Twelve Days of Christmas

Loooooooove this line of fabric by Henry Glass.

I'm just about finished with a new little wall hanging pattern.  

How cool is this??

Took some photos this afternoon on 

my android...Google+ did the rest. 

My Lucky dog...the sweetest

Cyber Monday Sale!

Having a sale today on my 3 patterns.
Oh...let's have it run through cyber Tuesday too!  :)

Available on 

My Craftsy Pattern Store and my Etsy Shop

 Poppa's Tree Farm pattern

 now $5

Or make it in red!

Stars for every Season pattern

  now $5
Love to see this made in winter blues...

Pumpkin Spice pattern

now $4

How about making it with Christmas Spice colors?

Thankful for family

Thanksgiving 2013

My friends throughout the world,

May your Blessings overflow

Happy Thanksgiving to all

Feathered Star

Freehand feather meander, lots of stitch in the ditch, some cc's and straight line ruler work.

I could have quilted more...but budget dictates,

and it's very lovely just the way it is.

Feathered Stars are on my list of quilt projects!

Introducing Christmas Spice

Thanksgiving is almost here and officially (in my mind) 

fall will come to an end. 

 No more decorating with pumpkins, crows, dried cornstalks and leaves. 

Time to bring out the colors of Christmas.

Speaking of that...did you happen to buy my Pumpkin Spice quilt pattern? 

 Jodi of Pleasant Home did!  

Jodi calls her rendition, Christmas Spice.

Great modern colors...bright and cheerful...

a bit of sugar and spice if you ask me!

Turn your Pumpkin Spice quilt into

'Christmas Spice'!

find it here

Christmas Spice photos compliments of jodi nelson~Pleasant Home

Poppa's Tree Farm table runner

Just received this picture from my friend Cheryl...

I absolutely LOVE the different fabrics used for the trees!  Marvelous!!  Cheryl opted not to create the pinwheels around the outside...

it can be a bit wide for a standard table.

 (tree blocks measure 12" finished)

I thought a striped red and white bias binding would look great...Can't wait to see it finished Cheryl...whatever binding you use!  

This quilt is quite versatile.  Rotate the trees in any direction, complete the pinwheels around the outside making it a great size for a hall table topper or kitchen island...or how about hanging it on your front door?

Without the pinwheels, well...you see it...looks great too!    

Here's my table topper with 16 snow covered trees. 

and the original quilt measuring 57" x 80"

  

Three options for purchasing Poppa's Tree Farm and be found Here

Happy Holidays!!

~karen

Lila's finish

Quilty Love!

Marcia Marcia Marcia

A couple years ago, i hosted a tree swap with my friends...here

Marcia finished her Christmas tree quilt this past weekend at our Trinity Quilt Club gathering.

She free motion quilted on her domestic machine...

and Marcia, you did an awesome job!!

How cute is that??
Here's the link again to my tree swap post...

and a link to instructions on making these really cute trees.

Christmas Pattern Give~Away Winners!

I have to say how surprised and thrilled i am with all the responses!  Everyone was so encouraging and positive.  Thank you Thank you! 

With the interest in Poppa's Tree Farm and Stars for every Season, i thought...hum, wouldn't  it be fun to show YOUR Poppa's Tree Farm or 
Stars for every Season quilt on my blog?  

I know this is a very busy busy time of year and we all have lots and lots to do.

If i were asked to do one more thing right now...i would most likely end up in the loony bin. lol

How about starting in January and setting a 'laugh yourself into Stitches* quilt show' for March 1st?  I'd really love to see the quilts done in different colors...
but that is not a criteria at all. I'd just love to see yours! 
It does not even have to be a full quilt.

What do you think? 

alright, enough of that...

the 2 winners for Poppa's Tree Farm are:

CindyNovember 17, 2013 at 7:10 AM

I too came over from Paulette's blog! (the wonderful and sweet P:) What great patterns- I especially love Poppa's Tree Farm. I am now a follower of your Blog and of your Craftsy store and I also favorited your shop on Etsy. Loving what I'm seeing so far! Thanks for sharing!

mary enderbyNovember 16, 2013 at 6:00 AM

Poppa's Tree Farm is just what I've been looking for, it would be wonderful to complete my living room decorations. Can't wait for the inspiration of the blog to get me back in the sewing mode. Thanks so much for doing this giveaway!

  and the 2 winners for Stars for every Season:

Janet BlandNovember 15, 2013 at 6:17 AM

I would love to win the Stars for Every Season pattern. I need to make a quilt for my Dad and this would be perfect. I am a follower of your store on Craftsy.

elsNovember 15, 2013 at 6:15 AM

I just became a follower of both. Both patterns are great, I am very curious how Stars for Every Season would look like in blue. It must be great to make such a quilt.

I hope i can easily find emails for Cindy, Mary, Janet and Els...if you are reading this post and have not heard from me...please send me an email  chezstitches@gmail.com

Now of course...if you'd like to purchase either of these patterns you will  find them on My Craftsy Pattern Store  or Etsy Shop

mailed copies are available too...see my sidebar for that option

thank you all again for a great give~away.
~karen

Christmas Pattern Give~Away

A chance to win my newest patterns...

Poppa's Tree Farm

Or how about snow covered trees?

and...

  Stars for every Season

I would love to see this pattern done in blues....

To enter the Give~Away Drawing, please be or become a follower of my blog.

Leave a comment and let me know which pattern you would like to win... that simple!

If you would like the chance to win both patterns, 

Please be a follower of my blog and 
 a follower of either

My Craftsy Pattern Store or Etsy Shop.

In your comment, just say "both"!

I will have 2 drawings and give away
two patterns for Poppa's Tree Farm and 
two patterns for Stars for every Season.

Give~Away ends midnight on Sunday November 17th...pacific standard time.
Winner announced Monday...so check back then!

Visit Karen M Walker's Craftsy Pattern Store »

Winter Blues...

I recently came across this Jelly Roll by 

Primitive Gatherings
found here

and this one...Natures Basket (30% off at Craftsy)

...and instantly thought of my new quilt pattern,  

Stars for every Season.
Wouldn't this be great in either of those fabric lines?

I don't know about you, but when i think January...

i don't get the blues...i think blue.  

Besides, that's my favorite color.  :0

 One Jelly Roll should do the trick. 
 Head to my Craftsy Pattern Store: here 

 Black Bird's Nature's Best Jelly Roll call be found on
 My Favorite Fabrics on Craftsy, just below.
and what a great price!

are you getting ready?

Who knew??

I was asked about a month ago if mailed copies of my patterns were available.

I had not considered this method of pattern sales until asked 

and thought, why not? 

Not thinking it would amount to much, 

my first few orders were mailed as unfolded full sheets.  

Surprisingly, the number of quilters purchasing mailed patterns prompted a much needed re-think of how to package my patterns. 

I thought..."Oh gosh...i better look a bit more official, professional....serious.". 

It all caught me so off guard! 

I suppose we all have to start somewhere.  :) 

Here's what they look like today.

A big THANK YOU to everyone for making my new adventure a success.  

Need a pattern mailed?...See my sidebar

Table Topper Rendition

of my Poppa's Tree Farm quilt pattern.

Made with Deb Strain's Christmas Countdown fabrics by Moda.

The tree trunks are also a Deb Strain fabric from a year or two ago...

Between getting customer quilts quilted for Christmas on my longarm...

standing, standing standing...i need to sit for a spell...so i stitch. 

This table topper will have to get in line for machine quilting...but that's okay.

 Measuring 33" square and made with only 4 trees.

Quick and easy gift...

or maybe a holiday treat  for yourself?

You'll find the pattern on

 My Craftsy Pattern Store, Etsy Shop, 

or can be mailed to you, (see my side bar)

Original Full size Poppa's Tree Farm quilt