Kari's Creations and Musings

Sue and I at Bernina Users Group! July and almost all of August have zoomed by thanks to all my friendly quilt activities! It’s been a quilt-packed six weeks since I last posted a blog! All these friendly quilting activities keep me really busy … and very happy!!  Vicky, Joan and I having a blast! So, where do I start? How about with the Bernina Users Group! This group meets every fourth Thursday to sew on projects together. Sometimes Sue leads us through a project while other times we have free sew on our Berninas. I have the honor to be Sue's assistant in helping and encouraging our Bernina sewists, and sometimes I even get to teach a workshop for the group! In July, we had an awesome meeting that coincided with the official showcase of the Bernina 990! Sue showed us all the great features of the new Bernina 990 and its embroidery capabilties. Because it a 990 special event, we also had snacks and door prizes and watched a video on this amazing machine. It was a total day of Bern...

Sundrops and Starflowers. Teaching class at Southern Charm Quilting in August.  It’s been a whirlwind since I last blogged at the end of May. Things have been changing a lot around the quilting studio as major projects are completed and new adventures begin. And, you guessed it, most of the fun has revolved around quilting and friendships. It feels like I’m speeding in the quilter’s fast lane!  Our June Stitchers Etc.     Stitch In Saturday! One of the best ways to mix quilting with friends is through stitch groups. Our Stitches Etc. has been in ongoing since 2006! We meet monthly and have Stitch In Saturdays every other month or so. Our June Stitch In was combined with Comfy Quilts. Our guild – Heritage Quilters of Huntsville – has a Comfy Quilts program where we make and donate quilts to various community organizations that give the quilts to underserved children, children undergoing a crisis and veterans. Recently, Comfy Quilts was invited to store fabric and ot...

At AQS Paducah with friends Mary Ann and Cheryl! Wow! The first nearly six months of the year have gone by so quickly. Unfortunately, events of those months have forced me to put a few things aside – including blogging. But, I’m back and hope things have calmed down enough at the Hawkins’ household for me to become more regular with blogging.   If I use the excuse of “Quilt Show Chair” as the reason for my absence, many of you will understand what I’m talking about! Our Heritage Quilters of Huntsville Fanfare Quilt Show was in March. It totally took over my life in the early part of 2024! But the end result was well worth it!  Right before we opened Fanfare 2024. We had the largest show ever in terms of the number of quilts displayed, the number of people who attended, the number of vendors to shop at and the physical size of the show. We tried out the Von Braun Center’s South Hall II, which provided a huge venue and gave our show a different look; and we introduced some inn...