Karen Linduska’s New Book! Creative Uses for Decorative Stitches

If you come into Zede’s regularly, you know we love Karen Linduska! We’ve had her travel to our store to teach twice in the last two years, we can’t keep her first book in stock, and we actually teach a continuing education class based on that book!

So, we love her!

And we are thrilled to be carrying her new book! Creative Uses for Decorative Stitches is an excellent follow up to her first book Your Machine’s Decorative Stitches, actually it might even be better! As with many things, the more you practice your technique, research new products and really get in touch with your creative self, you produce something amazing! That’s exactly what Karen did- she’s at the top of her game in this book.

If you want to own it…which you do…come into Zede’s or purchase it here.

Here is a little excerpt from the inside. I just wanted to show that Karen’s new book is not only relevant to stitchers who want to get the most out of their machine’s decorative stitches, but it is stylistically current. Karen has excellent color sense and she’s a master of proportion and composition. If you have ever wondered why your art quilts or other designs aren’t as pleasing to the eye as you’d like, take a lesson from Karen and do a few of her projects. You’ll learn what really makes a design POP!

So, if you’re in the Columbia, MO area, check out our class list and sign up for “Fiber Fun”- it’s our class based on Karen’s work. Also, sign up for our newsletter so that you know when Karen is coming back!

Tuesdays with Linda

I am so excited!  We are dedicating every Tuesday night after club to some form of quilting lesson!  This coming Tuesday will kick off our Fiber Fun series.  In Fiber Fun we will explore some contemporary and mixed media techinques to enhance and embellish your quilts.  We will start out by using Karen Linduska’s book, Your Machine’s Decorative Stitches, and our first project will be Marshland #1

 

Marshland #1

  

It will be fun to learn new ways to use those built-in stitches in our machines to create botanical images.  The best part is that you don’t have to be a quilter to enjoy this class.  In fact, you can be newbie to your machine, and still experience success with Karen’s methods!  It is a super way to become familiar with your machine’s different functions and opportunities for creativity!

Fiber Fun will continue every other month, always on the Tuesday after club!

I can’t wait to share with you what I have learned,  Linda B.

Be Fearless As a Fiber Artist

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When we were in Paducah at the American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show and Contest, we took a moment to speak with Karen Linduska.  Karen is a fiber artist that was recently a guest on the Sewing With Nancy series.  Nancy Zieman and Karen co-authored a book, Decorative Stitch Thread Painting and produce a companion dvd to go along with it.  Her quilts have also been on the cover of Quilting Arts magazine!

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I personally was in a class that Karen offered at last years Baby Lock Tech and had a blast discovering new uses for the most standard of stitch patterns.  My project is pictured next to her book.  If you are wondering, yes, she does use a Baby Lock sewing machine to do her decorative stitch thread painting on her quilts and wall hangings.

Gone South, Linda B.