tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90535438388279892092024-03-05T11:20:18.316-05:00Creative Longarm Quilting by Karen MarchettiKinda of like potluck, you never know what you'll get, but there's usually something really good!Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comBlogger501125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-42388319709132657472022-05-09T23:48:00.000-04:002022-05-09T23:48:02.000-04:00THE BLOG HAS MOVED!!Both my blogs have been relocated and merged into one wonderful blog.creativelongarmquilting.blogspot.com AND karenmarchetti.blogspot.com are now one - you can find them both here:https://creativelongarmquilting.wordpress.com/This change makes my world just a wee bit easier. I'll be posting everything in one place so make sure you bookmark the new site. Once you get to the new site Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-43132660749464403832022-05-09T11:35:00.000-04:002022-05-09T11:35:21.778-04:00Jan's Quilts I've just finished up these two cuties for Jan -- and yes, they were long over-due -- it's been just shy of crazy over here.I love how Jan told the story using the Very Hungry Caterpillar fabrics - a super cutie indeed!And the bird circles -- I love these birds! Did I mention Jan hand pieces a lot of her work? Amazing, right?!!Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-10948891034236397892022-03-18T12:38:00.001-04:002022-03-18T12:38:27.582-04:00Mary's Gardeners Alphabet QuiltLate last night I finished Mary's Gardeners Alphabet quilt (pattern by Crabapple Hill Studio). I had to wait until this morning to get the full flat pic.I did share several photos of this on my CLQ FB page while it was being quilted. Go check them out if you haven't seen them -- you know, in case you don't already follow. You can also find two videos on my YouTube - Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-78367477897664680642022-01-09T14:37:00.001-05:002022-01-09T14:37:48.439-05:00Diane's Roses Recently I finished this beauty for Diane. Diane teaches hand applique - she does the most fantastic applique I've ever seen. She is teaching this at Road 2 California later this month. I also have to mention this quilt is 108x108 -- it was too big for my photo boards so these are the best pics I could manage:Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-79426642552830658322021-12-17T23:02:00.001-05:002021-12-17T23:02:48.253-05:00Jan's Quilts First up was the owls... oh... these owls are precious! The patterns are from the Outstanding Owls book by Darcy Ashton. I've actually started making some as well... although mine will take quilt a while before they are ready for quilting.Then on to the Sunflowers - I ghosted a few in the background. I love how this piece turned out!And then some poppy flowers - this Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-82312264417214955542021-11-24T21:49:00.000-05:002021-11-24T21:49:25.653-05:00Kris's Moonglow Kris picked up her Moonglow (pattern by Jinny Beyer) quilt this morning so now I can share! I have wanted to quilt a Moonglow for some time now but yet none had come through my client workload (and you know me and piecing... like it takes me 85 years to do anything) - so I was super excited when Kris added this to the schedule.Well... it was originally on the schedule for September Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-91272869592666789542021-11-12T14:33:00.003-05:002021-11-12T14:36:40.195-05:00Shay's Australian Wedding RingI finished this beauty for Shay right before I left for Houston but this is the first chance I've had to share about it. The pattern is by Lynette Anderson (that's the only info I have, sorry).Now I'm working on a Moonglow for Kris... I'm so far behind schedule but hoping to be all caught up before the end of the year. I know, I know... the best plans... hahahahaKaren Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-21017065757174929322021-09-08T21:16:00.001-04:002021-09-08T21:16:29.733-04:00Muriel's Strawberry Jam quilt I've just finished this little beauty for Muriel.I went through several plans before landing on this one-- if you want to hear all about the process as well as see the stitching you can follow along on my patreon page (links below - subscription required)https://www.patreon.com/posts/there-goes-that-55576202https://www.patreon.com/posts/plan-2-55646861https://www.patreon.com/posts/Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-89303671421033143022021-08-23T15:07:00.000-04:002021-08-23T15:07:19.253-04:00Kathy's New York Beauty Fans I've just finished this beautiful quilt for Kathy. It's her New York Beauty Fans (she's been working on it for like10 years!) -- it turned out awesome!Here's a few pics -- sorry about the lighting and the angles - the quilt was bigger than my boards so this was the best I could get.See... awesome right? If you want to see all the quilting on this, you can join my patreon (paid Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-81248532823652986502021-08-02T21:20:00.004-04:002021-08-02T21:20:37.863-04:00Martha's Starry BouquetI've been dodging storms for over two weeks... me and lightning have a history... it's not a good one. But after two weeks of trying my best to quilt during the oddest of hours (for me at least), I've finally finished Martha's quilt. It is a beauty, and a biggie... 108x108! So, excuse my not so perfect photos - it's too big for my boards to get a nice flat pic.I used my Edges (Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-42773124343262291062021-07-29T21:02:00.002-04:002021-07-29T21:05:06.741-04:00Some quilty catch-up It's been awhile since I've posted so grab a cuppa and let's catch up!Diane's Roses Gathering BasketDiane does the most beautiful hand applique ever! And she almost always leaves me tons of open background to stitch. I used my Edges marking rulers for the framework - over on my Patreon you can see the marking (subscription required) and the quilting (subscription required).Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-45022844026967384562021-06-17T22:11:00.001-04:002021-06-17T22:11:27.198-04:00Kathy's E2EsKathy had a bunch of quilts that needed some Elevateā¢ love.First up was a 1930's Drunkards Path with Applique -- digital quilting design frippery01_km Next was Tropical Butterflies & Flowers -- digital quilting design butterfly03_km Then was Love Links (pattern by Studio 180) -- digital quilting design featherduo_km (which when you increase the size looks kinda like palm Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-57660652704455287722021-06-05T13:32:00.002-04:002021-06-05T13:35:40.107-04:00DO YOU FOLLOW??If you follow my blog you might have clicked the Follow By Email widget that used to be on the side bar. It was a great feature... every time I made a new blog post it would send you an email - brilliant, right? Well... according to Blogger that feature is being put out to pasture in the next few weeks. As a result, you'll have two options: Option 1 check back here Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-4542729813933263902021-06-05T13:18:00.004-04:002021-06-05T13:18:54.884-04:00Linda's Sunflower Gatherings Quilt I was finally able to get a couple good pics of Linda's Sunflower Gatherings quilt (pattern by Primitive Gatherings) after a few days of rain.This beauty has an 80/20 batt and I used my new Edges marking rulers (Set 1) to create the framework around the blocks. If you want to see more about the marking and stitching of the framework you can find the link here.Here's the full view:And Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-62596833260328460832021-05-25T13:43:00.005-04:002021-05-25T13:49:05.822-04:00Quilty Catch-up!This is gonna be a long one! It feels like forever since I've posted... here's some of what I've been working on:The raffle quilt for the PSL Crazy Quilters guild:I was told to keep this one simple... not sure how well I did?! If you want to know more about the stitching on this quilt, you can join my Patreon (paid subscription) - check Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-86506466327045066792021-04-13T16:51:00.000-04:002021-04-13T16:51:05.129-04:00Three more for Jan!It's been almost forever since I've posted!! Apparently my blogging skills are falling short... way short!Anyway, I had been working on these three beauties for Jan and I totally forgot to share them with you all... so here they are super quick.First was a gimongous tablerunner:And this awesome denim beauty:And this just blocks beauty:Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-74989143882687050712021-02-05T16:34:00.002-05:002021-02-05T16:34:45.330-05:00Judy's Grandmothers FanI've just finished Judy's Grandmothers Fan quilt. This one was a lot of fun (aren't they all)... but I did have to fix a little wonky here and there. I share how I handled it in my groups (links below), you know, if you want to hear all about how and why...So here's the finished pic... sorry it's not a full photo but my quilts boards are currently unavailable.And a couple of detail Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-91974904740125418082021-01-14T20:23:00.000-05:002021-01-14T20:23:24.954-05:00Judy's Vintage Rouge I've finished Judy's Vintage Rouge quilt. The pattern is a 2012 BOM from Marcus Fabrics. Judy has been busy finishing up some of her UFOs... don't we all wish we could accomplish that... doubtful it will happen as we all keep buying more (but that's a super good thing)!I realize it's not optimal lighting, but its been cold and grey here -- you wouldn't even recognize it as SoFloKaren Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-25466915274760315972020-12-26T09:54:00.000-05:002020-12-26T09:54:43.469-05:00Helen's Mermaid KissesAnd the last client finish for the year... Helen's Mermaid Kisses (pattern by McKenna Ryan). It was actually finished before Christmas, I just didn't get around to posting until today.This was a fun one!If you want to see more on this as well as many others, you can subscribe to one of my paid subscriptions where I share exclusive content - there are two options:1 - Patreon (Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-28691863552259429322020-12-22T13:15:00.000-05:002020-12-22T13:15:10.870-05:00Karla's Lizard Quilt I just finished this awesome lizard piece for Karla (the pattern is by BBD Creations).I did various pebbles for the lizard scales and some leafy fills on the leaves. I tried to remain true to life on the anthurium flowers. I had some fun with the background - Karla wanted a vine-like effect. If you want to see the quilting, thought process, and extras on this beauty, you Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-11444283850305319572020-12-11T12:22:00.000-05:002020-12-11T12:22:38.904-05:002 beauties for JanI just finished these two quilts for Jan - the first is a cool Harley T-Shirt quilt. I used Flaming Shields e2e (Karen Farnsworth/Wildflower Quilting) - it worked perfectly!
The second quilt was Jan's State Birds beauty. I used BirdsinFlight_E2E (Maureen Foster/HumbleBee Quilting) and it also work perfectly!Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-49840002506519235792020-12-02T21:38:00.000-05:002020-12-02T21:38:19.890-05:00Some beautiful butterflies I've just finished an E2E for Kris. She made this beautiful BQ5 (pattern by Maple Island Quilts). I used my butterfly02 digital design (available in gqp format here and all other formats here).A detail view:And a peek at the back:Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-13213638562575767912020-11-29T08:18:00.001-05:002020-11-29T08:18:54.091-05:00Kevina's Potting ShedI've finished Kevina's Potting Shed (pattern by Claudia Dinnell). Kevina wanted her quilt very similar to the one I did for Mel of the Bernina Sewing Center - if you don't remember you can check that out here. I love the greens that Kevina chose -Here are a couple of detail pics:And, of course, a couple of peeks at the back:So... if you'd like to see how I did the quilting on this Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-5224035778461797162020-11-05T12:47:00.000-05:002020-11-05T12:47:19.229-05:00Monday is the day!!That's right, on Monday 11/9/2020 the second Virtual Quilt Show begins -- it runs through Sunday 11/15/2020. If you haven't already checked it out, you should... and don't delay - the classes look awesome -- there are some live and some prerecorded! I personally like the prerecorded because you can rewind and rewatch as many times as necessary during the week of the show!&Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053543838827989209.post-33506002130427736512020-09-21T11:53:00.007-04:002020-09-21T11:56:26.558-04:00More wool beauties from Jan! I've recently finished two more wool beauties for Jan. She makes the most beautiful quilts out of vintage wool -- and she hand pieces too!First is her leaves quilt:Jan wanted a few ghost leaves scattered into the mix. I'm pretty sure I added 9... my hubby added his opinion that I needed more... IDK, I'm happy with how it turned out, even if there are only 9 leaves! Here Karen Marchettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093214912454065272noreply@blogger.com