Good morning everyone. I know you have a pile of blocs somewhere needing to be made into a quilt. Here is my first in a series on how to assemble a quilt from previously made blocks. I hope this leads to one less UFO in your closet.
@liznorth40284 жыл бұрын
Yayyy..i needed this tutorial!!😍
@deah9164 жыл бұрын
I really hope you do one on where color are not a theme. . I am trying to finish my mom's quilts before she passes away and she has so many orphaned blocks unifying odd colors I just can't get my brain around. Love your Vedio . .thank you for all your sharing of your expertise.
@marypino31254 жыл бұрын
Liz North You and me both!!!
@thechickenwire61364 жыл бұрын
A few years ago I was making a Mystery Quilt with a group and we moved before I got instruction on how to put it together. Maybe now I can actually assemble it!
@Stoffmonster4674 жыл бұрын
@@deah916 have you ever seen the Quilting Marine and his charity quilts? The blocks fit together because of the sashing. Really great to watch the result.
@Blacktulipphotos10 ай бұрын
Hi Karen, many years ago (15 years) I was making over 70-80 quilts to family and friends. It cost me a fortune as I had each one professionally quilted with 100% wool batting. I then donated all my scraps to our local “primary school “ big and small. “5yrs to 12yrs student age” Lots of bags of fabric and no thanks. 🥲It broke my heart and put my sewing machine on the shelf. Wouldn’t you know it 14 years later my sewing desperation kicked in a few months ago. As my Bernina needed to get a service and I couldn’t wait so I started to sew scrap 10” blocks by hand. I’ve done 18 and they look fabulous. Still waiting to get the children to drop off my machine to be serviced. It’s to be a wedding present for my granddaughter. She “ Annabel” loves the fabric and design. 💞🥰
@pattweimer92684 жыл бұрын
Karen you are a treasure to quilters. Newbies are blessed to watch & learn, particularly. Love new hair cut, earings, & leaving off the scarf. You have lost years somewhere, don't look for it. Your cheerful attitude is a win-win. I'm always up lifted seeing you. I've been sewing quilts since 1975, having learned to use my nana's featherweight. At 75 i sew 4 - 8 hrs., daily. Also knit & rug hook. No time to be bored! Thank you fou being you. Prayers & keep calm and quilt on.
@rhondagarden88782 жыл бұрын
HOLY SHA-MOLY! You are a wizard! Bottle of your energy and send it to me here in Texas!!😁😁😁
@vickidatri77344 жыл бұрын
I love your new haircut! Also, you are my favorite video quilter. You never say “um” & your videos move along. I hope & pray that your son is doing well. I am a cancer survivor. It is no fun but there is light at the end of that tunnel!
@JustGetitDoneQuilts4 жыл бұрын
I'll be honest...I edit out the 'ums' 😎
@vickidatri77344 жыл бұрын
Just Get it Done Quilts we’ll thank you for that. There is nothing more annoying than hearing um after um.
@debascher70893 жыл бұрын
Amen to improv! Trust your gut!!!🪡🧵🧵
@amandakestenbaum97204 жыл бұрын
Your hair looks gorgeous. 🇬🇧👍
@turtztube4 жыл бұрын
Karen, my fiancée and I are long distance at approx 20,000 km apart. What originated as my eager declarations of "Karen has posted!" has now turned into watching together and robust discussion of concepts and skills - it brings us both such joy. I'm currently creating our wedding quilt, improv piecing each wedding ring block and finally using those carefully collected and curated fabrics - because of your advice. Stay well :)
@JustGetitDoneQuilts4 жыл бұрын
Please send photos when you are done 🤗
@brendagalethompson83692 жыл бұрын
I can't thank you enough for your videos! You've been the greatest teacher! I was told I couldn't join the local Quilter's guild because they had too many members so you're my go to for ideas and help!
@JustGetitDoneQuilts2 жыл бұрын
Join an online guild. You can join mine if you can’t find any. The Toronto Modern Guild has members from all over now that we meet by zoom
@paulwhite50844 жыл бұрын
Very cool technique and one I have not seen before. Love the change to your hair. It is so pretty! - Dana White ☺️
@peggiequillenlane79364 жыл бұрын
I have been turning orphan blocks and leftover fabric, into gift bags when I gift a quilt. This cuts down on my scrap bin. Love all your videos. I always get something out of them. Thank you
@ruthfarmer76974 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@campannette4 жыл бұрын
Wished you had posted a month ago. Working on one of these quilts right now. You would have saved me loads of time. I bought a bag of blocks from my guild's boutique from our quilt show. Thought these blocks were the same size, WRONG! Luckily I measured them before putting them together. I planned it out on graph paper which did not quite work out. I am doing it your improv way. Love that you have different settings. Thanks as I have many more orphan blocks to combine.
@jaynewood671422 күн бұрын
Excellent! Can’t wait to watch the rest
@kimberlygray2272 жыл бұрын
First time I watched this, I thought, no way, I would just donate those crazy blocks to someone. But recently re-watched and realized how many lovely orphan blocks I have...hmmm...maybe this could help erase all that guilt?
@helenaa24873 жыл бұрын
Karen, I love you.
@celarasmith80302 жыл бұрын
A Hot Mess to Organized Chaos to an Orderly BEAUTIFUL QUILT! How wonderful. I love it!
@maryannclare4 жыл бұрын
Cute haircut!
@susankuipers74254 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Love your new hair cut. Also your encouraging how to videos.🤗🌹
@drumiller64194 жыл бұрын
Your hair is adorable!
@JustGetitDoneQuilts4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Now I don't look like my old videos
@judithaaron69854 жыл бұрын
LOL! I noticed the hair and earrings also! Thank you, Karen, for this interesting video !
@bevwyckoff24514 жыл бұрын
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts you look fantastic!! See? Easy and fun
@nanettedavis75764 жыл бұрын
I noticed your hair too. Love it!
@Stettafire4 жыл бұрын
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts Your hair looks lovely! And the earrings go really nicely with your shirt :)
@heatherhufton15794 жыл бұрын
Love your hair.
@charliechips1003 жыл бұрын
You are so very good with color‼️‼️😊😊
@barbaracabrera82544 жыл бұрын
I love how you help us work on REAL quilting areas that truly need addressing in my opinion! I like to fly by my scrappy seat of my pants type quilts and this is where I can get help doing that. Thank you again for addressing the topics you do - you do it so well. Much appreciation!
@JustGetitDoneQuilts4 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@rebeccaforbes8629 Жыл бұрын
Love this series and looking forward to the next one. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and the inspiration to work with orphan blocks. Several of your suggestions have also inspired me for some quilt backs I have been struggling with. :)
@ravensmokedancer82424 жыл бұрын
LOL Maybe some day!!! I am still new enough that I don't have extra blocks!! This quilt is beautiful!!
@teach6724 жыл бұрын
I love your hair!
@alteriormotiveswithcarrie85464 жыл бұрын
You and Darlene MIchaud are two of my favorite KZbin quilters and although you have totally different methods and styles, you both use the word Wonky like it's an official technical term, which I love. If there was a Quilter's Dictionary of Slang, I'm sure Wonky would be in it.
@LindsayAllison13 жыл бұрын
Same
@conniepiscitelli46974 жыл бұрын
I could listen to you all day. You are so knowledgeable and simplify all for us beginners. Thank you.
@Elementalswirl4 жыл бұрын
I am so appreciative that you continue to post new content during the pandemic. I am trying my very first quilt thanks to your videos. You are clear, concise, and your graphics are illuminating. Thank you!
@Cassandra-..-4 жыл бұрын
Same! Thank you Karen!
@sandraengstrand27844 жыл бұрын
Sew gorgeous!!! ✂️🧵❤️
@patriciasmith90393 жыл бұрын
Great haircut and great video….
@oliviapeaches92542 жыл бұрын
I like how she says "orphan blocks"
@patdeacon78184 жыл бұрын
Good Morning Karen and thanks so much for all the ideas. I have been sewing like crazy and the scraps & orphan blocks are starting to take over my sewing room. After watching this I'm going straight to the orphan block drawer to see what I can make work. Love you and your videos !
@judidavieswebb4 жыл бұрын
I watch all you videos I have learnt so much. You make things easy to understand.
@JustGetitDoneQuilts4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@debrabrouillette62584 жыл бұрын
Love the way you plan what to put together. I take scraps and make crumb fabrics from these I then cut my quilt blocks. Usually my blocks are simple but I can say that there are no two blocks alike in any of my scrap quilts.
@robinmedley28984 жыл бұрын
thank you and I LoveYour hair cut!
@annie-k52134 жыл бұрын
I love how systematic you are, while at the same time you make it fun!
@janinerosenke54633 жыл бұрын
Your channel is so awesome.
@marilyngandhi85714 ай бұрын
I think I’ll have to start with improv❤
@Qsquires4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. Great inspiration and loving the ideas for those orphan blocks calling my name. Thank you so much.
@zereldahammer54704 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to seeing your suggestions for orphan blocks of varying colors, size, etc. I've got leftover blocks from my daughter's quilt, the grandkids' quilts, and my own projects. None of the blocks appear to have anything in common. Maybe I need to think about more than one project from them? 😀 Thanks for your interesting tutorials.
@janinenankervis32904 жыл бұрын
Zerelda Hammer I had that problem too but eventually I used a few up by making fabric bowls (for Microwaved food for when it comes out too hot to hold); a pincushion and some I actually unpicked so I could reuse the fabric. So now I only have a few.
@zereldahammer54704 жыл бұрын
@@janinenankervis3290 I didn't think about turning them into bowl potholders. Good idea! I'm working on a crumb quilt right now, and I've disassembled a few for that. :)
@Cumairas4 жыл бұрын
Very good ideas. You did a great job.
@blbla71114 жыл бұрын
Thank's! Have a nice day!
@semco720574 жыл бұрын
I have a box of blocks which belonged to my grandmother before she got sick and died and I want to use them to make a quilt with first and there may be enough to make two or three quilts out of these blocks. They was made from several different cotton materials and that is what I am going to make my quilts from and hope to get it done properly and make quilts which can be used on my beds. I always thank you for your tips on quilting topics and will be using some of them when I begin putting my first quilt together, keeping you in mind.
@barbefinkle61024 жыл бұрын
love your new doo, looks great on you
@terridunning34504 жыл бұрын
Love, love, love your hair...it’s fantastic! Great video! I sure hope that your son is doing well. Take good care Karen.
@brendagalethompson83693 жыл бұрын
Love this video!!! Thanks for making it! I now have a clue what to do with all diff lonely blocks!
@keranhumble12824 жыл бұрын
I love your hair too! Thanks for all the tips. Keep up the great work. Praying for your son too!
@sorayavalle83274 жыл бұрын
Your hair looks so nice! :)
@EJsDaughter4 жыл бұрын
Someone else that gets my love of scrappy quilts! I sew and cut, sew and cut, add more color here, sew and cut! I have a tote of scraps that...after making all these masks...I will dive back into and make blocks that will eventually become quilts. Thank you for showing us that everything does not have to match. I love your channel! Rochelle
@karlabergwalker33324 жыл бұрын
Amazing improv quilt!!!
@AnonymousAmyMakes2 жыл бұрын
I just love that first blue quilt in the beginning of the video!! So pretty!!
@Stoffmonster4674 жыл бұрын
Great layout👍
@vickiemihelich71014 жыл бұрын
Really enjoying your videos. Thank you for sharing your great tips😊
@malissalagios1323 жыл бұрын
I love having your video library here to reference.
@pattysherwood70913 жыл бұрын
Thank you Karen. You are a valuable resource.
@roosterquilter7834 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the ideas for orphan blocks. I so love watching your creative process in action. The earrings are lovely and so is your haircut.
@marilynbentley97074 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@claudiaforrest66694 жыл бұрын
Great helps pretty lady!
@irenehamilton7353 Жыл бұрын
I love your videos, I am a new quilter and have made 6 of the 20 block "ugly quilt". Thank you so much, you are a blessing!
@debbiecarter7382 жыл бұрын
I so love your videos. I keep repeating them all the time! And I love your style. Thank you.
@RachelNHJones4 жыл бұрын
This information was amazing! Also good after quilt ideas. I love seeing you work and how you tackle a problem. But I am mighty stunned to see a blue, black, and grey project! I was so confident I would never see this color scheme from you. 🧵 I really did love seeing this come together! I’m surprised and delighted.
@JustGetitDoneQuilts4 жыл бұрын
I am shocked at how much blue I have used this part year. 🤪
@glyndeenschiavoni63274 жыл бұрын
Love your hair cut! AND, your quote, “Well, mostly straight!” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@snetterpie4 жыл бұрын
As a newbie, I find every single one of your videos imperative to my learning process. You have none of the fluff of other channels and great advice instead. Concise and to the point. I think that you are amazingly talented and have so much knowledge and feel very lucky that you share this with us. I have an amazing sewing 🧵 teacher who is patient, kind and has a great foundation for me to build on. Your “bricks” make a house. Thank you so much for ALL of your hard work as it is much appreciated and please keep making videos as you’re a natural!!!!
@georgianelson50383 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the ideas that give me the push to get it together. Many of my orphan blocks are making the scene work.
@beloved4evr Жыл бұрын
You are such an inspiration Karen! I can't thank you enough for your videos... They are my 'go to' when I need help! Thanks again and God bless you more!
@louisevannorden2001 Жыл бұрын
It’s beautiful! When you first started out I didn’t think there was any way to make it work. It looked like a messy pile of blue pieces with no connection to each other. So I watched, very skeptically as you brought it all together. And I love what you made out of all those ugly, to me, blocks. You are truly gifted!
@jodiradelet61314 жыл бұрын
i am starting to get a few orphan blocks.....and I loooove your ideas!!!! I like more scrappy style quilts so this was awesome.....gave me some great ideas too.....so thanks again for a great video!!!!! take care. stay safe
@earthmotherwithin Жыл бұрын
So many good ideas, I feel the pull of those orphan blocks now festering in my stash. Thank you
@Diniecita2 жыл бұрын
Lol. You are so funny. I love how after you sew that first strip you look back and make a silly face.
@vheywood4 жыл бұрын
Great video, this is how I do most of my quilts, not with orphans, just because I like making crazy scrappy blocks
@LUCINDA27894 жыл бұрын
Just sewed up all my after quilt blocks up but did it scrappy. Before You’re video came out Still have more to make So now I can use some of your tips next time around. .
@marypino31254 жыл бұрын
Oh thank you thank you! I keep moving my orphan blocks around my sewing room with no inspiration! I’m sooo glad you are starting this series!! Cute hair and earrings!! 😁
@JustGetitDoneQuilts4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@cherylnelson71572 жыл бұрын
Oh, thank you for this! I have wondered what to do with orphan blocks. This is inspiring.
@amyanderson1024 жыл бұрын
Great haircut, Karen and I love the grey!
@markiecrossmandixon73432 жыл бұрын
Karen, do you have a video where you talk about the improv style letters you sewed for this quilt? Thank you for your videos; I've learned a lot from them and enjoy watching them.
@JustGetitDoneQuilts2 жыл бұрын
That was a completed block made by another quilter in my guild. I was only assembling the blocks
@janetd48624 жыл бұрын
I have a lot of blocks, but am not sure I can make them go together....appliqué, pieced, embroidered. I need to gather them from the corners of my studio, lay them out on the floor, and see what I can come up with. Thanks for your ideas and tips.
@TheJAG13574 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your talent and knowledge. I’m totally new to quilting and only started because my DIL asked me to make her a memory quilt from her late mother’s blouses. I’ve fallen in love with quilting now. Your videos have been so helpful to me. I’m trying to design the back of the quilt now with the few squares I have left and this has given me ideas to the layout. I didn’t want the back to just be plain so I’ve made some scrappy heart blocks. The cornerstone is a great idea. Thank you!
@JustGetitDoneQuilts4 жыл бұрын
Nice idea
@kathyvazquez36014 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. By the way, YOU LOOK FABULOUS!!
@JustGetitDoneQuilts4 жыл бұрын
🤗
@LisaMayfield4 жыл бұрын
Very timely video! I have a bunch a leftover blocks that I've been wondering how to use!
@onthelamb69804 жыл бұрын
Looove this! As a super new quilter this gives me ideas about just trying stuff out rather than trying to make a full quilt because the experiments will never be wasted!
@ravensmokedancer82424 жыл бұрын
By the way, you look great!! The earrings look fabulous on you!!
@jeanettegrottick25604 жыл бұрын
I'm not quite sure I'm there yet. Though I do use my scrap quilts for practice quilting (test tension etc.) But I have a whole tote filled with scraps I need to work myself to actually make something for me out of it as a reminder where I started and where I'm at now.
@ccpperrett75224 жыл бұрын
Thank you Karen. I enjoy making improv quilts with my scrap stash. I find it theraputic, and I love to be surprised by the combinations of color and texture. I really enjoyed your video and learning different ways to "plan" an improv quilt. I will probably watch this several times to "train" my unruly brain about organization. Thank you!
@pennyking-cox81244 жыл бұрын
Thank you again Karen, again. Inspirational as always. If I were only allowed to watch ONE utube channel.....it would be YOURS! ⛸🎖
@JustGetitDoneQuilts4 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@laurarelph78034 жыл бұрын
Extremely helpful!!
@omi2four4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Karen, for your fresh and invigorating style!! I love that you move quickly, don't give yourself a headache over matchy-matchy or not, and just GO FOR IT! I love the improv approach, and have come up with some darling quilts that people go "what pattern is that?" well....anyway, thanks!
@deannacunningham30784 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you! 😎
@kristalburns34904 жыл бұрын
Exactly how I do this.
@pattyprovost65164 жыл бұрын
Love Love Love
@karenspencernelson36133 жыл бұрын
The teaching videos are awesome. Thank you so much for all the help for all us beginners. I really appreciate you
@juliannaburgess91774 жыл бұрын
HUGE Thank you 😊 for your PERFECT timing. Simply sewing blocks has been "my saving grace". GREAT ideas! Now I can KEEP "blocking", and confidently say (when by husband) I know WHAT I doing! LOVING you new hair style and YES the new earrings is the perfect touch. Til next time....stay well.
@conniefath51264 жыл бұрын
Great Topic! Perfect timing.... I enjoy your videos Karen.... I’m new to quilting and have learned lots from you... Thank you. I like your new hairdo too and the earrings. Connie🇨🇦
@caroleseubert68104 жыл бұрын
Along with taking an online class with Joe Cunningham last weekend, finding your channel and viewing your videos is the most exciting thing that's happened to this aspiring quilter in quite some time! Gosh, you've got me so excited I can hardly stand it! My goal this year is to really get my basic skills on lock and to - wait for it - just get it done! This weekend should see no less that two of those baby quilts rolled out and, per this video, some abandoned, sad and lonely blocks rejuvenated. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and talent with us. Abrazos!
@knightbook10033 жыл бұрын
Your voice is calming. I love how you aren’t like so many others, the quilt police. ☺️✂️🧵
@irenecoermann24394 жыл бұрын
Awesome tips!
@loridavison66724 жыл бұрын
Thank you a great video
@kennabartz38304 жыл бұрын
You are reading my mind, found a box of flour sack fabric and 11 star blocks made by my husband’s great aunt during COVID cleaning. I’ve started making more blocks multiple sizes I was going to put them together with a modern look inspired by your work. Now I’m even more confident this plan will work. Great video, hope you have a great week.
@julieg-az62103 жыл бұрын
Fantastic quilt in the end! Appreciate your perspective and walking us through the process.
@lydiamashcka43624 жыл бұрын
Wow, that actually came out super cool, it really looked like you did that on purpose. I bet if you did try to do that on purpose, you wouldn't be able to.
@k.ruthwilliams27504 жыл бұрын
Since I started using your ironing technique, sewing straight lines technique, perfecting my quarter inch seam, and being more careful cutting, the last three quilting projects I made are the best I’ve done in the five years I’ve quilting! 🏆 I even made your “Ugly Quilt” and it came out “BEAUTIFUL”! 😊 Thank you’re your videos!!!