What’s On The Design Wall
Although I have three different design walls there’s never enough space for my on-going projects. Squished on this wall is my appliqué...
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Karen Shively
- Mar 20, 2016
- 1 min
TALENT, TALENT, TALENT…GREAT QUILTS
When you wander down each aisle of a quilt show it brings to the top the amount of talent that goes into making each and every quilt. ...
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Karen Shively
- Mar 13, 2016
- 1 min
Exciting Quilt Show
BEST OF SHOW The Tri-County guild, located in Cypress, Tx. had a fantastic show a few days ago. I hope some of you made it, but just in...
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Karen Shively
- Mar 8, 2016
- 1 min
ANOTHER CUSTOMER QUILT
This is a king size quilt completed in shades of brown to beige and tan. Esther G. pieced it and will be giving it to a friend, I...
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Karen Shively
- Feb 19, 2016
- 1 min
QUILTING and PIECING FOR FUN!
This is a great quilt that came about from an experiment in making pinwheels in an unusual way. Although it was pretty accurate it is...
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Karen Shively
- Jan 24, 2016
- 2 min
Label Your Quilts
“I know that putting a label on my quilts is super important but I am so bad about doing that. Really your quilt isn’t complete without...
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Karen Shively
- Feb 18, 2014
- 1 min
Mug Rug for Coffee with great Blog reading!
Monday was President’s Day and, of course, I needed a cute little mug rug that would be special for the holiday. Using silhouettes...
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Karen Shively
- Jan 31, 2014
- 1 min
PATCHWORK CENTERED IN SOCHI OLYMPICS
When you watch the Olympics or see ads on TV, keep your eye out for all of the patchwork designs incorporated into the logos and...
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Karen Shively
- Oct 4, 2013
- 1 min
Quilting Whirlwind Festival Countdown
It’s October, Houston Quilt Festival and market time! Cleaning house, finishing customer quilts and preparing for a house full of...
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Karen Shively
- Sep 5, 2013
- 1 min
Shed responsibility – quilt more!
Wow, I am back after spending time shedding responsibilities that have consumed my life for the past six or so years. It’s amazing how...
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Karen Shively
- Aug 2, 2013
- 1 min
Show entry quilts, appliqué, quilt hints
Gosh, been so busy, nose down, working on a couple of show quilts, that I haven’t posted for a while. First, here’s a beautiful quilt...
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Karen Shively
- Jul 21, 2013
- 1 min
Modern Quilt by “old, gray haired quilter”
Well, I decided that this “old, grayed quilter” would see if it was possible to make a modern quilt. Guess what, I made my first modern...
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Karen Shively
- Jul 14, 2013
- 1 min
Super great cutting table!
Wow, check this out! I finally managed to get mats for my gigantic cutting table made for me for Christmas by my son-in-law Kyle. It’s...
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Karen Shively
- Jul 6, 2013
- 1 min
Black, white and “red”all over
Finished a great black, white and red quilt for Esther. Putting the binding on and making an embroidered label for her. It’s a great...
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Karen Shively
- Jul 2, 2013
- 1 min
Texas is definitely Red and orange!
It’s July, it’s HOT, it’s red, orange and all shades thereof! Been reading a lot about color lately. I know I learned some of this in...
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Karen Shively
- Jun 28, 2013
- 1 min
Wow, Honorable Mention at NQA Columbus, Ohio
Fantastic surprise and a big congratulations to Judy Y. For an Honorable Mention ribbon at the NQA quilt show in Columbus Ohio this...
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Karen Shively
- Jun 27, 2013
- 1 min
Color and quilting
Yes, I know what colors I like, I know how they make me feel, but…I don’t know the WHY behind color usage. I have to admit that I have...
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Karen Shively
- Jun 25, 2013
- 1 min
When The Cows Go Home!
Oh my, the cows are ready to go home and their momma is going to the farm! I guess they will have to graze at my house for a little...
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Karen Shively
- Jun 15, 2013
- 1 min
Picture gallery acrylic ink class
Finally getting caught up after taking last weekend off for a great Judy Coates-Perez acrylic ink class. It was a great class with...
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Karen Shively
- Jun 6, 2013
- 1 min
What makes it modern?
Well, even though I’m one of those “gray haired old quilters” I am intrigued by the modern quilters movement. I have been watching and...
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