Pick A Petal
The popular Pick A Petal quilt featured as the 2024 Block of the Month on QuiltShow.com is coming to Southern Charm Quilting! Learn how to create your own version of Pick A Petal in a five-session class taught by quilt artist Kari Hawkins.
Designed by Jen Kingwell, the Pick A Petal quilt was inspired by this Australian designer's love of flowers. The 72-inch square quilt features a bright and happy scrappy look. It includes machine piecing, machine or hand applique, and hand embroidery embellishments of flowers, butterflies and other garden surprises. The combination of these techniques creates interesting layers of whimsical detail for a one-of-a-kind quilt. Quilt artist Kari Hawkins will guide students along their Pick A Petal journey, sharing techniques and tips to complete their quilt. This quilt is sure to become a family heirloom. Special Note: The pattern and (optional) acrylic template set can be purchased through Southern Charm Quilting. It does take three to four weeks for shipping.
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| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Skill Details: | Advanced Beginner |
| Instructor: | Kari Hawkins |
| Instructor Bio: | karihawk@knology.net 256-508-9409 Kari Hawkins is a local quilt artist and writer. Sewing since a teenager, she began quilting 35 years ago. Her mother-in-law was a life-long quilter and charter member of Heritage Quilters of Huntsville. Over the years, Kari has served in various volunteer positions with HQH, including president, vice president and quilt show chair. She has won numerous quilting awards in HQH quilt shows and has had her quilts juried in both the American Quilter?s Society quilt contest in Paducah, Kentucky, and International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. In addition, Kari coordinates a 55-member quilting group that meets monthly. Professionally, Kari retired in 2023 from a 40-year career in journalism and public affairs, ending her career as a public affairs specialist for the U.S. Army Materiel Command at Redstone Arsenal. Her husband is a NASA computer scientist contractor. They have a daughter who is a writer living in Houston with her husband, a son who is a Huntsville Police Officer and a dog named Penny. Kari and her husband are active members of Epworth United Methodist Church, where they both sing in the choir. |
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