make a fairy doll, put together a quilt (I have a lot of hobbies - don’t judge!!) I love your kind of videos that get right to the point. Please don’t change your style!

[@citruscake8567]

I'm a film student who loves sewing and your video is enough. It has all we need, not the coffee and slow motion, but the information.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Thank you

[@jetbossard7923]

I have watched you do so many quilts and scrappy blocks, and must say, I would Never have your energy, therefore, you have convinced me to keep my life simple and just stick to making blocks, and then continue to sell or give them to dedicated quilters. I am now saving them up to donate a bunch to Quilts of Valore and hoping someone sends me a pic of what they come up with. I admire your dedication and energy, just wish my health would cooperate. Thanks for your time and your skill at teaching. Enjoy your videos.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

That’s an amazing idea. I know that they’ll appreciate them

[@Vintagekindagirl3]

You're so critical of your vlogging. My attention is held from beginning to end. I know this is from last year but I watched it several times and each time I get inspired!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

so glad to hear

[@divinitrix2818]

You did a great job! Forget the coffee and the sashay down the stairs...just keep up doing what you do best- creating beautiful quilts

[@sandiebrown9521]

Just get it done is your mantra and passion. Many of us who watch your vlogs feel the same way. Putting fluffy stuff into your videos is an unnecessary time filler. I would much rather stay on track so I too can just get it done. I like to get as much from your videos as possible. 😉

[@wandablack905]

Vlog your own way - you be you. Love watching your videos so much! Keep up the great work!

[@ravensmokedancer8242]

I have watched lots and lots of quilt channels on KZbin. I never finished any of my projects until I started watching "Just Ger It Done" Quilts!!!! Really, I wouldn't change a single thing!!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Well...my work is done then. Thank you. 😊

[@keyssewing]

I like the genuine vlog, I usually skip those vlogs with all the extra "stuff" with three kids around, I like the get to the point vlog way better. Keeping it simple is better and genuine.

[@paulaneary7877]

WOW! Hardly any scraps left! That is really awesome!

[@jojo383]

Don't worry about the "other moments" you didn't put in the VLOG....those are the wasted moments that make me move on to other videos. Your VLOG got right down to business and I stayed interested. Right on point. Stay with it and stay true to yourself! Love it!

[@cindyf181]

I totally agree.

[@jeancox4235]

jojo383 I agree too. I don’t need to see someone pour a drink. I am watching to learn the skill.

[@benettemcneill2027]

I agree

[@dulcilass]

jojo383, I'm the same way. I don't care if someone is drinking coffee, but why waste time watching them pour it, or move from room to room. I want to get right into seeing the action and reason for a video. Karen, your video was great and I enjoyed watching it. I don't use a second quilt to back a top, as I'm a hand quilter. But I do frequently have extra blocks and/or scraps that will end up in another quilt. Keep the videos coming. Interesting ideas and great humor.

[@Misty2464]

I was going to say the same thing! When I have to watch them coming down the stairs or moving from room to room or pouring coffee I just skip onto the next video that actually shows me what I’m looking for without all the other BS. Keep doing it the way you’re doing it 😊

[@pinkgloss108]

Don't be other vlogers. Just be you. I loved it! ❤

[@pialindeg]

I think you did a very good vlog-job. I dont miss seeing you drive the car, pouring the coffee, telling about everything not to do with the topic, because it bores me to death. You were just a perfect vlogger. Dont be like the others! it is you we love to hear talking about quilts and the things about us as quilters. IT IS YOU WE LOVE - or we did not follow you. Pia from Denmark - who also loves your energy!

[@ann-mariejensen2623]

I totally agree. I just want to get to the heart of the matter. Always seeking for the knowledge!

[@Sara-ny3ix]

Couldn't agree more

[@bwaldron8449]

Don't need to learn more vlogging cinematography...this was just right...a natural you.

[@julsbendandi9374]

Pip fugl Me too! I hate those cinematic cliches! I did love it when you showed us how you made a mistake (can‘t remember which video now...) went into slomo and said fuuudge real slow. That was a keeper and I pretend to do that now when I make a mistake! How‘s Fräulein Bernina machine? Is she all better?

[@heatherhoover9963]

People recording while in cars is bizarre to me!!!! People quilting .....that I love!!!

[@shalenerosesolari8711]

I am so much more interested in your processes then the "cinematic moments." So many beginner quilters bite off more then they can chew and the quilting process loses it's joy. What I love so much about your tutorials is how you offer loving common sense advice that reminds people to let go of the idea that the project has to perfect because nothing in nature is perfect. So I am going to try and mirror the advice I have taken from you and say keep experimenting with your vlogging journey but keep to your own instincts and inspirations instead of trying to follow someone else's path. After all, walking in someone else's shoes will only give you sore feet.

[@pennytinker2356]

oh my goodness, shalene is SO RIGHT. i really dont need cinematic moments and actually turn off quilting videos that do that; i want to learn. so please dont change your style which is very straight forward and concise.

[@gailmccarthy52]

I also like the faster pace and lack of cinematic moments. I find all those fillers to be boring time wasters. People who chat off subject also lose me fast! Keep up with your own style!

[@erinbaye8723]

Karen....I watched this when you first made it and again now - Sept 4, 2023.....I listened and watched as I sewed and it was perfect! No fake "perfect coffee pour". I like the after quilt better too! :)

[@TheMelanieGrace]

Don't kick yourself!!!! You did great!!!!!!

[@donnaroby9823]

The reason I love your videos is because you keep it to the point WITHOUT all that coffee pouring and chat.

[@bonniewalter5193]

Just love this idea to use fabrics just waiting to be celebrated!

[@marianice9277]

What I love about your vlogs is the concept of "just get it done". Personally I don't have time for fluff. I need information and ideas quickly which is why I no longer watch Facebook live or many other vlogs. Just Get It Done has been great with precisely quick informative videos.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Thank you

[@EuphemiaGrubb]

Your vlog was perfect. I don't think anyone, least of all me, wants anymore 'slick, smart alec' videos where people are more concerned with presenting their narcissistic selves - There's enough of those on youtube. LOL!!! You are real and a wonderful tutor. Don't change! (Sorry for the rant)

[@dianeduplissis4567]

There’s nothing wrong with this blog. I feel your energy and love that you’re real! Keep it up. I enjoy your style.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

thx

[@susanrochford5459]

I agree, I'm always watching KZbin at double speed and I find all the coffee pouring etc, annoying and a waste of my time. x

[@nephtys369]

A agree. Honestly the cinematic cuts in blogs always pull me out of it...I liked how this stayed on topic the whole time.

[@Diniecita]

I agree. The “cinematic shots” are annoying to me.

[@Inchbyinchquilting]

I love your honesty and how you think. I love you being you!

[@ann-mariejensen2623]

"Done is better than perfect." Angela Walters (The Midnight Quilt Show) changed my world when she said, "If you can't see it from a speeding horse, it's okay." These kind of statements truly help me let go of the perfection anxiety! Thanks, again!

[@lesleyevans6691]

I suffer perfection anxiety and never start projects as they are never going to be as good I want them to be . Hence so many UFOs . I liked the done is better than perfect . X

[@christopherhansen678]

Hello Ann-Marie....I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind?

[@neontonberry]

I adore your style, and agree that I enjoy the back of the quilt more than the front. I've only just learned to sew on my grandmother's equipment, inherited a decade ago. (Thank you, Ye Olde Plague, for this new hobby of making all the things.) When going through her fabric, I found a million and one batiks I am not super fond of--I really like being able to tell right side from wrong side--so I've been using them as practice. No rhyme, no reason, just cut and sew until it looks "rightish." Eventually I'll have something whole and not a box of blocks, and I can already hear my mom sobbing. I was named after her mother, and here I am going through her stash while trying to figure some more personal things out. She's so excited there is no way the final result will have an ounce of surprise to it. : )

[@sandyhayden-bristow1382]

I just came across your channel and I must say I agree with everything I have read in the comments. As a newish quilter, we need to see reality not "fluff". I love how it did not come easy to you; that you struggled just as we do. You are perfect the way you are! Your videos are perfect the way they are! As a very smart person once said, "To thine own self be true." {{hugs}}

[@dlaity107]

Please don't get too cinematic! I love your practical, real approach. The way you present things is so human & really. It makes me think that I can actually do what you're doing, vs posh fancy vloggers where it feels like a pipe dream to emulate them.

[@donnaf2666]

Great video. Now I realize my pondering the project is normal. Hahaha!

[@terrydodge8247]

I love your personality and spunk. Don't choice from your sense of humor. Love your work.

[@KimberlyNichols]

Karen, please don't be so hard on yourself! One of the reasons I love your KZbin channel so much is your authenticity. I feel like you're just being yourself, and that's so refreshing. The coffee pours are nice, but I would prefer to see more shots of you peeking into the camera that isn't placed for a head shot (like when you lean over the ironing board). Those always make me smile and it shows your character. I follow a couple channels where the KZbinr tries to make every shot "Instagram-worthy" but those are so staged, I don't enjoy them. It's too fake. Please keep being you... You're doing an amazing job!

[@cassandragunkel6101]

This was a wonderful video to show process. I would not worry about the "cinematic moments" when you have such gems of wisdom. Like, improvising a quilt takes a different brain set from careful piecing. I have been quilting for 27 years now, and that is an awesome insight! Enjoyed your quilt. Now I will try it with African fabrics in my stash.

[@jylromain6439]

Please don't "improve" your vlog. There's nothing wrong with it the way it is. You're fun to watch and very interesting. All that 'pouring the coffee' is unnecessary fluff. You're doing just fine and for what it's worth, I'm happy here.

[@eileenlorson]

I wish my unfinished projects were only one year old! You don't need to get good at vlogging we like you just the way you are!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

I have some older ones too...but I'm getting to the end.

[@eileenlorson]

@@JustGetitDoneQuilts I'm inspired!

[@SaraHarley.studio]

I enjoyed your vlog and thought you did a great job. I'm a true beginner at quilting and like your straight forward, practical style of instruction. Please stay "real" and don't fret about slow mo and fake stuff when you vlog :)

[@kathymandy39]

Please don't do slow motion! You have so much info to share about quilting, color, tips, etc, and slo mo would make me have to fast forward thru the, sorry, crap!

[@akarpowicz]

@@kathymandy39 True! I can "slo mo" in the video settings when I need a better view.

[@kimbook6266]

I LOVED YOUR VLOG!!! Please just be your true self. That's why I love watching you. 😊

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Thank you so much!!

[@hopecorrigan3349]

Well done. Like the quilt back and vlog. Focus on the quilting process, I can pour my own coffee.

[@rosemarykriegel3226]

I don't even drink coffee so no pouring is needed.

[@WollongongSkyWatch]

Hope Corrigan, hear! Hear!

[@gudrunvicilotta9415]

Well said

[@unabrunner337]

My goals this year are to organise a project folder, finish the ufo's and turn the scrap boxes into finished quilts... Without buying more fabric than necessary... Love your vids! Thank you for the inspiration! Stay safe!

[@Ranchorita]

+1 on what Hope said-- I'm all for the occasional artistic flourish, but I'm coming here for the rich detail and education you bring to your viewers. Also, I've been sewing for most of my life, but I'm just getting back to it, so you're a boost even to someone who has done these things. Keep going in the direction you are, and keep the filler flourishes to a minimum. Remember that just because an editing method appears to be a trend on a lot of popular videos doesn't necessarily mean that those methods appeal to YOUR viewership. Thank you for all your inspiring work.

[@littlecanvases]

No one cares about your coffee and slo mo being cinematic - we love you cause you are real - the coffee pour in this video looks like I am there with you in your kitchen - personally, I think other vloggers could take a lesson from YOU. Also - not sure who watches all those cinematic ones - but us quilters, we are here to sew, learn, identify with the issues, challenges, engage with another REAL quilter. You are my favorite!

[@anneoconnorao]

I admire how you pushed yourself within reason to finish this quilt! It is a masterpiece! Bravo!!!

[@Sew_Memory_Bears]

I have enjoyed your channel for a while now and don’t often comment. Thank you for sharing easy to follow quilting tips!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

✋

[@angelroost]

I fast forward through the "cinematic moments". I like the succinctness of your videos. After 55 years of sewing, I made my first quilt after watching Just Get It Done videos. I think it was the methodical, step by step way the process was presented that made a big job feel doable. I have now made 14 quilts in 5 months but wouldn't have taken the first step if it weren't for how the process was broken down in your videos. Thank you, Karen! I like your style.

[@stephaniemehrenberg3981]

I agree with a lot of the comments. I watch you for your knowledge and ideas, not for watching you pour coffee. If it is important to you to accomplish being a better vlogger...go for it. If not, that's fine too. Either way, I will be watching and learning from you. Thank you for sharing.

[@petermarch3144]

Spoiler alert: No one really cares about watching a vlogger making a cup of coffee. Keep doing what you do best!

[@jojeingram4421]

you are amazing! I am having the best time watching all your videos. You have such a great delivery...and you are so honest. I am 62 and I have been sewing 50 years but very few quilts. I may just have to get started with quilting again! Thank you!

[@danbeckman4936]

Please don't change your style. I can't stand videos that have extraneous cinematic moments tossed in. What makes your videos great and the reason I subscribe is that you are focused on the topic and it's like sitting down with a friendly quilt mentor to learn and to be encouraged. I never feel you are wasting my time, yet you are still personable. I look forward to every new video.

[@tammymasson2343]

I just watched this for a second time, and I have to say, you need to stay true to yourself. Yes, I understand shooting for a goal, learning and improving, etc, but you already have a great style. One shot of pouring coffee is enough cinema for me! 😁 I feel like this vlog has a perfectly balanced, Karen-amount of in-the-moment and voice over. It was great, and the finished quilt is fabulous!!!

[@AnitaSouthall]

Just watched this 2nd time around too and reflect on my own quilting journey progress in the last 6 to 12 months. Inspired largely by finding Just get it done channel

[@christopherhansen678]

Hello Tammy.....I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind?

[@mariebusiel]

I absolutely agree. The shot of coffee was an amusement and enough to make a visual break in the staring at fabric. I love your videos. I stay engaged. I follow your methods and meld them with my own.

[@chamalismith]

this exactly ❤

[@lacypears431]

Don´t stress about the coffee shots. People know how to do that, that´s not what they´re here for. Loved both sides!

[@rebeccaturner3906]

I don’t think you need to “follow” others vlogging techniques. The reason I love watching you is I love your style/technique! Keep it up! 💖

[@christopherhansen678]

Hello Rebecca...I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind?

[@airmom8716]

Oh my Gosh! Here I was thinking (as the video started) how much I LOVE your style of just getting down to the business of what you are going to do by simply doing it. VS wasting time (as so many other video people do by blabbing about nothing for a long time and then they do the project). I am afraid if you add in coffee time and stair walking time........ Things are perfect with the non -VLOG videos(my vote). I never heard of a VLOG and did not know what that was. This quilt video is SO fantastic. To see the squares go onto the design wall and hear you talk about what you are doing was really exciting. I have yet to use my design wall and do an after-quilt (or anything 'design' at all). Now I see how you do this. It was really inspiring! I was on the edge of my seat with excitement. Both sides are equally BEAUTIFUL! How amazing! Thank you so much!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@genabrincho4244]

Keren, I thought your vlog was great. Those "cinematic" moments bore me. I really enjoyed your whole process because it was straight forward, practical and comical too. You have a great attitude about getting those scraps used up! Your quilt (both sides) turned out beautifully.

[@WarmFuzzyVibes]

Love the way you did your Vlog just fine. Really. And, despite your criticisms of your own technique, what I like the results you show throughout your video. It helps keep the video within watching limits (yes, we all have attention limits, so you did that great!). And, let me comment on your work! You made a lovely "after quilt." I agree. I, too, like it even better than the front of the quilt! You can see what work and thought you put into the back of the quilt that shows YOUR personality more than the front which is formal and beautiful but sort of static looking. The after quilt looks more real and dynamic (like YOU!).

[@Kate98755]

Done goes for your vlogging too, doesn’t have to be perfect...I actually like how this rolled along

[@charleneferguson9250]

Rolled along....ha! Jk

[@christopherhansen678]

Hello Kate....I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind?

[@Kate98755]

@@charleneferguson9250 you took the time to post that jab,

[@JudithBrummett]

Im with you on the back. I like it best. lol. I am working on a quilt that I started 8 years ago during a VERY stressful time in my life. I put it away and did not get back to it or any other project till now. Again during a stressful time. It is KING! size. I decided to finish it and give it to my youngest son as a wedding gift. We are Irish so I wanted to make it as a life n death quilt. Lessons learned.. 1... I CANNOT! do random 2...1 1/2 inch squares for nine patch blocks are too small for a king quilt 3... I cant get it finished by wedding in August hand quilting and I SUCK! as a machine quilter 4..I WILL! finish it some how some way by the wedding and probably just buy a gift for him and use this in our camper as a pick nick blanket.

[@ggmax2958]

I'm not a quilter, I can barely sew but I love your channel. You are so real, compared to other channels. Keep up the channel

[@ravensmokedancer8242]

Karen I have to tell you, I love your show and I wouldn't change a thing!! I don't watch it for things like coffee cup walking etc lol I watch it for the encouragement, education and the beautiful quilts you make!! Just saying!!!! :) And also, wow what a project!!!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

My son is snuggling under it as I write. Thank you

[@marydevlin9559]

Remember we do this quilting because we enjoy it! Love the quilt.

[@christopherhansen678]

Hello Mary....I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind?

[@photocath]

Sigh, I will never get to that level, but it was still very much fun to watch this. What a giant work you did here. I like the front better, but that's of no importance. It is a beautiful quilt. Thank you for sharing your process. Never mind cinematic effects, this was good as you did it.

[@alleggrover]

Great video! I loved this vlog because it seemed very “you”! I’m here for your specific brand of straight talk, wisdom and get-it-done mentality. I find it hugely inspiring! And this one was perfect. 🤗

[@rlrieger7871]

My sentiments too!!! This was so "Karen"!

[@dianebauers4231]

I so agree with this!!

[@gayeoldham2]

My sentiments exactly, I was captivated for the whole time. 👌 perfect.

[@karens820]

I loved your vlog! I think your articulateness and lack of verbal tics made it far superior to many with fancier graphics. Your personality and your content made it one of the best quilt videos I've watched! And I agree that your after quilt was even prettier than the original one--my heart is a scrappy, wonky one too.

[@kathymartin1805]

I think I have a new motto, "Done is better than perfect!" Thank you! I enjoy your vlogs very much.

[@christopherhansen678]

Hello Kathy....I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind?

[@chrissybennett6930]

I agree after three hours of making mistakes. Unless you look real close you really can't see the my error, at least not all the mistakes.

[@traceygood156]

I hate all that rubbish-slow walking etc. I love watching your process Wish i had started with the positive comment You are wonderful

[@hudsonsailor54]

That was a back of the quilt project? The entire quilt is amazing. Thanks for sharing your process.

[@carolberridge6102]

I think you explained just what you were doing very well.You were trying to show your process and your reasoning regarding certain design decisions. Don't be hard on yourself at all. This was easy to watch, and to the point. A lot of information. A successful conclusion to two daunting tasks: the quilt and the Vlog. You have an elegant speaking voice and your delivery is clear. So what's not to like? Congratulations!

[@mrscms831]

HA! I thought you were vlogging all along already? Thats how much I know! You do terrific. Concentrate on the quilting, thats what we love you /need you for.

[@KraftyKittenz]

Cinematic coffee pours, slow-mo walking up stairs, odd artsy shots are all fine, but I usually see them as "filler" when there's not enough actual content. The original "vlog", started by daily vlogger Charles Trippy (correct if I'm wrong), was just snippets of a day taking the camera along for the ride. You don't need extra gimmicky fillers. This is a very nice vlog; YOUR style vlog. Me likey.

[@letawellman818]

I absolutely LOVE your channel and tutorials! Your "stash busting" tutorials especially are helping me tackle my own "Mount Scrap-more". Why you would want to change your style of presentation is beyond me! Speaking of style, I also LOVE your new haircut! Those "cinematic moments"to me are for those people who really have nothing useful to say. Truly, keep doing what you've been doing - your authenticity is the best cinematic moment, in my opinion.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Just trying to change it up. I always like a challenge

[@letawellman818]

@@JustGetitDoneQuilts challenging yourself is always a good thing... just don't lose the aspects that are uniquely YOU for the sake of change.

[@elizabethveness7340]

Any coffee pour is always a great coffee pour. No matter the cinematic styling lol👍😉

[@jaynehudson9121]

my quilt guild proved to be worthless as a new sewer.....so I am so happy with your videos...they have helped me with my beginning sewing/quilting thank you

[@charleneferguson9250]

Confidence

[@christopherhansen678]

😇

[@lw7967]

I loved the vlog! Remember you always say, it is better done than perfect. Same with your vlog. I felt like I was right there with you! Thank you SEW much for your videos! You find fun & frustration in quilting...just like we all do! But for some reason we love every bit of it! Stay safe & well my friend!

[@jodysoberon4477]

I love it! "Just don't over think it!" Hahahaha ;)

[@christopherhansen678]

Hello Jody...I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind?

[@catherinelatimer6035]

Loved it... perfection ruins the good... done is better than perfect...love them! Great teacher, great thought for the day!

[@laurajones5817]

Always remember to do you. That’s why we love you.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

😊

[@christopherhansen678]

Hello Laura...I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind?

[@sieglindestrohmaier4700]

Karen you are wunderbar! You are my Motivation 🥰Greetings from Austria 👋

[@kennabartz3830]

I watch for your encouragement, organization, and enthusiasm, I really don’t watch for your coffee pouring skills. Loved the video and look forward to the next, and the idea you found sometime in the future.

[@christopherhansen678]

Hello 👋

[@marshaadams6196]

Karen, you do an amazing job of portaging your process- don’t ever stop!

[@carolcthomas8432]

I got tired just watching all the decisions and time involved to do an improv "session" - make that "marathon." This takes skill. Colors, values, playing together, sizes, I don't even know how to do the four corners for random squares to make blocks larger. You were so fast making decisions and "making new blocks." People do not realize all the skills and decisions that go into quilting. Amazing.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Thank you

[@eveningstarquilters7155]

I agree with everyone who said skip the FANCY STUFF on the vlog ... that is what we usually fast forward thru .... We like your vlog / videos because you do not mess around... get right to the point and show us fantastic quilting. A lot of the vlogs that have those " shots" just are wasting time we do not have ... they are very un-intersting and are boring on any re-watch.

[@ManuelaPatzel]

I love it when i see some of the sewing and hear the sound of the machine. The video is about quilting after all. But I don’t need the cool coffee slow motion shots. I find I watch KZbin videos that get to the point. Do them if you feel like it (it’s always fun to experiment) but don’t think your videos are less interesting or ‘cool’ without them.

[@christopherhansen678]

Hello Manuela....I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind?

[@vivianvivian4672]

Hi Karen, and a "Well done to you". It turned out beautifully; there were a couple of times when I thought "that's not going to fly" but it's a lovely quilt. I would gladly display that in my home. As far as vloging, baby steps; it's not worth stressing over. I always enjoy watching you. As a novice quilter, I've stuck with your simple and clear direction. Thank you!

[@stephanied3681]

I enjoyed this vlog for numerous reasons. I love the original quilt, I love the process you showed us of making the after quilt. I love the fact you let us into your brain a bit with your explanations of what you are thinking. And as much as I loved all the quilt related content, I think I actually enjoyed watching your first vlog attempt more. There is just something so endearing and genuine about you and willingness to take your viewers along your journey of learning.

[@christopherhansen678]

Hello Stephanie....I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind?

[@QLT812]

I’m overcome with joy and excitement of the design you came up with and this is indeed a learning video showing us exactly how to create a backing for your quilt using scraps you have and not having to spend more money for more fabric to get it done.😃😍🤩. I think this would make a perfect Vlog (Please) 😊😊😊

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Thank you

[@poodlegirl55]

It looks incredible, I can't believe it's the back. I enjoyed watching the process of you thinking it out, I thought you did a great job with your vlogging. We already know how to pour coffee, we are learning quilting.

[@HRHDMKYT]

Me Too!!

[@revajobeattie1839]

I love it that you take what you had and did something with it.

[@AmeliaJaneE]

Dont be so hard on yourself.....I love your flogging style! And the quilt is gorgeous x

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Flogging? That is exactly how it felt LOL

[@AmeliaJaneE]

A very unfortunate autocorrect!

[@jo-annevandermey2704]

@@AmeliaJaneE But being a Quilter who is flogging their vlogging is a funny picture! lol

[@lexitejeda6209]

@@AmeliaJaneE LOL flogging!

[@fritzsparky]

I like your kind of blogging better...so natural!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

thx

[@sheilasymanski5517]

I love love love your videos!! Please don’t slow them down with extra stuff that doesn’t add to the quilting information. I have written an article about your web site and KZbin videos for our guilds newsletter. One of the great things along with all the wonderful information and inspiration, is you don’t waste our time with superfluous stuff. Keep up the great work. Thanks.

[@christopherhansen678]

Hello Sheila....I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind?

[@maryhodge2625]

I enjoyed seeing your process. I like the focus of your videos. Don't worry about the cinematic moments.

[@yvonnestreeter2820]

After my sister found you about a year ago, I've watched a few here and there, and just recently became aware that, of the 6 or 7 vloggers I watch regularly, you have the most subscribers. I've been knitting instead of quilting the past couple years, but every time I go into my sewing room, I want to sit down and play. I agree that experienced vloggers DO make it interesting with cinematic details, but I love the way you can be real with your viewers and just share your challenges and the processes. It was fun to see how your mind worked out the details of this quilt. I didn't realize you were doing the back of your original quilt till the very end. What a very clever thing to do. You've certainly tempted me back to the sewing room. I have two Berninas in there (one for visitors), and just walking in makes me happy, though I'm taking your 30 day clean up challenge right now, so the clutter isn't so distracting. (Jan 2022)

[@carlarybicki9227]

In regard to the "cinematic moments", forget about them. You are not intending to make a movie. Be yourself, show yourself. You are full of energy and raring to go...so go! Who cares if you aren't having a tea party, just show us how to make those quilts. By the way, I am new to internet quilt videos, and I was quite pleased with yours. I have a fast running mind, and I had NO problem keeping up witih you. Keep being happy, and Stitch It Up Good!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

thank you

[@suejameson1517]

Don’t worry about the arty coffee shots! I just love all your fabulous, warm and wonderful ideas and videos. Thank you. I look forward to every one.

[@NolaTheAlamoChiliQueen]

Done is better than perfect... I LOVE that! I'm going to put that on the wall in my craft room for inspiration! I know NOTHING about piecing quilts, but after my mom died, I inherited her precious stash of quilt fabrics, about half of which is scraps. My mission is to piece tops for her grandchildren and great grandchildren. I'm learning lots of great tips from your vids, thanks a lot.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

What a wonderful project

[@twyla2575]

You are a quilting phenom!!!! The afterquilt is gorgeous and you made a great Vlog! Thank you for sharing the process.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Thank you

[@christopherhansen678]

Hello Kathleen...I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind?

[@meorens]

Great job! Don't worry about making your Vlog just like others; yours was great. Just be you...

[@jeannetteruggiano4712]

Having taken an improv course recently, it's fair to say that most of the energy goes into figuring out how to turn that creative use of scrap fabric into a traditionally created block, within a basic traditional pattern, with basic fabric that can help tie it all together. Whoa! That means going from convergent to divergent thinking and switching back and forth to use the parts of the brain to do so. Of course your head hurts! When I finished my improv quilt top, I had to walk away from it for a few days before creating a plain back. So kudos to you for working straight through on this vlog and quilt. What you gave us viewers is validation for our struggle and validating it as a normal part of process. Thanks!

[@christopherhansen678]

Hello Jeannette...I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind?

[@pattdelaney7801]

I really really enjoy all your videos, but this one was something very special. I too appreciate the gentle common sense about getting it done. Too often I’ve been paralyzed by my perceived need for perfection. After watching your videos I’m starting to let go of the obsession & actually finishing my quilts. I have catalogued my UFOs & I’m finishing them up, one by one. Much to my surprise they are turning out pretty nice & im enjoying the process again, as I did when I first started quilting. Thank you so much for your channel. BTW I also really love your technical skills. Each one is better than the last so I expect you will achieve your goals when it comes to cinematography. 😉

[@destrygraves]

I never ever let go of big ideas. I just write them down in an extra large art journal. Sooner or later I get to them. I absolutely love all of your scarves and the fact that you actually wear them.

[@Diniecita]

I love scrappy quilts but sometimes I dont like the super business of it. But, I know how hard you worked on it. Great job getting it all done.

[@sallyseidel5924]

Wow! What an amazing after quilt! I think your new quilt should be worn often around your shoulders as a super hero cape!!

[@kerrydavidson2288]

I'm a bit late to the party here, but I just rediscovered this video and it made me remember how much I liked the "afterquilt". I love to have something interesting on the back to make it double sided, such a lot of work to waste on a plain back. And as for your "cinematic moments", please don't worry about them, they really are just annoying, and it seems like I'm not the only one to have that opinion. I love your videos, keep up the good work.

[@sharonbeall5655]

Thank you for your honesty about the feelings and emotions that go into creativity!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

😊

[@christopherhansen678]

😇

[@nox8312]

Do what makes you happy with vlogging and video making in general! If you want to experiment and try out new things, go for it, but know that vlogging was originally meant to be a low effort, shot-on-the-go type video! So just do what works for you ☺️ I don't want to discourage you from trying out new things, but also don't want you to feel discouraged because you're not making videos that look like others. Your audience loves you for the way you teach and approach things and we'll stick with you regardless ☺️. Also I appreciate that you never said you're "just not good at photography/cinematography" but instead talked about how you didn't know how to do certain things *yet*. Like with anything, it's about practice, knowledge and experience. Love the video as always and love your approach to learning and teaching, keep it up! ☀️