Karina Hittle, founder of the design studio Artful Offerings™, is an award winning quilt artist in addition to being a pattern designer. Her work is increasingly recognized by the quilting and crafting communities, and by the editors of the industries top publications.
2007:
For 2007 the Artful Offerings Design Studio is busier than ever...even though our New Year's resolution was to slow down a bit! Artful Offerings has a Christmas themed book that
was published by Martingale & Company in August! In addition, Karina designed 15 projects for a book that features
designs by a few other artists and was be published in September by Lark Sterling Publishing. Two new designs
are featured in Better Homes & Gardens 2007 Holiday Crafts and Christmas
Ideas magazines! Somerset Studio Gallery Magazine {Winter 2007} will be doing a full feature on yet 2 more brand new designs which will be on newsstands this coming December. DMC and Karina have been working together and 25 new designs
are available during this year! In addition to all the above, the Artful Offerings Design Studio will be adding lots of fresh, fun and fabulous new patterns to their growing collection.
2006, 2005, 2004:
Karina's "Holly Berry Keepsake" punchneedle ornament was featured on the cover of the Dec 2006 Create & Decorate magazine. She also had wool felt ornaments featured on the cover Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Ideas 2006 issue as well as a "Seasonal Welcome" wool felt cone shaped container in the Better Homes and Gardens Halloween Tricks and Treats 2006 magazine. Karina had commissioned designs featured on the Jul 2006 cover and in the Oct 2006 issues of Australian Homespun. Her "Be Mine" and "Love" quilted Valentines were featured in the Jan/Feb 2006 issue of Fons & Porters Love of Quilting magazine and on the DVD 800 Series "For The Love Of Quilting" television show! Better Homes and Gardens Holiday Crafts 2005 magazine features 2 of Karina's designs which are captured on the cover and inside. They are called "Holly Berry Topiaries" on the cover and inside beginning on page 40 & a bench pillow called "From the Pumpkin Patch" which begins on page 14! In 2005 Quilt and Appliqué Quilts magazines each featured an Artful Offerings' design by Karina and in November 2004, Quilting Professional magazine prepared a feature article introducing Karina in her art and sewing studio.
2003, 2002: In addition to recent publications, Karina's work has been recognized by her peers and in judged competitions. She won awards in the
May 2004 International Husqvarna Viking Creative Challenge "Professional Collection" competition,
the Autumn 2002 Keepsake Quilting
Challenge as well as the 2002 and 2003 Merri Stitches Annual Quilt Contest. Her quilts were also featured in the 2002 Fiber Arts Conference and "A Quilter's Gathering" sponsored by the East Coast Quilters Alliance in 2002.
Karina has always loved art. Her first recollection of being obsessed with art was in Kindergarten, where on a daily basis she would negotiate with Miss Skinner for more easel time in the art area! Over the years she has enjoyed all forms of art...everything from coloring, drawing and painting to ceramics and rubber stamping. In the needle arts category, her interests lie in sewing, quilting, punch needle, cross stitching, knitting and crocheting.
After over 25 years of experience, Karina has combined all of her artistic interests into the founding of
Artful Offerings™
. She chose the name because she wanted to offer sewing and quilting patterns that integrate all the facets of art that she enjoys. Her goal is to create an artful experience for her customers, which evokes an element of excitement and surprise, from the moment they first see her patterns thru the entire creative process!
Artful Offerings™
patterns are designed to do as much or as little embellishing as you wish. Designs can go from Folk Art to Fancy, whatever your desire or time permits. With such diverse interests, Karina has developed an eclectic style that inspires the designs for Artful Offerings™. | 
