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

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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[@rosehixon2790]

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

[@marilynhardman5239]

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

[@itcouldbeanyone]

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... 😉

[@rebeccamulkern1051]

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]

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

[@margm4]

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

[@darleneschiefelbein7648]

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]

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

[@carolelliott9150]

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

[@Craftythrifter]

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]

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

[@robinsquiltbasket]

Monica is an amazing quilter and so talented!

[@connie5768]

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.

[@connieking9873]

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

[@bettywood5812]

Thank you for having Monica, a very talented artist.

[@angelbev67]

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

[@anniekay636]

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

[@polyesterbebe]

Thank you for having her Karen

[@Happysewist]

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]

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

[@kerryl4031]

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

[@cinziabeley7059]

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

[@carmenbailey1560]

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

[@yvonnephillips4680]

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

[@kathyworden3781]

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

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

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.

[@brendafrye5875]

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. ❤❤

[@yoshiew05]

Pangolin

[@annekent7350]

Wow! That whole cloth quilt! Amazing!

[@jeanettemcclintick8248]

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

[@KimberlyNichols]

What an incredible woman! Great interview, thank you.

[@astorybookfinish5055]

What a wonderfully fruitful grandmother-granddaughter relationship 🤍

[@kathleenswan4184]

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

[@cofoothills]

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

[@jacquielawrence5670]

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

[@rachelburgener819]

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. ❤️😀

[@annabuther923]

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

[@valeriesuttonpayne7413]

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.

[@catherinesmith5711]

This has been so educational.

[@catherinesmith5711]

Thanks

[@carolynrockafellow417]

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

[@irenereynolds2706]

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!!!!

[@marilynbehringer2895]

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

[@janemack8852]

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.

[@shanabanana3800]

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!

[@marionleep8612]

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

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

I really enjoyed speaking with her

[@maureenkomperda3421]

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 😎!

[@evelynfrench804]

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

[@gingerbreadfortuna]

Absolutely awesome!

[@elizabethcollins8817]

Amazing creations!

[@daleodberg6714]

Beautiful, thank you.

[@peggyharris7849]

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

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Wasn’t that amazing

[@marilynharmon9935]

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!

[@gquilter36]

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.

[@lisahall9226]

Another excellent video!

[@springslady1]

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!!💕

[@julias.8236]

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...

[@raymondgabica4696]

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

[@janelleschwen1758]

Amazing woman. Thanks Karen.

[@rhondagarden8878]

🎉🎉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!😂😂

[@cjanderson768]

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

[@loreleihempe702]

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

[@kathywiseman7944]

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

[@lindak5610]

Karen, this was an excellent video. Thank you.

[@christineobrien7062]

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

[@TheJAG1357]

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

[@annataylor7226]

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

[@jennystrahley927]

Wonderful interview! Monica has a true talent!

[@joane8651]

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.

[@sherriejohnson508]

Thank you very interesting

[@marygersetich8709]

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

[@ernestocortezmusic5562]

It's amazing talent and work!

[@cissak6793]

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

[@shulamussnug7120]

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

[@marilyngandhi8571]

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.

[@shellyboyle9407]

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

[@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.

[@renabritnell5497]

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.

[@janiewilliams5803]

What an interesting conversation!!

[@archivist68]

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.

[@dianneswanlund3295]

That was an excellent interview!

[@nildamager1649]

Monica is amazing .😲👍

[@westcoastwisdom7318]

Very enlightening, thank you 👏👍

[@teresaallen4933]

Great interview ❤

[@cassieoz1702]

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.

[@jenobenour3379]

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]

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

[@mio.giardino]

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 😂

[@patriciahomer5342]

Beautiful paper pieced pangolin!

[@mariaj3263]

13:50 reminds me of Jenny and her mantras!

[@annabuther923]

Wowie. I belonged to that guild. 🥰

[@AuntGrace]

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

[@rebeccaaguilar9550]

WOW!

[@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.

[@emilyhunter4082]

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

[@emilyhunter4082]

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

[@janemack8852]

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

[@cassieoz1702]

Oh thank goodness other folks cant deal with Sunbonnet Sue 😁

[@sharonginger2997]

Is momsc on KZbin love add

[@pyenygren2299]

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

[@stuckinstitches]

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