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Images courtesy of Christina Cameli.Things have a way of coming full cir-
cle. When I was teaching at QuiltCon,
I happened to share a hotel shuttle
with fellow faculty member Gwen
Marston. We talked and when the ride
ended, she hugged me and wished me
well. It warmed my heart to share that
moment with someone who had lent
me so much inspiration and common
sense. Now Gwen has passed away.
My grandma has passed away. Kathy
Sandbach, who I learned free-motion
quilting from, has passed away.
The learning and inspiration I have
received from them I feel a responsi-
bility to pass on to others, so it contin-
ues living, each of us holding it for the
time we are here.
How has your quilting style evolved
over the years?
I used to do more improvisational
piecing, and now I am more apt to
create a pattern that others can fol-
low. I do like exploring ways to get an
improvisational look with a pattern-
able process though. My new quilts
Hive Mind and Light Speed are my
experimentation in this direction.
At fi rst with free-motion quilting, I was
interested in making drawings with the
thread: trees or stars or hearts. Now I
am more prone to creating texture and
geometric repetition with my quilting.
It’s fascinating to me what you can do
with thread, and that’s what my most
recent book, Step-by-Step Texture
Quilting (C&T Publishing), was about.What is your favorite tip or best
advice you ever received about quilt-
ing?
Sometimes my grandma would use
a piece of fabric “wrong” side up,
because she liked the color on the
back, or the softening of the print
better. I do this too, and I think of her
every time I do. It’s a great technique
that basically doubles the amount of
colors in your print stash, and it’s also
a delicious reminder that there’s no
one way to do any of this. Your cre-
ative instincts are worth listening to.Visit Christina's website,
christinacameli.comfor more
information about Christina and her
quilts.Quasar appeared in Quilt Con 2019.