Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-02)

share more about the process than

just a quick snapshot and a sentence.

What do you love about the

modern quilting community?

So much inspiration! I love how many

people are actually in the community

now – it’s huge! There are so many

amazing patterns and ideas coming

out that it really pushes me to try new

things and create more. Everyone is

very encouraging as well. I have

made some of my very best friends

through quilting, and every time

there is an event like QuiltCon I try

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friendsbotholdandnew.

You’vemadetheawardribbons

forQuiltConforthelastfouryears,

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moreaboutthese?

I thinkworkingwithhandsewing

(hexies)mighthavegiventheman

ideathatI mightbeabletotackle

sucha job.I rememberwhenI made

themthefirstyear,I hadabsolutely

noideaonhowtomakethem.

I spenta goodthreeorfourdaysjust

manipulatingfabricintoshapesuntil

I founda goodwaytoputthem

together.I havea greatsystemnow

onmakingall 46 ribbons...it’squite

a bitof workbutsomuchfun!

You’vehos teda fewsewalongson

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Whyshouldsomeonejoinin with

an online sewalong?

I love sewalongs because of the

community aspect. The fact that

there is a big group all workingon

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thesamesewingprojectis justso

fun.Seeinghowpeopleusefabrics

differentlyis thebest– somanytimes

I startmyownquiltandI wantto

startoverbecauseI absolutelyfallin

lovewiththeirfabricchoices.

Sewalongsalsogivemea chance

tohelppeoplewhomightbenew

toquiltingorhavequestionsalong

theway.If weareonthesamestep

togetherthenit’seasiertoknow

howtoassistthem.

Whatcanweexpectfromyouin

thenearfuture?

I recentlyreleasedmylastquilt,

Snowflake,andjustfinisheda

sewalongforthat.So,nextup

forpatternswillbeTumbled,a

moderntumblershapequiltthat

I amcurrentlywriting,andalsothe

patternfortheawardribbons.

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