Hello everyone. Happy Monday. Chris English was a delight to interview. For any of you who wish you had more fabric or simply want to use what you have, there is so much good information here on how to up-cycling your fabric.
A kindred spirit! Since 2009 I have purchased so much fabric I had to buy a shed. LOL but in a recent move I packed up all of my fabric in 9 x 12 book boxes so they were easier to move. About 150 boxes all totaled. But I have come across clothing that I have accumulated now knowing it was because I loved the fabric, color and texture. I absolutely love going into thrift stores and gathering up beautiful gems For future projects. It’s so exciting, like a treasure hunt. I really like this video. Keep on trucking Chris.
Fascinating how as the interview progresses, Chris ‘s passion is revealed with more and more enthusiasm . Thank you Karen ! You are very skilled at interviewing your guests and letting them shine :)
Chris English is delightful! He's the kind of person I'd gladly share a pint with. I admire him for using upcycled fabrics to create beautiful quilts from fabrics that might otherwise be discarded--something that shows great respect for our planet Earth.
In the very early 80’s I taught an adult quilt class. I live on a remote island with no quilt shop even in our next town on another island. The first night I showed how to make templates out of folders, not even acrylic yet, no rotary cutter and no mats, no eBay or Amazon!!, I knew no one had fabric, certainly not store bought. I explained that the pioneer woman had no fabric shops, but she recycled clothing. I asked everyone to bring shirts, blouses, pillowcases, sheets all cotton, not to worry about color but clean. The next week I had a table full of fabric! We had a lot of fun with the fabric for 8 weeks. I just spent the morning upcycling all the flat double sheets I had for quite a while with no double beds. I think they’ll be great as quilt backs. In any case, a lot of fabric just laying there. I also cut the elastic around the fitted sheet, squared it up and left it whole for now. Mind you these are old, but not too worn. Plenty to work around. Perfect for boat quilts. Don’t be afraid to buy these at Salvation Army or second hand stores. For my boat quilts I’ve even purchased mattress pads, hot water&bleached, hot dryer. Then trim everything but the pad. These are excellent if you make potholders or placemats. Nice heavy quilts.
Cindy - I recall my late mom doing the same thing (rural Alberta) and she always loved that class and said it was always her very favourite. Thank you for sharing as I had forgotten this until reading your comment. Brought a huge grin to my face ❤️🇨🇦❤️
My parents made quilts for the poor in Tijuana, Mexico after my father retired. He'd come home with discarded curtains and fabric. Where he got them, I have no idea. My mother would layer and sew the fabric together, then yarn tie them. Once several quilts had been made, he'd drive them down to Tijuana and drop them off somewhere. My father was a very hard, stubborn man, but he had a soft heart when it came to the poor and needy struggling to survive. I believe it must have been because of all the poverty he saw during the Great Depression. Before he passed away, he made a very substantial monetary donation to a well established Christian charity here in San Diego that helped the poor get back on their feet. Until I watched this interview w/ Chris English, I had forgotten about my parent's "upcycling" quilting days. :-)
@@SewAndTellwithDori Oh dear heavens, Dori, that is an amazing memory. So glad you brought it back from the archives of your mind! Your father sounds like mind. Stubborn often comes to mind, but yes, he had that stubborn shell to protect is marshmallow soft interior. Men are kinda amazing like that.
Karen, thanks so much for this fantastic interview! I love Chris’ free-wheeling fabric choices, the whole upcycled fabric ethos, and his “just try it and see if it works” attitude. So inspiring!
What a charming man Chris English appears to be. Love the freedom he approaches quilting with and his quilts are reflective of this. Very enjoyable and freeing interview, thank you!
@@chrisenglish7934 I buy quilts in the 2nd hand store because I know someone spent so long and the quilt needs to be appreciated. I also like finishing ones that someone couldn't get done.
I have always wanted to branch out into more types of fibres (including synthetics) in my quilts rather than only quilting cotton, simply because I'd like to re-purpose my old clothing that's not worthy of donation, rather than dumping it into landfills. I have taken to heart Chris's advice to make a small sample first to test out how the various types of fabrics play together... and like he says, it can always just become a cushion (maybe for someone's pet... they're not fussy!). Thanks for making, editing & posting this interview video Karen. ~Diana K.
This was a great interview with Chris English. I love his creativity in using recycled fabrics. That 9 patch looks so cool. I definitely want to try it. I was inspired.
How cool is Chris English? One of the best interviews I've seen in a long time. It was like you'd known each other for years. Didn't know Huddersfield was hiding such a treasure. 😀
How did I miss this interview when it came out??? I love Chris's quilts. That orange and blue quilt is fantastic! I love his practicality in sourcing his fabric and his no holds barred approach. And I would love to be back in England enjoying a full English breakfast with tea with Chris!
Absolutely loved the vibe of this, was as if you two were just a couple of buds catching up in a living room. The informality was refreshing. Thank you for this series, I find myself looking forward to what's next!
Your wonderful interviews are great. You have the knack of being very comfortable with your guests allowing them to just naturally open up. I have loved all I have seen and the interviews are so very interesting. Thank you.
Fabulous interview - many thanks to both Karen and Chris! I'm so happy to see another quilter "daring" to make quilts from anything other than quilting cotton - thank you, Chris!! Before discovering the love of quilting, I learned to sew because I could never find a handbag in any shop that had more than 2 tiny pockets or that wasn't lined with black fabric! Deciding to learn how to sew a handbag *I* wanted, I found a blog about making a handbag from men's neckties. I didn't care for their pattern, but my mind was soon off and running - I could make bags from wool skirts, leather jackets, old draperies - the sky's the limit! A passion for shopping at thrift stores and estate sales and giving new life to discarded items was born!!! When I later started learning to quilt, though, I often met "quilt police" who looked down on quilters who didn't use 100% quilting cotton exclusively :( Happily, I chose to just ignore/avoid them and continue doing what made me happy :) Cheers to your "try it and see what happens!" attitude, Chris!
Hi Karen, Great interview! Some people look at new fabric lines from their favorite designer and need to have it all, others look at thrifted goods and know that these former clothing items would make a fantastic quilt! Chris is such an inspiration!! So passionate about his work. Quilting with reckless abandon is now my resolution!!
Chris you and I would be great friends! I look at everyone's clothing with my I love fabric eyes! I am a big fan of ReUse. ReCycle and UpCycle. Don't get me wrong. I have a stash to go with my UpCycle stash...Thank you for letting me know I am not crazy! I LOVE YOUR QUILTS.
Thank you Karen and Chris for the lovely interview. I enjoyed it so much. Chris the quilts are so gorgeous! Scrap quilts are my absolute favorite to make. I made my first quilt at 16 for a school project. It was a baby quilt The main fabric came from a blue and white shirt of my sister. You both are amazing!😊 Keep on quilting!!!💕
I also use (almost) all found/gleaned/donated. I wash every last thing, for odors, germs, and to see if it can survive the rigors of becoming a quilt. It is a lot of work! Much respect to Chris, and congrats on finding his textiley pash!
I've found some great vintage fabrics in thrift shops and yard sales. I've also looked for shirts made in 100% cotton shirts, dresses with fabrics I love and cut them up.
Thanks so much for this interview series. What a fun treat to "meet" quilters from around the world in this new era of Zoom. I love how you set your guests at ease and let them shine. Makes for a cozy, informal, informative, inspiring view.😁
Mr. English is a delight to listen to also. Great interviewer, great interviewee! Passion and enthusiasm coupled with actual creating is wonderful to see, and upcycling is great.
Another great interview Karen. He is an example of ‘motion’ in this interview. I can picture him while he’s quilting getting up and down finding new fabric for this square or that. Very energetic is probably the word. Lots of information from him on his technique. You looked as if you had fun also Karen which was great. Many thanks for these interviews. So so helpful. Have a wonderful day. It is 9.10am in Sydney, Australia and I’m about to visit my Mum in care after a few months of not being able to visit due to COVID. Great day!!😊
A heart attack on a plate! I haven't had one since I was in Ireland in the 90s. I love that he's just like "Yeah, it's fabric! Use it!" My first quilt was nothing but old clothes, and like his orange one, it was huge and heavy. What fun! Really enjoyed this. Thank you, both of you. Stay well!
What a refreshing interview! Chris was fascinating to listen to. Loved his quilts and use of recycled materials. Excellent choice of subject....Thank you Karen and Chris.....From Suffolk UK.
Loved. This. Edition! What a refreshing, charming and inspiring individual is Chris English. Love his practical, not-so-precious approach to quilting & love his love of finding inspiration in books. Looking forward to picking up a couple that were mentioned. So enjoying this series,KB.
Interesting man 👍 I haven't quilted for long but I have from the beginning shopped second hand and mixed my fabrics, but stopped that, so I'm feeling super inspired again. Thank you for sharing your amazing quilts. I made a quilt for my Granddaughters Christmas so the machine is out, there are fabric bits everywhere, I'm good to go. Chris English that was fab!
Hey Chris, I’m just down the road in Hull lol. It’s been great seeing you and learning about your quilting. Thank you too for informing me/us about the guilds and shows available here in the UK! Happy quilting 👍😁😁
What a lovely interview again, and he is right, you can't beat a full English lol, I love brown sauce too. I have to say I'm sad I have not been able to get my sewing room up and running through the pandemic because I think I have missed out on some opportunities with quilt guilds. Thank you Karen for a great video.
So enjoyed this interview. Such interesting people you find and I agree you have a talent for interviewing....getting them to release information and enthusiasm they have. Thank you so much for sharing. Another delightful person like Sugaridoo was last week. Wish I had 1 % of their imagination.
What a fabulous guest! I loved this video and found it very inspiring. In fact I think it warrants a second (or even third!) watch. Thank you Karen for superb content as usual x
Another hidden treasure, Karen! The next time someone asks me, "If you could have dinner with anyone in the world, who would it be and what would you discuss," my answer will be "Chris English" and "everything about quilts, color, inspiration, and top 10 quilting successes you'd like to achieve." Would love you to do a future follow up interview with this artist. Thanks for all you do!
Thanks for this Karen - how funny, I've only just found your channel, I'm a dressmaker but love all things sewing & I live about 20 minutes away from Huddersfield , thanks for introducing me to a local lad. I can confirm that brown sauce & sausages are a marriage made in heaven 😉
Thanks for another great quilt craft interview. I love becoming aware of the diversity of styles and talented makers! Chris English was a joy to listen to and has really made me think!
I loved this interview with Chris English. A few months back we sorted out some cotton dress shirts my husband never wore because they never fit right. I thought - that is new fabric! And I cut it into 5 inch squares but really didn't know how to feel about it. Apparently I should feel great! I have a pretty good stash of fabric - from my mothers scraps, my scraps and from a friend who is getting rid of her sewing things, including fabric. Oh, and I have bought some fabric too, of course. So my goal is starting now and through next year to sew what I have. I may need to buy some backgrounds, and we'll see about backing, but I'd love to see what I can accomplish by focusing on what I have. I gave myself permission to buy fabric occasionally if is something that is so striking that I just can't resist. A quick mental review of my stash makes me think I might get 10 quilts out of it...time will tell.
THank you Karen for these videos. Your guests are all very nice people . I like the idea of using second hand fabrics, but here in Italy we almost don't have this kind of shops . It was so exciting to go in second hand shops in London back in the early 80 s, when I went for the first times in England . Elena , Italy
Thanks you Karen and Chris. As a long- time subscriber to Karen’s You Tube channel, it is so inspiring to see the different styles of quilting in different countries. I am originally from Walsall in the U.K but didn’t start quilting until a few years ago after having lived in the U.S for a good many years. I love the hobby and can see myself quilting for years to come.
Chris was a very interesting fellow. Thanks for introducing him to us and his different ideas. I loved the way he quilts in big square sections. I think I will try that method myself.
I've always been fascinated by how creativity works. I used to paint (oil painting) and there would be days when the minute I held a brush, I knew I should stop and go for a walk before I ruined what I had done thus far. Now I am a quilter and (although it does not happen often) I sometimes cannot get anything righ... Just the other day I cut a load of fabric with the wrong measurements so I now how to rethink the design of my next quilt. It's fascinating, really ..
My favourite way of quilting! Thank you for bringing Chris to my attention. I look forward to perusing his IG page during our newly imposed 2wk lockdown here in South Australia.
Oh this is wonderful. This is my aesthetic! I got into quilting specifically because I loved the idea of getting as much mileage out of re-used and thrifted fabrics as I could, while making something beautiful. I was intimidated by talk of jelly rolls and charm packs and Tula Pink (I googled the last not long ago, so at least I know what people are talking about now). I am so happy to hear someone else expressing my feelings on quilting. I feel so much more confident to play with the craft in my own way now. Thank you for featuring so many different voices.
I enjoy making scrappy quilts from thrift store finds or relative's old clothes and have had many comments about not following patterns and such. Now I can just say I'm following the Chris English method. This interview has me excited enough to put sewing on my daily to do list.
This was an awesome interview. I just love this out of the box platform of you interviewing so many artist. You yourself, is just have a down to earth and your interviews are the same, that relaxes your interviewers. This is especially uplifting for your audience. Sugeridoo, loved her, was watching her before. I applaud your mind! Thank you!
This was such a fun interview to watch. And I love “silly mistake” stories! We all have them. I want to make a crumb quilt next, I think I have enough scraps collected and now I am so motivated. Thanks so much for this!
Thank you Karen and Chris, now I know I am not crazy to upscale my clothes. My mother did it during the war. Yes that tells you I am 80, I learned at an early age to appreciate good fabrics and not let them go to waist. Did last year blouses from the full skirts of my dresses of the 50’s and 60’s. Yess, kept them all these years, loved the beautiful cotton fabrics and prints that did not faded after lots wear and years of wash!!! Have more brocades, velvets, wools, real Harris tweeds remanence from coats,jackets what ever I did along the years! these, want to do some kind of quilting, I’ll see, I am not a quilter but love to watch those video and I am not good at following patterns, it doesn’t mater if I sew, knit, paint yes did that too! I start doing something but it always ends not exactly how it started 🤣🤣🤔🤪🤫😂😂😂. Thanks to both of you for your video. Jeanine
I love listening to Kate, and hearing what she is up to. She inspired me to bake scones, which I have not done for 20 years; and they turned out brilliant!
It was sew much fun watching and how inspiring to make pieces of quilt and then joining them, have always thought it would be easier to quilt and rounded corners is the best idea ever for a quilt ;). thank you Karen for a wonderful Monday.
Hello everyone. Happy Monday. Chris English was a delight to interview. For any of you who wish you had more fabric or simply want to use what you have, there is so much good information here on how to up-cycling your fabric.
Thanks so much for asking me to be on your show👍 It was great to chat with you😀😀😀
Really enjoyed the banter between you both, greetings from Tasmania Australia!
@@chrisenglish7934 I enjoyed your interview very much. You inspired me! Great work.
A kindred spirit! Since 2009 I have purchased so much fabric I had to buy a shed. LOL but in a recent move I packed up all of my fabric in 9 x 12 book boxes so they were easier to move. About 150 boxes all totaled. But I have come across clothing that I have accumulated now knowing it was because I loved the fabric, color and texture. I absolutely love going into thrift stores and gathering up beautiful gems For future projects. It’s so exciting, like a treasure hunt. I really like this video. Keep on trucking Chris.
@@chrisenglish7934 Great interview - I live in Hull, East Yorkshire, so not so far from you - just found you on Pinterest :)
I loved this interview so much! What a delight! Thank you Christ English and thank you Karen!
LOVE his work and comments!!! Up cycling is my favorite.
He's a joy. I love his method.
Another great chat Karen,and this time with someone from my neck of the woods,many thanks
Fascinating how as the interview progresses, Chris ‘s passion is revealed with more and more enthusiasm . Thank you Karen ! You are very skilled at interviewing your guests and letting them shine :)
It was great fun speaking with Karen👍 She’s great at putting people at ease😀😀😀
I agree so much enthusiasm, and passion. I felt so eager to make something listening to the interview.
Chris English is delightful! He's the kind of person I'd gladly share a pint with. I admire him for using upcycled fabrics to create beautiful quilts from fabrics that might otherwise be discarded--something that shows great respect for our planet Earth.
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@@chrisenglish7934 Next time I'm in the UK, the hubs and I will make good on our word--and we'll buy the pints!
I love you being that beginning novice, you were all about the quilting. I'm going to go back and watch it again. Lol!!
In the very early 80’s I taught an adult quilt class. I live on a remote island with no quilt shop even in our next town on another island. The first night I showed how to make templates out of folders, not even acrylic yet, no rotary cutter and no mats, no eBay or Amazon!!, I knew no one had fabric, certainly not store bought. I explained that the pioneer woman had no fabric shops, but she recycled clothing. I asked everyone to bring shirts, blouses, pillowcases, sheets all cotton, not to worry about color but clean. The next week I had a table full of fabric! We had a lot of fun with the fabric for 8 weeks.
I just spent the morning upcycling all the flat double sheets I had for quite a while with no double beds. I think they’ll be great as quilt backs. In any case, a lot of fabric just laying there. I also cut the elastic around the fitted sheet, squared it up and left it whole for now. Mind you these are old, but not too worn. Plenty to work around. Perfect for boat quilts. Don’t be afraid to buy these at Salvation Army or second hand stores. For my boat quilts I’ve even purchased mattress pads, hot water&bleached, hot dryer. Then trim everything but the pad. These are excellent if you make potholders or placemats. Nice heavy quilts.
Cindy - I recall my late mom doing the same thing (rural Alberta) and she always loved that class and said it was always her very favourite. Thank you for sharing as I had forgotten this until reading your comment. Brought a huge grin to my face
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That sounds amazing 👍👍👍
This is so inspiring! Thank u for sharing.
My parents made quilts for the poor in Tijuana, Mexico after my father retired. He'd come home with discarded curtains and fabric. Where he got them, I have no idea. My mother would layer and sew the fabric together, then yarn tie them. Once several quilts had been made, he'd drive them down to Tijuana and drop them off somewhere. My father was a very hard, stubborn man, but he had a soft heart when it came to the poor and needy struggling to survive. I believe it must have been because of all the poverty he saw during the Great Depression. Before he passed away, he made a very substantial monetary donation to a well established Christian charity here in San Diego that helped the poor get back on their feet. Until I watched this interview w/ Chris English, I had forgotten about my parent's "upcycling" quilting days. :-)
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Oh dear heavens, Dori, that is an amazing memory. So glad you brought it back from the archives of your mind! Your father sounds like mind. Stubborn often comes to mind, but yes, he had that stubborn shell to protect is marshmallow soft interior. Men are kinda amazing like that.
Karen, thanks so much for this fantastic interview! I love Chris’ free-wheeling fabric choices, the whole upcycled fabric ethos, and his “just try it and see if it works” attitude. So inspiring!
Thanks for watching Kathy 👍👍👍
Loved this interview. Watched for 2nd time today. Thanks Karen😊
I laughed when he said I try to resist buying more fabric. I feel you, brother.
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Great interview with Chris English. He is such a character and nice to see a male with such.a passion for quilting.
Thank you Julie 😀
What a charming man Chris English appears to be. Love the freedom he approaches quilting with and his quilts are reflective of this. Very enjoyable and freeing interview, thank you!
Thank you Judith, that’s very kind of you to say so👍 Thanks so much for watching 😀
This was a really interesting interview. I liked listening to him talk.
Omg Chris English is a delight!!! I bet he could charm the quilt off of the most traditional quilters around!
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I was so happy to hear him say that he takes fabric because he is “afraid they won’t get used.” I thought I was the only one, lol.
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@@chrisenglish7934 I buy quilts in the 2nd hand store because I know someone spent so long and the quilt needs to be appreciated. I also like finishing ones that someone couldn't get done.
@@verreal what a great idea!
Me too.
It's a rescue intervention!!! LOL
I have always wanted to branch out into more types of fibres (including synthetics) in my quilts rather than only quilting cotton, simply because I'd like to re-purpose my old clothing that's not worthy of donation, rather than dumping it into landfills. I have taken to heart Chris's advice to make a small sample first to test out how the various types of fabrics play together... and like he says, it can always just become a cushion (maybe for someone's pet... they're not fussy!). Thanks for making, editing & posting this interview video Karen. ~Diana K.
I think people who can look at scraps and create beauty are real artists. My brain just falls apart when I look at scraps. He was wonderful.
Thank you Gwynn👍 I recommend having a go with some old scraps, nothing can wrong 👍👍👍 I promise 😀
@@chrisenglish7934 right on - that’s the beauty of upcycling - no fear!
I love scrapes the smaller the better. Got nickname Srappy .I find it a lot like putting a puzzle together.
What a pleasant conversation & pleasant man. You can tell he loves creating 😊 thank you for this!
Thankyou Karen, its soo nice to meet Chris English😊
Thank you 👍👍👍
I absolutely love the enthusiasm and joy displayed in this interview. Thank you both, Karen and Chris!
Thank you for watching 👍👍👍
This was a great interview with Chris English. I love his creativity in using recycled fabrics. That 9 patch looks so cool. I definitely want to try it. I was inspired.
How cool is Chris English? One of the best interviews I've seen in a long time. It was like you'd known each other for years. Didn't know Huddersfield was hiding such a treasure. 😀
Thanks Clare👍 Huddersfield is full of amazing things!
@@chrisenglish7934 Sadly I haven't been for years, so maybe after this madness is all over I'll have to rediscover it. 😃
WOW, that first orange quilt is just GORGEOUS!
How did I miss this interview when it came out??? I love Chris's quilts. That orange and blue quilt is fantastic! I love his practicality in sourcing his fabric and his no holds barred approach. And I would love to be back in England enjoying a full English breakfast with tea with Chris!
Thank you Karen for this fantastic interview with Chris English. You are awesome at interviewing. I found Chris to be inspirational just as you are.
Thank you so much for watching 😀😀😀
Absolutely loved the vibe of this, was as if you two were just a couple of buds catching up in a living room. The informality was refreshing. Thank you for this series, I find myself looking forward to what's next!
Thanks Angela, Karen is super easy to chat with 👍👍👍
What a charming visit, thanks.
I thoroughly enjoyed interviewing him
What a lovely talented gentleman. Wonderful interview, thank you Karen
Thank you for watching Judi👍👍👍
Your wonderful interviews are great. You have the knack of being very comfortable with your guests allowing them to just naturally open up. I have loved all I have seen and the interviews are so very interesting. Thank you.
Fabulous interview - many thanks to both Karen and Chris! I'm so happy to see another quilter "daring" to make quilts from anything other than quilting cotton - thank you, Chris!! Before discovering the love of quilting, I learned to sew because I could never find a handbag in any shop that had more than 2 tiny pockets or that wasn't lined with black fabric! Deciding to learn how to sew a handbag *I* wanted, I found a blog about making a handbag from men's neckties. I didn't care for their pattern, but my mind was soon off and running - I could make bags from wool skirts, leather jackets, old draperies - the sky's the limit! A passion for shopping at thrift stores and estate sales and giving new life to discarded items was born!!! When I later started learning to quilt, though, I often met "quilt police" who looked down on quilters who didn't use 100% quilting cotton exclusively :( Happily, I chose to just ignore/avoid them and continue doing what made me happy :) Cheers to your "try it and see what happens!" attitude, Chris!
My favorite interview so far❣️ I love crumb blocks because I don’t sew straight.
Hi Karen, Great interview! Some people look at new fabric lines from their favorite designer and need to have it all, others look at thrifted goods and know that these former clothing items would make a fantastic quilt! Chris is such an inspiration!! So passionate about his work. Quilting with reckless abandon is now my resolution!!
Chris you and I would be great friends! I look at everyone's clothing with my I love fabric eyes! I am a big fan of ReUse. ReCycle and UpCycle. Don't get me wrong. I have a stash to go with my UpCycle stash...Thank you for letting me know I am not crazy! I LOVE YOUR QUILTS.
Thank you Karen and Chris for the lovely interview. I enjoyed it so much. Chris the quilts are so gorgeous! Scrap quilts are my absolute favorite to make. I made my first quilt at 16 for a school project. It was a baby quilt The main fabric came from a blue and white shirt of my sister. You both are amazing!😊 Keep on quilting!!!💕
Karen, this gent is a delight! Please bring him back for another video!
Found Chris so refreshing and inspiring. A really nice guy. Thank you Karen💕
Thank you Elizabeth 👍👍👍
I also use (almost) all found/gleaned/donated. I wash every last thing, for odors, germs, and to see if it can survive the rigors of becoming a quilt. It is a lot of work! Much respect to Chris, and congrats on finding his textiley pash!
Really nice to hear someone who uses fabric the same way I do. My first quilt was of scraps of my childrens clothes
My most recent quilt was made from flannel remnants -- leftovers from grandchildren's pajamas over the last 10 years. I smile every time I see it.
What a lovely interview. So much energy and passion.
I've found some great vintage fabrics in thrift shops and yard sales. I've also looked for shirts made in 100% cotton shirts, dresses with fabrics I love and cut them up.
Thanks for watching Gwen👍 I love hunting for cool fabric in different places 😀😀😀
Thanks so much for this interview series. What a fun treat to "meet" quilters from around the world in this new era of Zoom. I love how you set your guests at ease and let them shine. Makes for a cozy, informal, informative, inspiring view.😁
Glad you enjoyed it!
Mr. English is a delight to listen to also. Great interviewer, great interviewee! Passion and enthusiasm coupled with actual creating is wonderful to see, and upcycling is great.
Wow!!!!!
I love your quilt!!!!!
So nice to hear someone elses story!
Quilt on Quilties!
Another great interview Karen. He is an example of ‘motion’ in this interview. I can picture him while he’s quilting getting up and down finding new fabric for this square or that. Very energetic is probably the word. Lots of information from him on his technique. You looked as if you had fun also Karen which was great. Many thanks for these interviews. So so helpful. Have a wonderful day. It is 9.10am in Sydney, Australia and I’m about to visit my Mum in care after a few months of not being able to visit due to COVID. Great day!!😊
Thank you Beverley😀😀😀
A heart attack on a plate! I haven't had one since I was in Ireland in the 90s. I love that he's just like "Yeah, it's fabric! Use it!" My first quilt was nothing but old clothes, and like his orange one, it was huge and heavy. What fun! Really enjoyed this. Thank you, both of you. Stay well!
Yep, definitely not a regular breakfast, a one off treat 😀😀😀
LOVE that he threw Avocado in a full English :)
Adding Avocado makes it suitable for hipsters 😂😂😂
What a refreshing interview! Chris was fascinating to listen to. Loved his quilts and use of recycled materials. Excellent choice of subject....Thank you Karen and Chris.....From Suffolk UK.
How fun and wonderful this interview is! But, please, oh please, LABEL YOUR QUILTS!!! Really enjoyed this a lot! Thank you both!
Thank you so much for this! I did not know about Mr. English, so I appreciate you bringing him to us.
I think constructing a quilt in that manner is VERY acceptable! Less stress and wonderful!
Definitely less stressful👍 Thank you for watching 😀
Love Chris’ approach to fabric. And his quilts are marvelous, beautiful. Very signature. Love this guy! Great interview, KB.
Thank you👍👍👍
Love how you make your interviewee comfortable and draw them out. Also love that you actually read the comments
Love this! Both of my grandmothers up cycled fabrics from garments to quilts. I’m blessed to have some of them.
@@seeglines they’re treasures, aren’t they?!
Thanks for watching 😀😀😀
This video is just like a talk with a crafty friend. Down to earth good guy.
Thank you Lyne 👍👍👍
Loved. This. Edition! What a refreshing, charming and inspiring individual is Chris English. Love his practical, not-so-precious approach to quilting & love his love of finding inspiration in books. Looking forward to picking up a couple that were mentioned. So enjoying this series,KB.
Thank you so much Carole👍👍👍
This was lovely. I really enjoyed it. He has great passion for his work and is so very humble. I will be following Chris for sure.
Interesting man 👍 I haven't quilted for long but I have from the beginning shopped second hand and mixed my fabrics, but stopped that, so I'm feeling super inspired again. Thank you for sharing your amazing quilts. I made a quilt for my Granddaughters Christmas so the machine is out, there are fabric bits everywhere, I'm good to go. Chris English that was fab!
Yet another very interesting and fun interview. I enjoy them so much. Thank you both
Hey Chris, I’m just down the road in Hull lol. It’s been great seeing you and learning about your quilting. Thank you too for informing me/us about the guilds and shows available here in the UK! Happy quilting 👍😁😁
I am impressed with Chris English! What a delightful interview. Absolutely love that orange quilt!
Thank you so much for watching Sharon 🧡🧡🧡
What a great interview!! It's a reminder to relax, use all the great stuff we've collected and just ENJOY what we do. SO INSPIRING!!
Thank you Lisa👍👍👍
I absolutely thoroughly enjoy this interview. "Just Go For It" and "Just Get it Done" - great mottoes.
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Love seeing this and hearing such different perspectives! Keep the diverse guests coming please!! Love all things up-cycled!!!
I have a domestic machine & the last 3 Quilts I've done "quilt as you go" technique & found it so much easier.
So much easier than wrestling 🤼♀️ a quilt through a domestic machine
What a lovely interview again, and he is right, you can't beat a full English lol, I love brown sauce too.
I have to say I'm sad I have not been able to get my sewing room up and running through the pandemic because I think I have missed out on some opportunities with quilt guilds.
Thank you Karen for a great video.
Such a refreshing interview Karen. Brilliant. Helped, greatly, with the isolation feelings. Can’t thank you enough.
WOW! He is so down to earth.
I loved the interview. What a neat guy! Thanks for the loads of inspiration, you two!! 👏🏽👏🏽
Wonderful interview with Chris English! What a lovely man & enthusiastic quilter! Really enjoyed his attitude & positivity. 😊👍🏻
So enjoyed this interview. Such interesting people you find and I agree you have a talent for interviewing....getting them to release information and enthusiasm they have. Thank you so much for sharing. Another delightful person like Sugaridoo was last week. Wish I had 1 % of their imagination.
Karen, these interviews are amazing. I really appreciate them all. Discover great people with so much more than a piece of cloth in their head.....
What a fabulous guest! I loved this video and found it very inspiring. In fact I think it warrants a second (or even third!) watch. Thank you Karen for superb content as usual x
Don't forget another interview at another time.
Thank you so much for watching 👍👍👍
Such a refreshing interview. Wonderful! Thank you Karen and Chris!
Another hidden treasure, Karen! The next time someone asks me, "If you could have dinner with anyone in the world, who would it be and what would you discuss," my answer will be "Chris English" and "everything about quilts, color, inspiration, and top 10 quilting successes you'd like to achieve." Would love you to do a future follow up interview with this artist. Thanks for all you do!
Thank you so much for watching 👍👍👍
Thanks for this Karen - how funny, I've only just found your channel, I'm a dressmaker but love all things sewing & I live about 20 minutes away from Huddersfield , thanks for introducing me to a local lad. I can confirm that brown sauce & sausages are a marriage made in heaven 😉
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well, THAT WAS FUN! and Funny, too. Thanks for keeping the quilt conversation ongoing, on point and relevant!
Such a great interview! I want to hang out at a quilt retreat with the both of you!
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Great job Karen ❤
Thanks for another great quilt craft interview. I love becoming aware of the diversity of styles and talented makers! Chris English was a joy to listen to and has really made me think!
I loved this interview with Chris English. A few months back we sorted out some cotton dress shirts my husband never wore because they never fit right. I thought - that is new fabric! And I cut it into 5 inch squares but really didn't know how to feel about it. Apparently I should feel great! I have a pretty good stash of fabric - from my mothers scraps, my scraps and from a friend who is getting rid of her sewing things, including fabric. Oh, and I have bought some fabric too, of course. So my goal is starting now and through next year to sew what I have. I may need to buy some backgrounds, and we'll see about backing, but I'd love to see what I can accomplish by focusing on what I have. I gave myself permission to buy fabric occasionally if is something that is so striking that I just can't resist. A quick mental review of my stash makes me think I might get 10 quilts out of it...time will tell.
Ten quilts would be amazing 👍👍👍 sounds like you have some great fabric 😀😀😀
This orange quilt is great, I never would have imagined this result.
Thank you🧡🧡🧡 i was really pleased with how it turned out👍 Thank you for watching 😀
I like it and orange isn't one of my favorite colors.
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I know I’m not into orange but that quilt is gorgeous.
Chris is delightful..a true artist who studied first..created second...a breath of fresh air. "Trust your instincts with color"
Thank you Dianne 👍👍👍
THank you Karen for these videos. Your guests are all very nice people . I like the idea of using second hand fabrics, but here in Italy we almost don't have this kind of shops . It was so exciting to go in second hand shops in London back in the early 80 s, when I went for the first times in England . Elena , Italy
Thanks you Karen and Chris. As a long- time subscriber to Karen’s You Tube channel, it is so inspiring to see the different styles of quilting in different countries. I am originally from Walsall in the U.K but didn’t start quilting until a few years ago after having lived in the U.S for a good many years. I love the hobby and can see myself quilting for years to come.
Chris was a very interesting fellow. Thanks for introducing him to us and his different ideas. I loved the way he quilts in big square sections. I think I will try that method myself.
Thank you for watching 👍👍👍
I've always been fascinated by how creativity works. I used to paint (oil painting) and there would be days when the minute I held a brush, I knew I should stop and go for a walk before I ruined what I had done thus far. Now I am a quilter and (although it does not happen often) I sometimes cannot get anything righ... Just the other day I cut a load of fabric with the wrong measurements so I now how to rethink the design of my next quilt. It's fascinating, really ..
Your mistake sounds like a good opportunity to improv (Come up with a solution)
My favourite way of quilting! Thank you for bringing Chris to my attention. I look forward to perusing his IG page during our newly imposed 2wk lockdown here in South Australia.
Oh this is wonderful. This is my aesthetic! I got into quilting specifically because I loved the idea of getting as much mileage out of re-used and thrifted fabrics as I could, while making something beautiful. I was intimidated by talk of jelly rolls and charm packs and Tula Pink (I googled the last not long ago, so at least I know what people are talking about now).
I am so happy to hear someone else expressing my feelings on quilting. I feel so much more confident to play with the craft in my own way now.
Thank you for featuring so many different voices.
My favourite interview so far. So unassuming and down to earth. I loved his approach and his quilts.
Thank you Carolyn 😀😀😀
Great interview. Definitely food for quilting thought. Thanks so much!
I love that he had a book on Gee’s Bend. I saw an exhibit and heard a lecture from this group. Fascinating use of available fabrics.
I enjoy making scrappy quilts from thrift store finds or relative's old clothes and have had many comments about not following patterns and such. Now I can just say I'm following the Chris English method. This interview has me excited enough to put sewing on my daily to do list.
Love it...👍
This was an awesome interview. I just love this out of the box platform of you interviewing so many artist. You yourself, is just have a down to earth and your interviews are the same, that relaxes your interviewers. This is especially uplifting for your audience. Sugeridoo, loved her, was watching her before. I applaud your mind! Thank you!
Thank you
This was such a fun interview to watch. And I love “silly mistake” stories! We all have them.
I want to make a crumb quilt next, I think I have enough scraps collected and now I am so motivated. Thanks so much for this!
They are fun to make
Thank you Karen and Chris, now I know I am not crazy to upscale my clothes. My mother did it during the war. Yes that tells you I am 80, I learned at an early age to appreciate good fabrics and not let them go to waist. Did last year blouses from the full skirts of my dresses of the 50’s and 60’s. Yess, kept them all these years, loved the beautiful cotton fabrics and prints that did not faded after lots wear and years of wash!!! Have more brocades, velvets, wools, real Harris tweeds remanence from coats,jackets what ever I did along the years! these, want to do some kind of quilting, I’ll see, I am not a quilter but love to watch those video and I am not good at following patterns, it doesn’t mater if I sew, knit, paint yes did that too! I start doing something but it always ends not exactly how it started 🤣🤣🤔🤪🤫😂😂😂.
Thanks to both of you for your video.
Jeanine
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You need to subscribe to the last homely house with Kate Jackson. She lives in England also. A delight!
I totally agree. There's a place on the lime green sofa for everyone! P.S. it's a virtual sofa.
Kate lives in northern England, too - in Northumberland.
@@Ka-ly8oi I know. That’s why I referred him. He is a very interesting quilter. I will get his info
I love listening to Kate, and hearing what she is up to. She inspired me to bake scones, which I have not done for 20 years; and they turned out brilliant!
I love her!
Absolutely wonderful, this is my jam. I always feel like I am the only one. Chris is inspiring.
Thanks for watching 💚🌍♻️👍
It was sew much fun watching and how inspiring to make pieces of quilt and then joining them, have always thought it would be easier to quilt and rounded corners is the best idea ever for a quilt ;). thank you Karen for a wonderful Monday.
I totally enjoyed this Chat 💞 Chris English, sew inspering . Thanks Karen 😊
You ask the best questions, what an interesting man. Very inspiring thank you 😊