Quilt & Textile Repair

Mar 2023

Karen is such a wonderful and kind artist. I have brought artisan pillows and scarves to her, made of fine upcylced material and she has always been so generous to work with me to repair the loved items. She knows the best way to make them more durable and treats them with respect (not laughing at a grown person with a cashmere lemur scarf or velvet fox pillow) which is much appreciated.

Dec 2020

I was completely satisfied with the excellent repair work done by Karen Stern of the Textile Repair Studio. I had a Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt, circa 1910 that was in need of TLC. Karen was able to restore the quilt with delicate precision to bring back the original hand crafted beauty of this heirloom. In addition. I had a Storybook Illustration 15" x 15" Box Pillow Sham that was in tatters. It was sentimental and I dearly wanted to preserve it. Once again, Karen brought it back to life by mending the frayed material and reinforcing with a fused backing. All this was done in a timely manner and reasonable fee considering the human effort involved in restortion...read full review

Dec 2018

We had a turn of the century family quilt repaired here. Karen did a wonderful job, and in the process, taught us a lot about old quilts. It is worth going here just for the pleasure of meeting someone who really loves her work.