Love the Keeper of the Pins finishes. You’re right in that you can never have too many Brenda Gervais patterns! Good luck with your fair entries. They are all so beautiful! Happy stitching!
Your finished Brenda Gervais pillows turned out beautifully. Love all the things you're submitting for the fair, and I hope you bring home gold in all the events. Take care, and happy stitching/quilting.
Congratulations on so many stellar finishes qualifying for the State Fair. Wishing you lots of luck - and a judging panel who appreciate the quality of your work. I know nothing about quilts - but just love your Witches night out. Such a fun design.
Wonderful stitching and quilting for your State Fair entries. Thank you so much for the shout out. I greatly appreciate it. Take care and hope to see you soon.
Your State Fair entries are fabulous. Love that quilt, Orange and Halloween is my jam. Jane Hopkins and Maria, and all the Blackbirds are beautiful, and that is a terrific Prairie Schooler with all the animals. Great progress on all your stitching.🎉
Love your videos. I have been watching Laurel for several months now. Started at the beginning and have been current for several videos. She is great and has lots of wonderful projects. I hope your viewers will go watch her (after they watch you, of course! 😂😂). I can’t wait to see your finish of the Smith Sampler. It is so pretty!
Happy to know that you watch Laurel too. She is a sweetie. I appreciate your comment on Smith Sampler. I am loving it. See you again next time. Best, K
Finally got to catch up with you tonight Karen. The Olympics are playing havoc with my Flosstube watching. Thankfully the Irish are doing really well this year so it's great fun watching. We still have a few more medal hopes this coming week. Best of luck with your projects in the fair. I hope Jane, in particular, does really well. The quilt looks great. Love your pillows, they look great together. Take care, best wishes from 🇮🇪
I just love your projects . We seem to have similar taste. Ive been stitching for 40 years and am so in love with these new designers. Good luck at the Fair.
Karen your entries for the State Fair are gorgeous !!! Your stitching entries are so lovely. Your quilting is so fun on your Halloween quilt. Wishing you much success !!!
New viewer here from the UK. I loved seeing your gorgeous entries for your State Fair! We don't have them here (obviously!) but there are country fairs and county shows - we have counties not states! Lovely mix of quilting and cross stitch. I've done a few quilts and getting back into the cross stitch after many years - how things have progressed on in terms of linens and flosses - amazing! I am avidly collecting charts and supplies for when I retire - a couple years off (!) and have no shortage of fabric for new quilts plus several that require finishing - oh well they will come into the light again at some point. Very best of luck with your entries.
Welcome to my channel. I am so happy that you enjoyed what you saw. Yes, we have counties and states. It doesn't always translate well. I loved hearing that you are preparing for retirement. Never too soon. Get all you can. Happy stitching. Best, K
Love all your entries for the fair! I vote first prize for each. Wouldn't that be great! My late sister entered in fairs every year with quilts and paintings. Never failed to earn ribbons. I made Witch's Night Out a few years ago. Never quilted it. You have reminded me to get it done. Such a cute pattern. Best of luck with your entries.
I am happy to be an enabler to encourage you to finish up Witch's Night Out. Thank you for your well wishes on my fair entries. Happy stitching. Best, K
I enjoyed your video very much. Love all your stitched pieces and love, love, love your “Witches Night Out” quilt. You are so talented to be able to do all that quilting and stitching. Love watching your videos.
Hi, Karen! You have beautiful finishes! I hope one day after a lot of practice that my finishes will look that nice. I enjoyed the visit. Happy stitching! ☺️🪡
Thank you so much for your compliment on my finishes. That is certainly not my favorite part of the process. I am always trying to improve. Happy stitching. Best, K
Hello Karen The Smith sampler is beautiful I love the border a great piece. As always beautiful quilts. Best of luck with your entries they are awesome. Happy stitching
Hi Karen, all your pieces for the fair are first places finishes in my book ! Thanks for the update on all your stitching and sewing. I'm waiting for my sewing machine to be fixed so I can start seeing again! Happy fair, sewing and stitching! Lori
Lori, Thank you so much for your sweet comment on my Fair entries. Fingers crossed. I would hate to have my machine in the sewing machine hospital. Hope there is nothing serious wrong. Happy stitching. Best, K
Hi Karen! You remembered right! I copied Macey. Thank you for shouting out Laurel. She is amazing, and I’d love to see her get more subscribers. Have fun with the fair!
Kim, Thanks so much for your comment. I am on a serious hunt for a round finish for Amelia's Bird. Yours really inspired me. See you again next time. Happy stitching. Best, K
Hi Karen, love your finishes of the keeper of the pins!!! Love how you quilted your Halloween quilt!! I think you will come home with a lot of blue ribbons because your stitching is beautiful and so is your quilting!!
Good luck at your fair. Did the categories I read sound anything like the ones for your fair? Happy to know that you are sharing your stitching with a wide audience. I think that is important. Happy stitching. Best, K
Loved seeing your entries for the State Fair. Wishing you the best of luck with all your entries. I bought the pattern for Jane Hopkins after seeing your finish. The Smith Sampler may have to be the next one I look for.
Thank you so much! I am happy to have been an enabler for your stitching pleasure. It was a thrill to see Jane come to life as I worked on her. See you again next time. Best, K
Hello, Karen. I love your completed Keeper of the Pins bowl of goodness. I need to finish the remaining pieces as well. Everything looks great for your fair entries. I am sure you will do well. Thanks for keeping me company. I worked on my start of Garden Sampler by Carriage House Samplings. Take care, my friend.
OMG! Your submissions to the Fair are gorgeous...especially Jane Hopkins. That should be a blue ribbon winner, in my opinion :) Good luck. I'm also a quilter and love your quilts. Do you think you might give us a peek at your sewing room some day? I'm always looking for ideas.
Good luck on your fair entries. I love them all. Especially, the flower vase one, can't remember the name of it though. The Halloween quilt is beautiful. 🎃🕷🕸
Hi! Oh yes your mountain mist and dmc look so the same! Looks great❤ oh I did that tomato free pattern as a drum. My first drum and so far my only. It turned out great but lol for some reason I sprained my thumb doing it! Lol oh everything is great! And love the fair items, you should get a ribbon on each!❤❤ and love the quilt! Good luck!
I didn't mean to laugh at your sprained thumb, but non-sewers don't appreciate the dangers of sewing. It's almost as bad as working in the kitchen. See you again next time. Best, K
@@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947 oh lol it was bad, really sore in between the thumb and finger even-a bruise, guess I was determined to make it strong, lol
Anna Ohman border was too much for me so I repeated the top borders on the bottom. I love the pattern as is but it was lingering for too long. I love the colors of your Smith Sampler, it’s beautiful. Your quilt is gorgeous and thanks for sharing your tips on the batting and blocking the binding. Your state fair entries are very impressive. ❤Can you tell I really enjoyed this episode ?😊
I am happy to know that you enjoyed the video. I agree that the border on Anna Ohman is challenging. I will persevere. I appreciate your comment on my fair entries. See you again next time. Best, K
Good luck with your state fair entries. I dropped my sampler off today. Judging is next week. Then we find out if it is accepted. If it is we are not told what ribbon it won. We have to go to the fair to find out.
Kathy, In KY, there are a few disqualifiers, but other than those, all entries are 'accepted.' Like you, we have to go to the fair to find out the results. It is interesting to hear about the differences in state fairs. I appreciate you sharing with me your experience in NY. Happy stitching. Best, K
Susan, Thank you so much for your comment. I don't know why you aren't entering anything. I'll continue needling you about that. Maybe next year you will succumb. Happy Stitching. Best, K
I can’t wait to see all your ribbons from the state fair!! Your work is just gorgeous. I appreciate your sharing the details of how you square up your quilts. It isn’t easy to do. I have found a counting error in my current cross-stitch project. I am a perfectionist and it bothers me even though it isn’t full coverage and no one else would notice. I don’t know whether to keep stitching or start ripping. Do you have any suggestions for me? Thanks so much for sharing. I always enjoy your videos.
I have always lived by the philosophy of "Fix your mistakes." I have let it slide in a few of my cross stitch projects, however. If my error won't cause anything else to be wrong in the piece, I let it go (like a branch in a tree). If I need to count off that stitch and it will snowball the error, I frog it. I have taken out a surprising amount of stitching in some of my projects. It is a judgement call. Do what will make your heart happy. Best, K
Beautiful stitching. Last year, I entered things in our fair, and won ribbons on all five. I've decided not to enter this year. It's a bit of a drive from my home, and the lines for drop off and pick up were extremely long waits. I may do it again if I move, but I'm skipping this year. I hope you win lots of ribbons!
I know that it is a pain to drop off entries and pick up, but I am still willing to persevere. Maybe another year will work out for you. Happy stitching. Best, K
Thanks for asking. You didn't miss it. The winner never got back to me, so the opportunity was missed. Couldn't draw another name because the deadline was so close. Sad. Thank you for your comment on my fair entries. See you again next time. Best, K
Would you mind to share your DMC changes for the sewing bird? It looks terrific! The Mountain Mist I have doesn’t have much variation, so that has stopped me from starting. Loved seeing all your stitching and good luck with your fair entries!
The lighter color is 523, the darker color is 3052. When I looked in my DMC color book, there might have been a better choice for the dark, but I didn't have it on hand. I am satisfied with the way it worked out. Enjoy your stitching. Best, K
Thank you for sharing your time and talents with us! Your state fair entries are ALL WINNERS in my book. Congratulations!
Wow, thank you! I really appreciate your comment. See you again soon. Best, K
Your entries for the Fair are definite winners already, Karen! Just beautiful! Love your quilting, too!
Oh thank you! I love your sweet comment. Fingers crossed on the fair. See you again soon. Best, K
I love your pillow with the Stitchy Bird!! I’m like you, I can’t fiddle with the overdyed flosses either. Great job!
Good luck at the fair!
Love the Keeper of the Pins finishes. You’re right in that you can never have too many Brenda Gervais patterns! Good luck with your fair entries. They are all so beautiful! Happy stitching!
Thank you so much. I appreciate your comment. Best, K
Your finished Brenda Gervais pillows turned out beautifully. Love all the things you're submitting for the fair, and I hope you bring home gold in all the events. Take care, and happy stitching/quilting.
I hope so too! Thank you for your well wishes. Happy stitching. Best, K
Congratulations on so many stellar finishes qualifying for the State Fair.
Wishing you lots of luck - and a judging panel who appreciate the quality of your work.
I know nothing about quilts - but just love your Witches night out. Such a fun design.
Thank you so much!
Wonderful stitching and quilting for your State Fair entries. Thank you so much for the shout out. I greatly appreciate it. Take care and hope to see you soon.
Merritt, Thank you for commenting on my video. Hope to see you again soon. Best, K
Wow wow wow! Jane Hopkins is gorgeous! All your projects are beautiful. Best of luck with your State Fair entries.
Thank you so much! I appreciate your comment. See you next time. Best, K
Your State Fair entries are fabulous.
Love that quilt, Orange and Halloween is my jam. Jane Hopkins and Maria, and all the Blackbirds are beautiful, and that is a terrific Prairie Schooler with all the animals.
Great progress on all your stitching.🎉
Thank you, Julia! See you again soon. Best, K
Karen...loved everything you shared...thanks for an awesome visit...best wishes ❤
Thanks so much!
Perfect! Morning quilting, afternoon stitching.
Works for me. Best, K
Hope you have some wins at the state fair with all of your beautiful entries. You are bound to come home with a bunch of ribbons. Take care.😊
Thank you so much! See you again next time. Best, K
Love your videos. I have been watching Laurel for several months now. Started at the beginning and have been current for several videos. She is great and has lots of wonderful projects. I hope your viewers will go watch her (after they watch you, of course! 😂😂). I can’t wait to see your finish of the Smith Sampler. It is so pretty!
Happy to know that you watch Laurel too. She is a sweetie. I appreciate your comment on Smith Sampler. I am loving it. See you again next time. Best, K
All of your projects are so beautiful.
I wish you the best of luck in the fair.
Bring home some ribbons!
Marilyn
Finally got to catch up with you tonight Karen. The Olympics are playing havoc with my Flosstube watching. Thankfully the Irish are doing really well this year so it's great fun watching. We still have a few more medal hopes this coming week.
Best of luck with your projects in the fair. I hope Jane, in particular, does really well.
The quilt looks great.
Love your pillows, they look great together.
Take care, best wishes from 🇮🇪
I really appreciate your constant support. Enjoy the Olympics. See you again soon. Best, K
I’m amused by your finesse in chair rolling! This could be a new Olympic sport (synchronized chair rolling). Good luck in the fair!
You made me laugh out loud. If I weren't so lazy, I would get up and walk the three steps. See you again next time. Best, K
Your entries for the fair are beautiful mostly the quilt. Hope you win it all. Always love watching your stitching
Thank you so much!
I just love your projects . We seem to have similar taste. Ive been stitching for 40 years and am so in love with these new designers. Good luck at the Fair.
Thank you so much for your comment on my video. We are so lucky to have such great designers making our choices easier. Haha. Happy stitching. Best, K
I love to see fair entries and results. Love to see what you are stitching and quilting.
Thank you so much. Best, K
Beautiful beautiful pieces! You are inspirational! Look like Blue ribbons ! Many Blessings
Thank you so much! I appreciate your good wishes on my fair entries. See you again soon. Best, K
Best of luck in the state fair Karen! Your entries are just beautiful!
Thank you so much for your well wishes and your sweet comment. See you again soon. Best, K
Karen your entries for the State Fair are gorgeous !!! Your stitching entries are so lovely. Your quilting is so fun on your Halloween quilt. Wishing you much success !!!
Thank you so much for that lovely comment. Fingers crossed on the fair entries. See you next time. Best, K
That quilt is absolutely gorgeous!!
Thank you so much. Best, K
New viewer here from the UK. I loved seeing your gorgeous entries for your State Fair! We don't have them here (obviously!) but there are country fairs and county shows - we have counties not states! Lovely mix of quilting and cross stitch. I've done a few quilts and getting back into the cross stitch after many years - how things have progressed on in terms of linens and flosses - amazing! I am avidly collecting charts and supplies for when I retire - a couple years off (!) and have no shortage of fabric for new quilts plus several that require finishing - oh well they will come into the light again at some point. Very best of luck with your entries.
Welcome to my channel. I am so happy that you enjoyed what you saw. Yes, we have counties and states. It doesn't always translate well. I loved hearing that you are preparing for retirement. Never too soon. Get all you can. Happy stitching. Best, K
Love all your entries Toth Fair they are absolutely gorgeous.
Thank you so much for your comment on my fair entries.Fingers crossed. Happy stitching. Best, K
Love all your entries for the fair! I vote first prize for each. Wouldn't that be great! My late sister entered in fairs every year with quilts and paintings. Never failed to earn ribbons. I made Witch's Night Out a few years ago. Never quilted it. You have reminded me to get it done. Such a cute pattern. Best of luck with your entries.
I am happy to be an enabler to encourage you to finish up Witch's Night Out. Thank you for your well wishes on my fair entries. Happy stitching. Best, K
Great video on beautiful projects.
I enjoyed your video very much. Love all your stitched pieces and love, love, love your “Witches Night Out” quilt. You are so talented to be able to do all that quilting and stitching. Love watching your videos.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your lovely comment on my video. See you again soon. Best, K
Hi, Karen! You have beautiful finishes! I hope one day after a lot of practice that my finishes will look that nice. I enjoyed the visit. Happy stitching! ☺️🪡
Thank you so much for your compliment on my finishes. That is certainly not my favorite part of the process. I am always trying to improve. Happy stitching. Best, K
Hello Karen The Smith sampler is beautiful I love the border a great piece. As always beautiful quilts. Best of luck with your entries they are awesome. Happy stitching
Thank you so much! I appreciate your comment. Happy stitching. Best, K
Hi Karen! Loved seeing what you're entering in the state fair! Such lovely pieces! I'm looking forward to hearing about the results!
Thank you so much for your comment on my fair entries. Fingers crossed. See you again next time. Best, K
Hi Karen, all your pieces for the fair are first places finishes in my book ! Thanks for the update on all your stitching and sewing. I'm waiting for my sewing machine to be fixed so I can start seeing again! Happy fair, sewing and stitching! Lori
Lori, Thank you so much for your sweet comment on my Fair entries. Fingers crossed. I would hate to have my machine in the sewing machine hospital. Hope there is nothing serious wrong. Happy stitching. Best, K
Good luck at the fair!
I love your progress on the Smith Sampler 😍
Thank you! 😊
Good luck with your Fair entries. Remember - you are a winner and your work is beautiful. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
What a sweet continent. Thank you so much. Fingers crossed. See you again soon. Best, K
Thanks for sharing your State Fair entries...I see some ribbons in your future! xoxoxo
Thank you so much for that sweet comment. Fingers crossed. See you soon. Best, K
Hi Karen! You remembered right! I copied Macey. Thank you for shouting out Laurel. She is amazing, and I’d love to see her get more subscribers. Have fun with the fair!
Kim, Thanks so much for your comment. I am on a serious hunt for a round finish for Amelia's Bird. Yours really inspired me. See you again next time. Happy stitching. Best, K
Beautiful stitching and absolutely love your quilt! Good luck at the fair!
Thank you so much! I appreciate your sweet comment. Fingers crossed. See you again soon. Best, K
Hi Karen, love your finishes of the keeper of the pins!!! Love how you quilted your Halloween quilt!! I think you will come home with a lot of blue ribbons because your stitching is beautiful and so is your quilting!!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I appreciate your support. See you again soon. Best, K
Good luck in the fair love the quilt Turned out great!
Thank you so much, Norma. Fingers crossed. See you again soon. Best, K
Best wishes for your entries. They all look like winners to me!
Thank you so much.
Beautiful entries sure to do well. Thanks for sharing
Thank you kindly. Best, K
Thanks for sharing all your wonderful projects. My fair starts the 11th of August & I am entering my stitching. Good luck have a great week ❤
Good luck at your fair. Did the categories I read sound anything like the ones for your fair? Happy to know that you are sharing your stitching with a wide audience. I think that is important. Happy stitching. Best, K
I enjoyed your channel today great entries into the fair.
Thank you so much.
Good luck at the State Fair!
Thank you so much! Best, K
Loved seeing your entries for the State Fair. Wishing you the best of luck with all your entries. I bought the pattern for Jane Hopkins after seeing your finish. The Smith Sampler may have to be the next one I look for.
Thank you so much! I am happy to have been an enabler for your stitching pleasure. It was a thrill to see Jane come to life as I worked on her. See you again next time. Best, K
So enjoyed your video, Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you for letting me know that you enjoyed it. See you next time. Best, K
Hello, Karen. I love your completed Keeper of the Pins bowl of goodness. I need to finish the remaining pieces as well. Everything looks great for your fair entries. I am sure you will do well. Thanks for keeping me company. I worked on my start of Garden Sampler by Carriage House Samplings. Take care, my friend.
I saw the Garden Sampler on your latest video. You are tempting me. Happy stitching. Best, K
Oh the quilt behind you is so cute !
Thank you so much. Best, K
OMG! Your submissions to the Fair are gorgeous...especially Jane Hopkins. That should be a blue ribbon winner, in my opinion :) Good luck. I'm also a quilter and love your quilts. Do you think you might give us a peek at your sewing room some day? I'm always looking for ideas.
I would have to do a massive clean up in order to show you my sewing room. I really need a professional organizer. Happy stitching. Best, K
You are such a sweetheart!!! Thank you so very much for the great shout out! I am so thankful for great stitchy friends like you😀😀😀
You are so welcome! Hope you get more viewership. You deserve it. Best, K
Love all of your works!
Thanks so much!
Good luck on your fair entries. I love them all. Especially, the flower vase one, can't remember the name of it though. The Halloween quilt is beautiful. 🎃🕷🕸
Oh thank you! Fingers crossed. Happy stitching. Best, K
Good luck at the fair! I think you have some blue ribbon winners!
Fingers crossed! Happy stitching. Best, K
Hi! Oh yes your mountain mist and dmc look so the same! Looks great❤ oh I did that tomato free pattern as a drum. My first drum and so far my only. It turned out great but lol for some reason I sprained my thumb doing it! Lol oh everything is great! And love the fair items, you should get a ribbon on each!❤❤ and love the quilt! Good luck!
I didn't mean to laugh at your sprained thumb, but non-sewers don't appreciate the dangers of sewing. It's almost as bad as working in the kitchen. See you again next time. Best, K
@@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947 oh lol it was bad, really sore in between the thumb and finger even-a bruise, guess I was determined to make it strong, lol
Anna Ohman border was too much for me so I repeated the top borders on the bottom. I love the pattern as is but it was lingering for too long. I love the colors of your Smith Sampler, it’s beautiful. Your quilt is gorgeous and thanks for sharing your tips on the batting and blocking the binding. Your state fair entries are very impressive. ❤Can you tell I really enjoyed this episode ?😊
I am happy to know that you enjoyed the video. I agree that the border on Anna Ohman is challenging. I will persevere. I appreciate your comment on my fair entries. See you again next time. Best, K
I had to start stitching my Anna O after seeing yours.
Always so happy to be an enabler. Happy stitching. Best, K
Hi, can't wait to see all the Goodies.
Thanks for watching!. Best, K
Good luck with your state fair entries. I dropped my sampler off today. Judging is next week. Then we find out if it is accepted. If it is we are not told what ribbon it won. We have to go to the fair to find out.
Kathy, In KY, there are a few disqualifiers, but other than those, all entries are 'accepted.' Like you, we have to go to the fair to find out the results. It is interesting to hear about the differences in state fairs. I appreciate you sharing with me your experience in NY. Happy stitching. Best, K
Karen-what are you going to do with all those blue ribbons? Your state fair entries are wonderful! Good luck.
Susan, Thank you so much for your comment. I don't know why you aren't entering anything. I'll continue needling you about that. Maybe next year you will succumb. Happy Stitching. Best, K
I can’t wait to see all your ribbons from the state fair!! Your work is just gorgeous. I appreciate your sharing the details of how you square up your quilts. It isn’t easy to do. I have found a counting error in my current cross-stitch project. I am a perfectionist and it bothers me even though it isn’t full coverage and no one else would notice. I don’t know whether to keep stitching or start ripping. Do you have any suggestions for me? Thanks so much for sharing. I always enjoy your videos.
I have always lived by the philosophy of "Fix your mistakes." I have let it slide in a few of my cross stitch projects, however. If my error won't cause anything else to be wrong in the piece, I let it go (like a branch in a tree). If I need to count off that stitch and it will snowball the error, I frog it. I have taken out a surprising amount of stitching in some of my projects. It is a judgement call. Do what will make your heart happy. Best, K
@@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947 Thank you!
Beautiful stitching. Last year, I entered things in our fair, and won ribbons on all five. I've decided not to enter this year. It's a bit of a drive from my home, and the lines for drop off and pick up were extremely long waits. I may do it again if I move, but I'm skipping this year. I hope you win lots of ribbons!
I know that it is a pain to drop off entries and pick up, but I am still willing to persevere. Maybe another year will work out for you. Happy stitching. Best, K
Good luck with your entries at the Fair! Did I miss who won the Halloween book by Susan Ache?
Thanks for asking. You didn't miss it. The winner never got back to me, so the opportunity was missed. Couldn't draw another name because the deadline was so close. Sad. Thank you for your comment on my fair entries. See you again next time. Best, K
In TN, to enter at the state level, it had to have gotten 1st or 2nd at the county fair! 🤷🏻♀️
Interesting. That is not a requirement in KY. You can just enter your item. Thanks for sharing that information. Happy stitching. Best, K
Would you mind to share your DMC changes for the sewing bird? It looks terrific! The Mountain Mist I have doesn’t have much variation, so that has stopped me from starting. Loved seeing all your stitching and good luck with your fair entries!
The lighter color is 523, the darker color is 3052. When I looked in my DMC color book, there might have been a better choice for the dark, but I didn't have it on hand. I am satisfied with the way it worked out. Enjoy your stitching. Best, K
@@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947 Thank you so much! I love the yours turned out!
The WAY yours turned out, hit send before proofreading!
Good luck at the fair Karen!
Thank you. Happy stitching. Best, K