The Coverlet of Comfort - don't give yourSELF away

[@dingtonia]

I agree about Marion. She is hugely gifted and a real inspiration. She trusts the process implicitly and creates beautiful things - as do you, Kathryn. ❤

[@brendaguerin5423]

I watch Marion as well!!

[@Lulita.222]

I also watch Marion, Love all her projects ❤

[@juliap.1007]

I totally agree, these two ladies produce wonderful pieces of art with whatever they use!

[@mswetra2610]

I love Marion! I found her at the very start, and I've had an amazing journey with her❤ when I heard her say, "Use what you have." the very first time I was hooked. Such genuine creativity is so refreshing.

[@marnsimpson8718]

Marion has hit 50,000!!!!! and well deserved I'd say. I'm sure she'll continue to grow.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Yes I saw that earlier today, absolutely thrilled for her ❤️

[@katethompson2818]

Hurrah for Marion! She's marvelous.

[@juliemarshall6519]

I love the rhythm of your stitching and your voice is so calm. The clock ticking is also comforting. I’m learning so much and enjoying all your videos. Thank you Kathryn.

[@k3n.clothtales]

You are so welcome! 🤗

[@pamfrank3962]

Marion and you are my Favorite stitchers❤ She is a amazing person and is unbelievably talented.💙✨️💙 as are you.

[@knuffelcavia]

The covelet is my favourite now. Looking forward to the wednesdays of stitching together, but also alone in between. I was surprised how easy the ideas of what to stitch next, are coming just by stitching. No planning, just following the needle, It feels so good. Thank you!! Helene

[@k3n.clothtales]

Lovely to hear Helene, yes I always find that one stitch leads to another ❤️

[@TinekeGelder]

Thank you for all you learned us today. Love your jumper! Love Tineke

[@janehargreaves3867]

Hi Kathryn I am so enjoying following you making a covelet I definitely need more practice on writing with threads I so look forward to Wednesdays thankyou🎉

[@christinarumming9270]

Hi, I found you thanks to Marion. She really is amazing and so are you. I love to have you playing whilst I stitch. Makes me smile when you say "look.up, I'm showing you something." I will definitely try this method of doing lettering.

[@mariescoffield3707]

When I saw your words my thought was how on earth is she going to stitch those so that they are neat and clear. It didn't enter my mind to couch them. They look great and I will give it a try. Thanks for sharing

[@annebotterill7971]

Great news about Marion. You’re not that far from 50,000 subscribers yourself now Kathryn. I remember congratulating you on getting to 1,000😊 . I’m sure it won’t be long before you reach that milestone. You’re both such talented ladies who thoroughly deserve such following. I’ve started the coverlet and hope I’ll be able to keep going as I’ve got so many works in progress!

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Anne ☺️

[@viviancothros5541]

The way you stitched the writing is brilliant Kathryn! It never ocurred to me to couch letters that way. Thank for all the great ideas! ❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

You are welcome 🤗

[@treeartist9705]

I am using this method to make a patch panel of my favorite Fall memories. I enjoy getting lost in childhood memories. Plan to do 4 seasons. Thank you for sharing your creative spirit with all of us. I wish you had been my friend as a child. ❤

[@evelynthayer7829]

Thank you 😊 ❤

[@angierahui]

Kia ora-hi k3n, I just discovered a coverlet is made without batting, actually i had not heard the term coverlet until you mentioned it. Over the past 23yrs I have made a few quilts & coverlets but always called them quilts, now i know. Ngā mihi-thank you Kathryn for another wonderful video. ❤

[@Jane-js2nl]

The way you stitching the text is new to me but it certainly looks like a great method. I look forward to trying it.

[@jeanelliott7491]

I was catching up on old videos from Jeri Bellini from 7 months ago... it was about rice bags. She also mentioned you and put a link to your site there. But she did mention you more recently, but I can't find that video. I can't remember which one it was. Anyway, you're quite popular out there in the stitching world. I certainly enjoy your videos. Sometimes I'm working on projects and I have you on just so I can listen to you speak because it's like having a friend in the room with me since I live alone it's very nice.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Jean, it's lovely that there is community between creators as well as with those who watch us. ♥️

[@BendyDePriest]

I really like the way you do letters. I’ve always done stem stitch. I will give it a try.

[@wendyalford4417]

I love both you and Marion’s World and flick between both of you all the time🥰 Hello from Australia❤️

[@k3n.clothtales]

Hello and thank you 😊

[@NancyEitnier-t7t]

Thank you so much for showing how to embroider curved letters -o,u,n,etc. I’ve been embroidering for many years and it never occurred to me to use couching! It makes it so much easier!

[@JanSmith-b7o]

I got the Joni lyrics before you said - I knew you’d be a fan, as am I. Absolutely love the couched handwriting, that will be my go to from now on. Thanks for this week’s video as always ❤

[@M.BM-k2e]

Thank you Kathryn for this video. It's a great pleasure to follow you and stitching on the coverlet of comfort. In every video I learn so much about stitching. I also follow Marion. You are both great artists. Greetings

[@sharlabrechbill5768]

A random thought - my grandmother had a clock that chimed just like yours. Every time I hear yours chime it brings back happy memories!

[@userpharnorth]

Thank you for letting us know about Kelly and the paper art stuff. This has resulted in solving a problem I had forgotten about. Two or three years after getting a kidney transplant I took a trip to Egypt. (I had promised myself if I lived I would go to Egypt.) It was wonderful naturally. Each site I visited had the most beautiful site tickets with a picture of the primed or temple on it. I kept them all. Over the years I tried to think of a special way to archive them. While watching Kelly I had a clear Idea of how to make a journal to have them in. Made my day.

[@k3n.clothtales]

So glad to hear that, Kelly creates wonderful travel journals. I am also so glad you got to go to Egypt ❤️

[@My-Quiet-Corner]

This is a wonderful project!! Thank you for sharing your stitching. A great inspiration ❤

[@IsobelBews]

Be yourself everyone else is taken. My fingers are wearing out so I am going to play with my machine. ❤Thanks ❤🌹🙏

[@poodlegirl55]

I'm in that same boat, the weather has been so harsh and I've overdone it with stitching. Ouch.

[@franwilson9324]

This was lovely to watch, thank you. I seem to have jumped ahead with stitching, as I’ve become a bit obsessed with the project. I am finding it hugely therapeutic, at least as valuable as expensive counselling. The walks down memory lane, as I stitch, are sorting thoughts and emotions in unexpected ways. Which is the point. All this to say that I’m finding this to be a worthy milestone marker for my 75th year! Thanks also for the tips on stitching letters.

[@k3n.clothtales]

My pleasure Fran, can't believe you have been 75 times round the sun ❤️ editing to apologise for the slightly weird comment, I was thinking of another Fran. 🤭 But I am sure you are equally young at heart as she is. Now I feel I am digging a hole for myself so I will stop. 😂♥️♥️♥️

[@marnsimpson8718]

Fran we are the same age and I agree with everything you have said. As my physical abilities are becoming more problematic, I'm finding Kathryn's k3n, Marion's World, and Jeri Bellini all enjoyable. I'm also learning so much. I've been a crafter, painter, sewer, quiltmaker, 'needle artist' etc all of my life. I'm finding this slow-stitch approach is working as a right-brain stimulator for me that is helping to reduce my chronic pain. (better and far less expensive than more drug painkillers) 😊

[@candacenagle505]

Ahhh....this was just what I needed...I was getting stuck in some overthinking and just couldn't make a decision on how to move forward...this jogged me out of my rigid thinking (which is always a sabotage for me). And I found the 'next' part to do! Thank you!!!!

[@annrubino6252]

Kathryn, your recommendations for other artists is right on, and appreciated. I love Marion, and have just found Kelly. Now, I want to try stitching paper pieces. I need another life. Can't fathom how your old patchy square is looking so beautiful. Thank you over and over for the inspiration and guidance.

[@k3n.clothtales]

My pleasure Ann and thank you ♥️

[@SacredSoulArt]

Yay!! It’s that time of the week again! Woo hoo! Thank you so much K3N xx

[@yvonnethomson7043]

Oh wow. So many hidden gems in these videos. If I'm ever going to stitch print letters, this is definitely the method I'm trying. I know the shapes well enough, but stitching never seemed like it'd work without sight. This, on the other hand. Still might not work, but it's on my experiments list, ☺️.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Hello Yvonne, I wonder if you have ever stitched braille? I can imagine using french knots maybe. ♥️

[@yvonnethomson7043]

Absolutely, I'm working on that. It was actually the first thing I thought of. Thing is, you have to be really accurate with the positioning of the knots or you end up with gibberish. It's definitely great for practicing getting them where I want to, that's for sure, ☺️

[@k3n.clothtales]

I have just finished a series called All the Light You Cannot See, based on a book I read and the main character who is blind was reading braille, which made me think of french knots. Stitching ideas are everywhere aren't they 😊❤️

Much to my surprise I am loving this new project! Not having done anything like this I was a bit hesitant but I could hear Marion in the back of my brain saying "just start it you might find you like it". She was so right. Thank you both for inspiring me to step outside my comfort zone to try something different.

[@ingeleonora-denouden6222]

Marion is great. But I love your work (your style) more, at least to do it myself. 😊

[@jennywren2395]

Kathryn you are always top of my subscription leader board, followed by Annalis Journaling, Marions World, Ariane Zurcher, Lisbeth Degn, Jeri Bellini, Book and Paper Arts, Anne Brooke and Featherstitch House. The text stitching, by couching, today was new for me, not a method I'd thought of for words. Thank you.

[@k3n.clothtales]

My pleasure Jenny and thank you 😊

[@MoonandSixpence]

This is just so wonderful Kathryn. I can actually just feel the feels. I am pea green with jealousy as I am still not able to stitch yet, post-surgery. You’re just making me wanna stitch so badly. love this project!

[@k3n.clothtales]

Hi Tracy, I am so sorry for you, if I could lend you my hands for a day so you could stitch, I would. Sending love ❤️

[@karenh789]

Hey Kathryn. You and Marion are my favorite KZbin stitchers ❤. I've learned so much from both of your channels. Thank you! 😊 I've thrifted three linen blouses and now in the process of deconstructing them. I plan to try tea dying them and then use them to do some slow stitching.

[@BarbaraEaves]

Hi. When stitching, I use a lap desk which has a soft underside and a hard non-skid surface on top. I have found it to be more ergonomic than other things I have tried. Hope this is helpful.

[@k3n.clothtales]

That's a good idea Barbara thank you ♥️

[@martaaldama6419]

Wonderful video, Kathryn! I haven’t started this yet, I am hand quilting on my son’s lap quilt. I had bought the fabrics years ago. You inspired me to work on my old projects. Thank you.

[@julieholleran974]

Began my own comfort cloth and am just ready to invisible baste my 9-patch to the backing...great SAL for this year...playing catch up--but slowly slowly..;))) hugs, Julierose

[@annjaeckel8338]

I am so excited by this project….thank you so much🥰

[@SoftHealingbyDanielle]

I’m also obsessed with and attached to my paper templates. I like to make them out of greeting cards people give me

[@k3n.clothtales]

I am glad I am not the only one 😊

[@ninaindoorssinging4715]

“Seeing prop’ly”. When you said this I suddenly remembered how Fran and I used to say, “proply” when we were children and how disconcerting it was to find there was an extra syllable in the spelling!

[@k3n.clothtales]

😂❤️❤️❤️

[@annagray4208]

So relaxing. Thanks Kathryn.

[@alexandraalmeida3661]

I follow Kelly at Book and Paper Arts for some years and I find her work amazing. I follow Marion more recently. But I also follow a lady who almost always works only with scraps. She makes the most unique non traditional quilts with the smallest scraps. Her name is Lynda at Icky Chick Designs. I’m really enjoying seeing you stitching this cloth. Although I’m not doing exactly the same way, I find it very inspiring, as you always are: very inspiring ❤️💙💛💚🩷🩵🤎💜🧡♥️ P. S. When I stitch words, I always do small back stitches 😊

[@k3n.clothtales]

I don't know Lynda I will look her up, thank you ♥️

[@alexandraalmeida3661]

@ ❤️❤️❤️

[@stanszalek4380]

I love this comfort coverlet project . My grandchildren wrote small sayings on my blackboard about 3 years ago and I don’t have the heart to rub them off. I thought I might stitch the “sayings “ onto my coverlet. Eg Enjoy all times of your life. Share with your family. Enjoy little things. Dream. Take care Katharine ❤. I think Marion is a real gem like you. ❤🇦🇺🦘🧵Margaret

[@k3n.clothtales]

That's a lovely idea ♥️

[@bethmessineo2194]

I so look forward to each and every video that you do! This project is a very bright spot in my days! Thank you for all your creative and most wonderful ideas!

[@alison64able]

Be u ti full 😊

[@JanIllingsworth]

I do follow Marion. She is amazing. I made a pocket following her instruction and I wear it in the garden and put my phone in it. I promised my son Darryn I would not fiercely attend to my wild garden without my phone. He was threatening me with a St John's alarm. He is a darling but has a tendency to catastrophic about me. I am making a scrappy pouch now as I watched your earlier video from last year. I have only found you since just before you left France. Like Marion I do tend to be a bit more fancy Dancy than wonderful you.❤I am still working on my scrappy quilt that I started last year.❤ Arohanui ❤

[@SusanMJB45]

Thank you, as always Kathryn, for a delightful hour of stitching and wittering. I love love love where you are going with this block. The couched circle is brilliant and the fancy stitching that you are doing inside the circle is lovely. I'm eager to see what you will do next Wednesday !!!!

[@J2u-j4j]

love your pod cast and that your lovely top and your lovely work are the same colours

[@malindahawkins6551]

I watch you both. I think you're both wonderful ❤❤❤❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Malinda 😊

[@madebylora]

I had a random little thought about the lines of stitching that you did around your raised couching…. It’s like contour lines on a map to warn you that there is a high point in the terrain haha. And then that led me on to thinking about your raised circle being like an Iron Age fort with its manmade hills and valleys for protection from invaders (I live quite near Barbury Castle in Wiltshire).

[@k3n.clothtales]

Oh yes, that's a lovely thought 😊

[@gonerustic]

I have been binge-watching book and paper arts - love Kelly’s videos and really want to try her paper scroll ideas. I watched Marion’s phrenology wheel book video too the other day; absolutely beautiful. Thank you also for today’s video; I am now going to add some seed stitching and maybe some letters! 💕😊

[@k3n.clothtales]

You are welcome Rita. I have a strip of paper prepared and wrapped round a spool, looking forward to making a scroll ♥️

[@carolsparrow9331]

I have a question, how do you keep from accidentally sewing the edges of your backing cloth to the underside of your work? I have had to take out stitches two separate times because the backing was caught up in my sewing! Thankfully no French knots involved!😂 I know I could use a hoop but like sewing in my hand better. At the beginning I rolled and used binding clips, but forgot last night while watching and listening to you sew and talk😊 Thanks for the enjoyable sewing yesterday❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

Don't think I am qualified to advise as I did exactly that during the video 😂❤️

[@marnsimpson8718]

k3n I am really enjoying this project. Thanks again for your great content. I found Marion's World from one of your videos. I found you from one of Jeri Bellini's videos. You are each different yet similar and I'm enjoying (and definitely learning new things) all of your videos.

[@ChrissieCph]

Love the lettering tip, I am stitching quite a few words in my cloth to help me remember what to focus on in 2025 ❣Other than that I am very much doing my own thing but great to follow along for ideas an of course your lovely company and wittering❣

[@sabimidz]

I don't think it would be a problem if you worked on this project in between Wednesdays and just show us what you have done, it would give us something to catch up with and give additional ideas for those who stitch while watching the Monday videos instead feeling that they miss more stitching content from you ☺️ it's just a thought 😊

[@k3n.clothtales]

Yes I think I will do more of that as we work on future months, so we can all do stitching in between the videos 😊

[@gailreece9670]

Your coverlet is looking beautiful could I use an old wool blanket for the backing?

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you, yes of course you could if you enjoy stitching through or into it and you like the look of a thicker piece. Joining the pieces will be more challenging though if you work in sections as you can't easily make seams. If it were me, I would work on thin cotton for the sections and when it was all joined at the end of the year, then attach the whole thing to the blanket with some lines of stitching right through, or even tie it. ♥️

[@SusanMJB45]

@@k3n.clothtales That's essentially what I have decided to do. My backing layer is a medium weight muslin. And when all of the blocks are attached together, my plan is to attach the back of the whole thing to a lovely soft flannel sheet that I have. I hope that you will have time at the end of the year to give us newbies a quick tutorial on how to do that !!!

[@gailreece9670]

@k3n.clothtales brilliant idea thank you x

[@k3n.clothtales]

Yes I certainly will talk about different ways of finishing. I am not yet sure what I will do with mine but I will try to give all the options ❤️

[@Helen_kittycat_crafts]

beautiful xx

[@mariettafocke9276]

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[@brendaguerin5423]

💙💚❤

[@kelliecorum5427]

❤ TFS

[@debzehr3244]

Love it. 💖💖💖

[@judymarkel8029]

this is so nice

[@dailydoseofpaper]

❤🍀💖💐

[@AlisonGreenValleyCrone]

Paper meditation scrolls? Genius - may be you could incorporate your poor, much-used circle template…

[@k3n.clothtales]

Very likely 😁❤️

[@Jane-js2nl]

stitched not stitching ;-)

[@DaisyDebs]

Thinking of you . Hope you are o.k cosy n safe with this horrible storm coming in .🐈🐕🪷

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you, it was quite windy in the night but it's calmed down now. I hope you are ok. I think the North west and Ireland are having it worse, a channel I follow in Ireland, she said they were expecting 100mph winds. I haven't looked at the news yet, I hope everyone is ok.

[@НинаГороховатская-э2ш]

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[@mariemcloughlin5125]

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[@julieoughtred4887]

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[@megantorri1711]

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