About Karen Soltys
Sewing, quilting, knitting, rug hooking—if it involves fabric or fibers, Karen Soltys is bound to have tried it. She began sewing doll clothes and then clothes for herself at an early age. Upon graduating from college, she discovered quiltmaking, and to this day is drawn to antique scrap quilts, traditional patterns, and the art of making do. Karen’s other favorite pastime is knitting—pretty much a daily activity for Karen, who is known to carry “emergency knitting” in her purse. In her role as managing editor, she works with authors to develop their ideas into quilting, sewing, knitting, and crochet books. Karen is the author of Bits and Pieces: 20 Small Quilts from Scraps and Fat Quarters, and has contributed designs to a variety of other quilting, sewing, and rug hooking books.
Posts by Karen Soltys:
- Welcome, Splendids! Next block + a splendid tip for pressing seams on 04/11/19 in quilting & sewing
- A new quilt-along 🤗 Join us to make a mini sampler quilt! on 03/08/19 in quilting & sewing
- New tricks for a seasoned scrap quilter (+ scrappy giveaway!) on 05/25/18 in quilting & sewing
- From The Splendid Sampler: stitch a Splendid basket handle! on 10/27/16 in quilting & sewing
- An easy knit beanie pattern for every noggin (+ giveaway!) on 06/29/16 in quilting & sewing
- Favorites of 2015: slow-sewing pick of the year on 12/28/15 in quilting & sewing
- I love patchwork pick: 1 book, 3000 quilt-block possibilities on 10/28/15 in quilting & sewing
- Stitching resolutions on 01/17/14 in crochet & knitting
- New fun for wool junkies: how to needle felt (+ sale) on 11/11/13 in quilting & sewing
- All about knitting—for less! (+ giveaway!) on 10/25/13 in crochet & knitting
