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Welcome everyone - it's a busy and exciting time here at the blog - I'm so thrilled you stopped by! I'm really excited to share my latest design and Mini Quilt recipe, "Redbird and Berries" published today on the Moda Bake Shop .  To celebrate my 2nd Moda Bake Shop recipe I'm having a "Redbird and Berries" Giveaway.  Be sure to enter below! Also.... Welcome Grow Your Blog hoppers!  Special thanks to Vicki at 2 Bags Full for hosting such a great blog hop.  Once you've entered the "Redbird and Berries" Giveaway be sure to click the icon above for an opportunity to visit more than 500 quilters, crafters and DIY'ers sharing their ideas, blogs and giveaways with thousands of readers across the world.   What an awesome opportunity to find other creative peeps to connect with. .... About me:  My name is Karen - and I'm a bird-aholic, fabric-aholic, swim-aholic, blog-aholic, wool-aholic, applique-aholic, free motion quilt-aholic, and g...

Welcome to Part 4 of "Teardrops of Love - a needle turn applique tutorial". Part 4 - Points Inside and Out is where we needle turn the applique heart on our previously appliqued teardrop.  If you're joining for the first time, Welcome! - -  you'll want to review Parts 1 through 3 of the tutorial - just click on the links below. Part 1: Tools - a few of my favorite things Part 2: Marking, Cutting and Basting Shapes Part 3: Stitching Basics - Long Edges and Easy Turns You can also download the "Teardrops of Love" PDF Summary and Shapes Template  from my sidebar.  It will be updated to include Part 4 in the next few days. In today's post we will cover many of the same skills that we learned in Part 3 but in less detail.  Specifically:  choosing a thread color hiding your knot needle turn stitch easy curves making a turn at an outer point (NEW) making a turn at an inside point finishing off your stitching If you need more detail on any of the above items --...

Ahhh the New Year has brought a whirlwind of activity for me!!   I can't believe it's already the middle of the month.  I thought I'd share a sampling of the multitude of things capturing my attention and "spare" time. Preparing new wool designs / samples for an upcoming Fiber Fest ! Trying out my hand at free motion feathers... a few tweaks ARE necessary!  Thanks for the feedback my friend  ;) Creating the TearDrops of Love Tutorial (Part 4 is prepped and nearly ready to be published) Sewing and documenting an upcoming Moda Bake Shop Recipe (keep an eye out - currently scheduled for Jan 24th)  Needle turning my Quilting the Garden Block 3 (Loving this Herb basket -shhh I"m behind) Choosing fabrics for this months' QTG Block 4 (Ohh  I really love this block) - wait till you see it!! Making a couple of fantastic short trips scouting for, observing and photographing a Snowy Owl.  So very blessed - and I shared one of these trips with my sister - h...