American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2019-08)

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SEWING ROOM

ESSENTIALS

1. JUKI 2000QI

SEWING MACHINE

2. OlFA ROTARY CUTTER
   WITH A SHARP BLADE
   3. 6½" HALF-SQUARE
   TRIANGLE RULER FROM
   BLOC-LOC


3. HULU OR PODCASTS ON MY
   AIRPODS


4. A COLD CAN OF COKE AND
   COOKIES OF ANY KIND—MY
   SEWING FUEL

JOANNA: Your patterns were instrumental

in giving me the quilting bug when I started

sewing. How about you? How did you get

your start in quilting, and what was your first

project?

CAMILLE: Though I was sewing with my mom

before I can remember, I started my first official

quilt when I was about 14 years old. It was a

hunter-green-and-burgundy Nine-Patch, and

my mom let me dig deep into her scrap bin to

make it. I finished it myself with free-motion

quilting using a lot of black thread. I still have

that quilt and treasure it. It was the start of

something that has brought me so much joy.

JB: How long did it take for you to know that

quilting was more than a hobby for you?

CR: When my two oldest boys were little, I

needed a creative outlet. And that outlet needed

to be something that I could start and stop amid

the laundry, cleaning, and cooking that come

with two busy little boys under the age of 3. I

started designing quilts and wondered if there

were other young quilters out there like me who

might want to make them. A chance encounter

and conversation with Lissa Alexander,

marketing director of Moda Fabrics, was just the

push I needed to publish my first pattern. Twelve

years and more than 150 quilt designs later, I am

so grateful for that push!

JB: What has been your proudest quilting or

career moment so far?

CR: My mom, Bonnie Olaveson, and I design

fabric together. When I saw Bonnie & Camille on

a selvage for the first time I immediately burst

into tears. It was a dream come true. It still seems

surreal at times.

a Rosk

JOANNA BURGARINO

Editor

Quilts & More

magazine

SEW INSPIRED BY

Traditional blocks in bright

modern prints are hallmarks

of Camille Roskelley’s style.

Pattern and fabric designer Camille Roskelley

inspired Joanna Burgarino, editor of Quilts & MoreTM

magazine, to start quilting. The pair recently

chatted about that connection.

22 APQ ¥ August 2019