🧵🌸 LET'S TALK ABOUT THREAD with Anita Zobens - Karen's Quilt Circle

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

🤗 I’m sitting with my Quilting Sister’s Stitch ‘n Chat group, separated as necessary for COVID, as this video goes live. Community is so important for all of us during these tough times. I’m so happy you’ve decided to be part of mine. ❤️❤️🤗🤗

[@tammeyruiz6776]

Can you advise me on why. When I use my walking foot that my bobbin stitch threads are loopy rather than stitches?

[@Babs-Veterans-are-Family]

50 minute video is way too long when you have many other videos to watch. Please make another video summarizing how to choose the right thread

[@ravensmokedancer8242]

This was very helpful!!! Thank you!!!

[@sherrolsaxon82]

Thank you for sharing your expertise with so much information. I enjoyed this and keeping this in my library. Going to watch again...I have many questions. Loved it

[@seaborgium919]

@@Babs-Veterans-are-Family I didn't even notice how long it was. I was listening while working

[@maryking9815]

Yes, bring Anita Zobens back. She’s fabulous. Such a wealth of information.

[@EmmaEffa]

Anita is a gem! Her sewing and thread knowledge is so expansive but her outlook on life is what’s really grabbed my heart. Great show!

[@tinas977]

Yes please, do a video showing us how to make a “thread bar” book!! Another great idea from you.

[@catherinec7509]

What a lovely woman. Please bring Anita back. Her positive attitude is amazing. Thank you to you both.

[@Everyoneisanartist776]

An absolutely wonderful woman! Thank you for sharing her with us all!!

[@TheHawkeyeQuilter]

So informative! Love her no rules, no fear, experiment advice. Please, please bring her back for a part 2 so we can hear all the other things she didn't get a chance to share! And bravo, Karen, for your maiden voyage into this series; it has started with a bang and looking forward to more! And fyi I have been a Superior Threads and titanium topstitch needle quilter since my first year of quilting -- what a difference these products make!

[@zoannewilcox6112]

Karen, thank you for caring enough for the projects your followers are doing to give us Anita Zoben's thread talk! What an amazing woman! Like you!

[@betosombrio3377]

Karen and Anita you are super adorable; loved Anita’s relaxing approaches to quilting.....”relax, have fun, finished things are more important that perfect things. I am a 65 years old men, retired, learned how to sew shirts for myself, and going to quilt shops to buy shirt fabrics, little by little just could not resist the deep appealing of quilting. Is addictive and is changing my life for better. Thanks for the enthusiasm , the information and the love for this art....quilting,,!!!!!!!!😘😘😇❤️🥰

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Glad to have you in the club

[@pbottjen5283]

I’m loving everything about Anita’s attitude regarding quilting and life. She is an inspiration. So self actualized! Oh, and Karen? You are loved! 😉

[@smilingsusan]

Karen, thank you so much for organizing this talk. Anita is a wealth of knowledge and I've learned so much about thread and needles!! Amazing.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Anita is amazing

[@Fg4e]

Wow that was amazing! Learned so much and not just about thread. I'm 60 yrs old and it is so encouraging listening to older quilters talk. I feel like I'm learning how to age gracefully with my sewing and not to worry about perfection! Thank you ladies, both so much!!!

[@minkaf4243]

Such a knowledgeable and also wise woman. I love philosophy for dealing with change.

[@margaretmyers8980]

I think I am watching these in reverse. I had many questions about thread and needles answered. Thank you!

[@janicecroft2304]

dont know how i missed this one. Anita is amazing she is so right about the slowing down.

[@tinas977]

YOU are an excellent interviewer. Respectful, vibrant, enthusiastic, knowledgeable questions with background info. Great! And what a knowledgeable lady. I’m riveted.

[@karenbuckley5710]

Wow I can’t believe that I have missed your Quilt Circle until today. This was a wonderful and informative interview. I’m so excited that I have many, many more of your interviews to listen to while I work on my Sugaridoo QAL.

[@sandramyer7081]

I LOVED Anita Zobens and what a great interesting person to learn and enjoyed her life and what she told us! Thank you Karen for bringing here for us!

[@bevh2241]

This was fantastic. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 KZbin didn’t let me give you enough thumbs up. It was such a great interview. Anita was so interesting and had such good information, both technical but also personal. I couldn’t help but like her and feel disappointed I never got to take a class with her. Your questions were insightful, you really listened to her answers, asked great follow up questions, you didn’t let yourself get stuck on a script of questions, and you didn’t interrupt Anita’s answers.

[@julsbendandi9374]

Bev H Yes!

[@Joyce-lq6gm]

I just watched for the first time! Went to the AQS show in Grand Rapids and bought Superior thread & needles to make a baby quilt. I have never had so much trouble sewing on my sturdy, go to machine with threads and needles breaking and jamming my machine! Sure wish I had seen this BEFORE I started that quilt! And the Superior salespeople did NOT give me the same info Anita did! Thanks Anita! I too would like to see more! This was wonderful!

[@joannemorris4451]

I need to purchase needles so I watched this again. Who knew needles & thread are so fascinating?

[@quiltinggurlquiltgal]

Hope you can bring her back soon. You find the BEST PEOPLE who know their topics 👏🏻 thank you!

[@micheleharrison5696]

I learned about needle size the hard way. My machine wouldn't sew and was bunching up thread, I spent 2 days looking at the bobbin; I finally took it to my local quilt shop and within 5 minutes she diagnosed the problem WRONG NEEDLE SIZE. She gave me the proper needle size and what a difference.

[@dianajacobson8520]

I never would have thought there was so much to know about threads. I'm so glad you did this.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Excellent

[@rosemariecox6679]

Thanks to Anita I’ve learned a lot from her.

[@mgs783]

Karen~ your excellent questions and the flow of subtopics was so fluid yielding fantastic succinct answers, information & insight. I hope Anita will be back soon, she has a well rounded trove of experience that is relevant and relatable ❣️👍 Thank you so much, it felt like a conversation with a friend‼️

[@joantaylor8663]

Wonderful video, so much great information. Please bring Anita back, she was so interesting to listen to and has such a great attitude to quilting and life. Great start to your Quilt Circle, thank you Karen

[@jbnhayes]

Yes! Since this wonderful lady is retired...please do go ahead with your idea to make a video on how to make our own “thread books”. "Thread Therapy with Dr. Bob" were great DVDs, but having something to reference that we make ourselves (and put notes in) would be even more useful. I can tell Karen’s Quilt Circle is going to be a favorite. Thanks for all the great information.

[@louwe6306]

Please teach us how to make a thread book

[@seaborgium919]

Thirty seconds in and this is my favorite series.

[@michellecontreras5191]

Tank you. No one ever taught me about thread

[@seaborgium919]

Also i am unironically excited about having some male quilters in \o/

[@patriciabrown548]

YES! Thank you Karen, for all this vital information.

[@singellis]

Oh my what a wonderful conversation. I learned so much. I loved the honesty and openness at the end. Anita I wish you good health and continued happiness in your journey. Thank you so much for this interview.

[@jellyfish1969]

Absolutely do a second video with this lovely lady!

[@sadiedesimone7460]

Best interview ever!! I am an old, (make that very old) woman and know nothing about any of this fascinating subject. Thank you so much for bringing the topic of threads and needles to us. As a fledgling quilter I know this knowledge will save me time, money, and frustration.

[@teresathordarson9]

So many questions answered! Thank you Anita and Karen 😊💕

[@berniceoconnor5381]

I have learned so much today about threads / needles / tension etc. Your channel is just brilliant Karen. Thank you.

[@ruthannmolyneaux478]

Hi Karen. I can’t believe all much I learned and loved your interview with Anita Zobens. I’m thrilled to have “met” her. I love her philosophy about work and life and all the curve balls we’ve been thrown lately by Covid. Yet here I am, one of the most out there people I know.I was very busy all the time going here and there all the time. When all that came to a screeching halt with the pandemic, I suddenly had time to do the one thing I loved best and that is quilting. I hardly ever go out, but when I do I enjoy it, even a visit to the dentist is fun, but my heart lies at home in my sewing studio in the back of my kitchen with a machine I’d like to chuck...did I mention expensive machine? Bottom line is that we’ve all learned so much. Even my granddaughters who thought they’d hate just going to school away from home only two days, now love it. The change in pace helps them do better and feel better. So we all need home more than we thought. Thank you Karen for bringing Anita and her life and thread stories for us to enjoy and learn from.

[@judithaaron6985]

Thank you for introducing me to this delightful woman! I learned so much about thread and needles. Wish I could have attended one of those workshops you referred to and making one of those books for reference! But I also learned much about the tenacity, determination, and positive outlook in Anita that I need to remind myself to choose each day. Once again you have provided me and others with knowledge and friendship - such an uplifting combination!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

So glad to hear...it's what I was hoping for

[@mgs783]

Judith Aaron, I couldn’t agree more‼️

[@bobbiejoyce1402]

I have been quilting for almost a year. I am not a part of a quilting club here around where I live. In Florida. However, I have welcomed a few ladies in my home that in my heart, are such interesting wonderful friends. Karen, you are one of those precious ladies. I am a seamtress, I still make time for a few crafts, but I have fallen in love with quilting. Thank you for the time and effort you put into your videos. Thank you for being so encouraging. I love your spirit of joy. 💙💙💜💚

[@pialindeg]

Thank you so much to you and Anita Zobens. I am sick too and it was so wonderful to listen to Anitas view on life and quilting with diseases.

[@carolhanks228]

Oh my, Anita is a wealth of inspiration an my soul leaps with joy listening to her info on needle and thread and her positive attitude, I gleaned and was encouraged in many ways! Looking forward to checking her out on Instagram.

[@dyslexiclizzie07]

I love this video series. This one in particular I have come back a few times.

[@stevejeffreneshand6428]

Thank you so much for this great video. Both of you are excellent teachers and speaker, and both are beautiful ladies. Yes, I meet Anita many years ago(late 1990's) as I lived in the Niagara area and she in Dundas. Yes she still is the same enthusiastic person that I knew back then.

[@pampaxton3072]

OMGOSH! I so needed this video!! Thank you Karen and Anita! So many of my questions were answered and fears put at ease! Bless you both!! Karen, you are one of my very favorite people to listen to and watch.... and Anita is a lovely, beautiful soul! Prayers for her in the years ahead! I took a ton of notes and will save this video to watch again and again. So happy!!! 😃💕

[@deannalindsey889]

Such a wonderful video, please have Anita back. You are awesome too Karen.

[@elizabethmika5090]

Karen, just saw this video. Perfect timing. Totally answered so many questions.

[@maxrobertson9008]

Please bring Anita back. She has so much to great wisdom to share. Thank you!

[@melissaorona2834]

I'm halfway through this video right now. Having taught myself to sew & quilt, as I know no one else who does, I'm embarrassed to say I knew almost NOTHING about all of the things this video is teaching me. Oh my gosh, I'm so grateful you've created this informative chat with Anita! THANK YOU! Ok, gonna finish watching now. Best to you, Karen!

[@connie5768]

What a lovely interview between two generous and fabulous quilters. I enjoyed this so much.

[@pattdelaney7801]

This was one of your best ideas! I’ve been sewing for years & years but this is the first time I feel like I know something about threads & needles. I have saved this video so I can refer to it over & over in the years to come. Can’t wait for the next one.

[@hollys1498]

Karen and Anita, thanks to you both. What a great way to spend some time !!

[@maryvarnell9665]

American Quilters Society sells the Vivacious Curvy Quilts Books as an ebook (pdf format) in case you are interested. Loved this video and learned so much about thread and needles. Amazing!

[@fritzsparky]

She is an amazing woman and so are you!

[@helenashton7850]

I learned so many useful things from this video. My needle and thread knowledge has bounded forward. The life lessons were also invaluable. Thank you so much, Anita and Karen. So much common sense.

[@nancyrichwine929]

So true! I’ve watched this twice over a year period and had different take-home pearls each time. Hurrah to you both! Nancy in central PA and FL space coast.

[@cathytaylor1203]

Karen and Anita...thank you both so much for this collaboration. I purchased the varying sizes of Superior topstitch needles...oh my gosh! Changing the needle size made a world of difference in my stiches...they are perfection. The needles are penetrating the fabric like butter!!! Thanks again!!!

[@michellejohnson6796]

I ❤️❤️❤️ your interviews. THANK YOU😍😍😍

[@nancyrichwine929]

Jan 2023 - my 3rd time since first watching this FANTASTIC interview; each time learned something different. I always use topstitch needle and now buy Superior thread exclusively. These 2 choices alone hugely simplify and improve my quilting.

[@robertaluckow5928]

I wish I would have heard this when I started sewing quilts! I learned so much. Shredding, broken threads etc. Now I know why and can go forward.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

So glad to hear

[@sheilacripps9340]

Karen and Anita, Thank you so much!!! Please, please, please do another video!! I have learned so much, in fact I’m going to watch it again with note book and pen in hand to make my own notes. I cannot say that I’m a beginner anymore but, I still don’t know enough... Again thank you!

[@pamelaktay]

I have friends who are "thread snobs"...and it has caused me to be confused, making me question what I can and can't use. THANK YOU for making our choices endless!!! I have varying threads and have never really understood them, but now I feel better versed! ((I'd love to hear more!))

[@reneesmith2665]

For me this was the best talk about thread and needles I have ever gotten. I wish I could have taken the class when she was available. Thread, tension, needles and bobbin adjustment scare me so much. Everyone has made me afraid to touch tension. I can honestly say I got a lot from this video. Please Please keep them coming!

[@karensparrow1529]

Fabulous information and conversation. Anita is so inspiring. Dealing with her health issues and remaining so positive. Her information is so valuable. Thank you for sharing with us, Karen and Anita!

[@rosemarystancampiano1046]

I am so glad I saw this. Not only was the information great, but I appreciated the very powerful comments about dealing with Covid.

[@stanjones2277]

OMG! Karen - this interview was awesome! I've only been quilting for 1.5 years now. My first love is garment sewing. But with the pandemic, I shifted my focus to quilting. My husband jokes that I need to make quilts for our bed more so than garments! And in some ways he's right! I love my sewing instructor as she's been quilting since 1993. And we get along well. She treats me like her own son. But in building my reference library of videos, books, pdf materials, etc. I'm discovering more that some of her views on quilting were from the era she learned in. Sometimes I try to introduce her to the more current content that she view on her computer. But she's seems to be somewhat off-put by it all. I definitely love to quilt. But my fear of screwing up an expensive project can be overwhelming at times! This interview helped me relax more about the process and become more aware of the threads I'm using! I've always stuck with Signature quilting cotton threads with no issues and have been using quilting needles. But I never really thought about mixing it up - within reasonable limits of course! To hear Anita state that quilting should be fun was so refreshing! Thank you for investing your precious time and energy in delivering this content! I've downloaded your materials on colour theory along with online classes offered by the National Quilter's Circle and their free-motion quilting classes. I am thoroughly enjoying the classes. Now it's the challenge of processing it all project by project. To hear Anita indicate she marked up her quilts for her designs made me feel so much better about the process! It was like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. I had invested in quilting stencils for months now and am feeling more confident about using them! Again, thank you so much Karen for this content!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

So very glad to hear. Im looking forward to seeing what you do

[@stanjones2277]

@@JustGetitDoneQuilts ... I've been posting my quilts on Instagram as stanejones. I'm in Rochester, NY

[@bethbriggs9629]

You should check out The Quilting Marine. He always says it's just fabric and it's just thread so enjoy the process and have fun!

[@stanjones2277]

@@bethbriggs9629 ... Yes!! I subscribed to his channel several months ago. Some of his videos with his wife simply made me cry...they're such a beautiful couple. Many of his quilts he simply donates! He's currently embracing the pattern The New York Beauty.

[@bethbriggs9629]

@Stan Jones, I saw him getting the stuff for the New York Beauty, wasn't sure if he was going to start it yet. It's going to be beautiful. They are a great couple, aren't they?

[@karenn565]

This was excellent Karen! What a wonderful guest Anita was.

[@ruthptb]

Thank you! I learned so very much. I can’t wait to share this video with my quilting friends. I’d write more but I want to watch the video again!

[@barbaracarroll6026]

This was just a wonderful presentation! I would love to hear from her again! Karen, I'm so very excited about this series. If they are all this good, you've got me hooked! THANK YOU!

[@onegreengoddess3815]

LOVED this convesation, thank you! I watched it twice and took notes. Please have Anita back for more Thread talk! I'd be grateful to go deeper into her vast knowledge. A great podcast, thank you Karen!

[@kevnsand]

Thank you so much for this video. I now have a different outlook on life. She is so heartwarming.

[@mariafernandez6537]

Wonderful video! What a positive spirit she is! Also great info. Thanks

[@jo-annevandermey2704]

Another great video. Anita is a very interesting, energizing talented lady to listen to! Looking forward to more great stories!

[@brendasleeper5545]

Excellent topic, Anita is fascinating and inspiring and her enthusiasm infectious. The questions were over the top making the podcast one of the best I have ever heard! Really impressive start. Can’t wait to enjoy the next ones. Thank you so much!!!!

[@carolynkauppila346]

I'm so glad I came across this. I have been looking for this information for a long time. Thank you.

[@lindahealey6992]

So glad this video is available. Listened for the second time, got even more out of it. After my first listen, I ordered some Superior topstitch needles. I’m a new quilter and new to my machine, but have been sewing for more than 60 of my 74 years. Thank you for bringing her to us and for giving her a chance to share with your listeners-👍

[@susandavis692]

What an amazing lady. Thank you!

[@carolmorgano7158]

Thank you so much on the info about needles and thread such a lifesaver ❤️🌷

[@victoriachatfield4612]

OOH! Yes, please do a major video on making a stitch/needle book! That would tremendously helpful.

[@elizabethkerckhoff1259]

Great start Karen!!! I don't even quilt!!! I just enjoyed watching and learning about threads and needles, because I do sew. Mostly on paper, Oh I should have said cover your eyes for a few seconds when I said Paper! I make junk journals, and I love to sew for them. Have a great day!!! Congratulations on your "The Quilting Coach " series!!!🎉🧵✂️🧷🪡💐

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

I ❤️❤️❤️ stationary

[@mickigarvey7608]

So useful. Aren’t we just blessed by her presence?

[@DianeSmith-h7t]

What an amazing woman! Even though this interview was 3 years ago, I thoroughly enjoyed hearing what Anita Zobens had to say about threads, needles in various quilting situations. I only began quilting about 18 months ago but had sewn clothing or whatever with my mom and grandmother since I was big enough to reach the foot pedal. I am very much enjoying my quilting journey, especially when I learn from someone with so much experience as you, Karen and Anita! Thanks again!!!

[@rhondagarden8878]

ABSOLUTELY bring her back!!! I've watched 3 times to absorb all she has to say!!

[@georgettaavila7398]

Oh my. Everything that keeps me awake at night answered in one video. Thanks!

[@cliftonmcnalley8469]

Thank you for this! Been seeing my entire life and still found this very informative.

[@KathleenJLightWorker]

Stunning interview!! She is concise on her topic as well as being charming and down to earth. A lovely woman interviewed by another lovely woman. Please don’t stop this type of interview style videos. I loved every minute.

[@Mickey-jn8hz]

What a wonderful person, she is so real and down to earth, just love her. Actually love you both!

[@ccpperrett7522]

Thank you Karen. Anita is delightful. Best wishes.

[@terribishop5313]

Excellent!!! Thank you both! 💗

[@JudyGoldthorp]

Fantastic interview! Please bring her back. I stopped the video, got my notebook, backed up the video and took notes. Total gamechanger! All I need are Topstitch needles? Fantastic!

[@hsawyer9558]

Thank you for educating us!

[@kandydejean2217]

Karen, OMG! I knew just enough to know I didn’t know anything! Have been sewing since I was a child. I’ve dabbled in quilting projects and decided it was for me. Then my closest quilt shop closed right before COVID. So the internet has been a wonderful thing for me. Please keep your podcasts coming. God bless you and your family.

[@earlenejarrells7044]

The thread chat was more interesting than I thought it would be. Thanks for bringing this to me. Have a great day.

[@zipppyzipppy4795]

FANTASTIC !!!!! Thanks

[@sandramyer7081]

Yes! Bring Anita Zobens again- i love her talking with you, Karen and I love still learning about threads and needles-today! so interesting and more about historytoo!

[@2ksbill724]

Good information, Great lady with the right oulook on life. Thanks for bringing us another sewing incentive, "I can do it" without fear or perfectionism, but for the enjoyment. You're the best! Thanks Karen

[@ksharpe8137]

What an amazing woman ❤️ She has the best attitude in spite of what life has dealt her. I know this is an older video but I learned so much from it. Glad I ran across it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@lucyannetooper9475]

Fabulous information ! Thanks to you both ! So informative and helpful.

[@gamadebdegamadebde]

Fantastic show. Wish that class was out on DVD because I did not realize how much I did not know about threads and needles. Thank you for bringing us this wonderful lady.

[@louwe6306]

Great idea

[@karenclark9778]

"I shouldn't have made it if I was going to worry about it." Wisdom! Thank you for this tidbit and thank you for this wisdom. So much valuable information in here. I'm looking forward to this series.

[@marilynbook4211]

This was amazing. Thank you for doing these. It is nice to hear from Canadian quilters.

[@katehull4649]

That was awesome. I had taken one of her thread bar workshops and she was a fabulous instructor. It was a great refresher. Hope you get another chance to have her as a guest again. I love her outlook on life!

[@barbolson8768]

Karen, this was a great podcast. I've learned so much and Anita has such a great attitude !