🤗 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. ❤️❤️🤗🤗
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
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,,!!!!!!!!😘😘😇❤️🥰
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.
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!
@@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.
@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?
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!
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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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. 💙💙💜💚
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.
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!))
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!!!
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.
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.
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!!!🎉🧵✂️🧷🪡💐
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.
"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.
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!
What a fantastic podcast! I have been quilting for about 50 years and I learned so much today! Thank you!thank you! thank you! The down to earth advice about ‘its just a quilt’ is wonderful. I think sometimes we are too hard on ourselves to get things perfect we forget to enjoy the process. Again thank you!♥️
I really enjoyed the interview. I am a textile student, living in the UK and I have learnt so much today. You have provided me with the confidence to experiment more in my work - which will be a good thing. I am really looking forward to the upcoming interviews with other makers. Research is a huge part of my design practice and I am always looking for different avenues of investigation to set me apart from my peers
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.
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!!!
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!
This is just great! I so much appreciate the info about thread and needles, but mostly I love the two of you lively, passionate women sharing your love of quilting. Thanks.
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!
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.
I just watched this interview This lovely lady is so interesting n knowledgeable on this these subjects, I would encourage her to multi video conversation on quilting n all accessories that go with quilting. I am very sorry to hear of her health issues, I will pray for her continue health n to stay strong 💪 keep doing what she loves. What we love. I am joining her instagram account. Thank you 🙏 For sharing her with you quilting community She is asset! Just loved her !
What a great video!! So inspiring that Anita just is taking life one day at a time and she was so generous to share her thread knowledge with us! I feel more confident now about trying different threads and combinations. Thank you so much!! 💗
OMG this was the most informative and interesting presentation! Please bring her back . She is a wealth of information and so clear in her explanations. 😃
Please bring Anita back. Could we have some short video clips with more tech instructions on threads and needles? You love to see your sample book you made in class.
Thank you so much for asking about old thread. I was just reorganizing my thread stash a few days ago, including some very old thread given to me that looked very suspect. I did throw away several that looked fuzzy, but after listening to Anita, I will be re-evaluating the others & probably chucking more of those spools. Great info!
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.
You are such a good interviewer. A joy to watch a professional at this (the interviewing). And, of course, the wonderful interviewee. Maybe it IS possible to overcome Fear of Thread and Needle.
I had this video sitting in my “watch later” list for a month. I knew I needed to watch it, but thought it would be boring. Wow! I was wrong. Now, I need to go back and rewatch it with pen and note pad. She has more information? Definitely bring her back. This was very useful information. Thank you.
Hello from Southern California. Thank you for this chat. I was inspired by her positive attitude on her physical challenges. In the last few years I've had vision issues and sewing can be challenging. I too have found satisfying ways to adjust what and how I sew. Congratuations on a great kickoff of "Karen's Quilt Circle"!
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!
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!
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. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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
Love your shows . You are a great presenter and really know the questions to ask that get the quilters talking . You are such an inspiration ! Love your enthusiasm too !
This was such an eye opening talk! Thank you so much for sharing her with us. As a novice quilter, I wondered about thread and its weight. I'm looking forward to seeing your interview with her again! ♥
I really enjoyed listening to this chat, very informative and I suspect I'll be back to listen to it again. Thanks for recording it. I'm fairly new to quilting, I love the piecing part, but struggle with the quilting. I think I need to experiment and play more!
Thank you so very much Karen for the wonderful interview/guest Anita. God bless you both for sharing your knowledge and time. I learn so much each time I view your TH-cam tutorials. So thankful for you both. Praying each of you and your loved ones will continue to be bless and that God will grant you His best...just love learning from y'all. :)
Oh my, I never knew that there was so much knowledge about thread and needles. Love this video. Thank you for having her on. Bring her back again. Robin
What a wonderful interview with Anita. I took many years of fiber, sewing, etc. in college years and years ago but things have changed so much and it was such fun to have a refresher on thread, needles, etc. and It was nice to hear of Anita's view with battling Parkinson's, as I have a chronic illness too and it can change from hour to hour and so hard to plan and even get normal things done. Very inspiring. Loved it.
I really enjoyed this video. Great format. You were well prepared with questions, however she was an exceptional guest. It was obvious she was extremely knowledgeable on this subject. I enjoyed her easy breezy manner. Please continue to do this type of video here & there, maybe including some photos of their quilts as well. 💖
I love everything you do, Karen, but this was extraordinary!! I learned so much and enjoyed every minute listening to both of you- such warm, inspiring, fabulous ladies. Thanks so much.
I loved this video! Anita is so interesting and wonderful; I'm sure I'd like her. Well I already do. Thread is something I've learned about, sometimes the hard way, but I've educated myself by reading on the internet (including Superior Threads website) and trying different types. This was a great discussion! Thanks!!
OMG!! This has been so inspiring, in so many different ways! What a fenomenal person, I've learned so much in less than an hour. Loved it! Thanks Karen😘
This was great! Thank you for teaching us about needles and threads. I learned so much. And I've been making quilts without this knowledge for more than 30 years.
🤗 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. ❤️❤️🤗🤗
Can you advise me on why. When I use my walking foot that my bobbin stitch threads are loopy rather than stitches?
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
This was very helpful!!! Thank you!!!
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
@@Babs-Veterans-are-Family I didn't even notice how long it was. I was listening while working
Yes, bring Anita Zobens back. She’s fabulous. Such a wealth of information.
Yes please, do a video showing us how to make a “thread bar” book!! Another great idea from you.
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,,!!!!!!!!😘😘😇❤️🥰
Glad to have you in the club
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! 😉
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.
Anita is amazing
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!
Hope you can bring her back soon. You find the BEST PEOPLE who know their topics 👏🏻 thank you!
An absolutely wonderful woman! Thank you for sharing her with us all!!
YES! Thank you Karen, for all this vital information.
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.
Please teach us how to make a thread book
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!
So very glad to hear. Im looking forward to seeing what you do
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts ... I've been posting my quilts on Instagram as stanejones. I'm in Rochester, NY
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!
@@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.
@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?
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.
So glad to hear
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!
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
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!
So glad to hear...it's what I was hoping for
Judith Aaron, I couldn’t agree more‼️
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.
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.
What a lovely woman. Please bring Anita back. Her positive attitude is amazing. Thank you to you both.
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.
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. 💙💙💜💚
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.
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!))
Thanks to Anita I’ve learned a lot from her.
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!!!
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.
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.
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!!!🎉🧵✂️🧷🪡💐
I ❤️❤️❤️ stationary
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.
"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.
Thank you for this! Been seeing my entire life and still found this very informative.
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!
What a fantastic podcast! I have been quilting for about 50 years and I learned so much today! Thank you!thank you! thank you! The down to earth advice about ‘its just a quilt’ is wonderful. I think sometimes we are too hard on ourselves to get things perfect we forget to enjoy the process. Again thank you!♥️
This was excellent Karen! What a wonderful guest Anita was.
I really enjoyed the interview. I am a textile student, living in the UK and I have learnt so much today. You have provided me with the confidence to experiment more in my work - which will be a good thing. I am really looking forward to the upcoming interviews with other makers. Research is a huge part of my design practice and I am always looking for different avenues of investigation to set me apart from my peers
I am so listening to that again & taking notes 📝
Yes please invite her back!!!!!
Extremely grateful for all the quilting wisdom , thank you!
Heather Miller Me too!
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.
Thank you so much for this video. I now have a different outlook on life. She is so heartwarming.
This is an absolutely perfect video format, I find your videos so relaxing so something this length is absolutely ideal
Glad you enjoy it! It's meant for listening while doing something else. Whereas my weekly video is made for consumption during a coffee break.
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts I will definitely be cross-stitching with this in the background
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!!!
Another great video. Anita is a very interesting, energizing talented lady to listen to! Looking forward to more great stories!
This was the most interesting and enlightening class, I seen on threads.
This was amazing. Thank you for doing these. It is nice to hear from Canadian quilters.
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!
What a lovely lady!!! Thank you for sharing this video with us. 💜
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.
This is just great! I so much appreciate the info about thread and needles, but mostly I love the two of you lively, passionate women sharing your love of quilting. Thanks.
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!
I am so glad I saw this. Not only was the information great, but I appreciated the very powerful comments about dealing with Covid.
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.
I just watched this interview
This lovely lady is so interesting n knowledgeable on this these subjects, I would encourage her to multi video conversation on quilting n all accessories that go with quilting.
I am very sorry to hear of her health issues, I will pray for her continue health n to stay strong 💪 keep doing what she loves. What we love.
I am joining her instagram account.
Thank you 🙏
For sharing her with you quilting community
She is asset!
Just loved her !
Love the commsnt, "It's only quilting !". Gives such freedom!
What a great video!! So inspiring that Anita just is taking life one day at a time and she was so generous to share her thread knowledge with us! I feel more confident now about trying different threads and combinations. Thank you so much!! 💗
OMG this was the most informative and interesting presentation! Please bring her back . She is a wealth of information and so clear in her explanations. 😃
Thank you Karen. Anita is delightful. Best wishes.
Please bring Anita back. Could we have some short video clips with more tech instructions on threads and needles? You love to see your sample book you made in class.
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!
Thank you so much for asking about old thread. I was just reorganizing my thread stash a few days ago, including some very old thread given to me that looked very suspect. I did throw away several that looked fuzzy, but after listening to Anita, I will be re-evaluating the others & probably chucking more of those spools. Great info!
Absolutely do a second video with this lovely lady!
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.
I loved listening to this! I learned so much. I really liked that she uses one type of needle in different sizes based on the thread used. Thank You!!
She is an amazing woman and so are you!
You are such a good interviewer. A joy to watch a professional at this (the interviewing). And, of course, the wonderful interviewee. Maybe it IS possible to overcome Fear of Thread and Needle.
Great interview. I enjoyed watching and I learned a lot from it. Thank you so much 😊
OOH! Yes, please do a major video on making a stitch/needle book! That would tremendously helpful.
I would definitely be interested in doing the thread/ needle book, please.
I too would be interested.
I agree that we need something like that.
me too!
Me too!
Me too!
I had this video sitting in my “watch later” list for a month. I knew I needed to watch it, but thought it would be boring. Wow! I was wrong. Now, I need to go back and rewatch it with pen and note pad. She has more information? Definitely bring her back. This was very useful information. Thank you.
Hello from Southern California. Thank you for this chat. I was inspired by her positive attitude on her physical challenges. In the last few years I've had vision issues and sewing can be challenging. I too have found satisfying ways to adjust what and how I sew. Congratuations on a great kickoff of "Karen's Quilt Circle"!
What an amazing lady. Thank you!
A thread conversation is just what I need.
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!
What a fascinating interview! 🤩
Anita was so very interesting. Certainly learnt so much about needles and threads. Very helpful. 💐
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!
Excellent information thank you!
Please bring Anita back. She has so much to great wisdom to share. Thank you!
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. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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
So useful. Aren’t we just blessed by her presence?
Thank you both!
Love your shows . You are a great presenter and really know the questions to ask that get the quilters talking . You are such an inspiration ! Love your enthusiasm too !
Excellent episode. I learned so much.
What a wonderful and inspiring video. I needed advice on threads and got so much more from this video. Thank you both.
I would love to do a class on threads & needles. I have never been taught about them in my 60 years of sewing.
dont know how i missed this one. Anita is amazing she is so right about the slowing down.
Such a knowledgeable and also wise woman. I love philosophy for dealing with change.
This was such an eye opening talk! Thank you so much for sharing her with us. As a novice quilter, I wondered about thread and its weight. I'm looking forward to seeing your interview with her again! ♥
this is most information. lot of things I wouldn't have thought of. thanks.
I really enjoyed listening to this chat, very informative and I suspect I'll be back to listen to it again. Thanks for recording it. I'm fairly new to quilting, I love the piecing part, but struggle with the quilting. I think I need to experiment and play more!
Thank you so very much Karen for the wonderful interview/guest Anita. God bless you both for sharing your knowledge and time. I learn so much each time I view your TH-cam tutorials. So thankful for you both. Praying each of you and your loved ones will continue to be bless and that God will grant you His best...just love learning from y'all. :)
Oh my, I never knew that there was so much knowledge about thread and needles. Love this video. Thank you for having her on. Bring her back again. Robin
What a wonderful interview with Anita. I took many years of fiber, sewing, etc. in college years and years ago but things have changed so much and it was such fun to have a refresher on thread, needles, etc. and It was nice to hear of Anita's view with battling Parkinson's, as I have a chronic illness too and it can change from hour to hour and so hard to plan and even get normal things done. Very inspiring. Loved it.
I really enjoyed this video. Great format. You were well prepared with questions, however she was an exceptional guest. It was obvious she was extremely knowledgeable on this subject. I enjoyed her easy breezy manner.
Please continue to do this type of video here & there, maybe including some photos of their quilts as well. 💖
Her workshop was so amazing. Just amazing depth of knowledge.
Awesome video Thank you both!
I love everything you do, Karen, but this was extraordinary!! I learned so much and enjoyed every minute listening to both of you- such warm, inspiring, fabulous ladies. Thanks so much.
I loved this video! Anita is so interesting and wonderful; I'm sure I'd like her. Well I already do. Thread is something I've learned about, sometimes the hard way, but I've educated myself by reading on the internet (including Superior Threads website) and trying different types. This was a great discussion! Thanks!!
Thank you, thank you thank you both. So informative!
ABSOLUTELY bring her back!!! I've watched 3 times to absorb all she has to say!!
Loved, loved, loved 💕💜💗 the informative chat about “All About Threads”. I learned quite a few things. Thank you both so much 💜💕💜🌟.
Super helpful (as are all of your videos). Thankyou.
OMG!! This has been so inspiring, in so many different ways! What a fenomenal person, I've learned so much in less than an hour. Loved it! Thanks Karen😘
This was great! Thank you for teaching us about needles and threads. I learned so much. And I've been making quilts without this knowledge for more than 30 years.
Happy to hear from you Anita for sharing