A Quilter's Life

I am looking forward to using the tip that Yvonne Fuchs shares the next time I pin base a quilt. Yvonne is a former aerospace engineer turned modern quilter, designer, and technical editor.   She has developed a style that bridges her technical background and love of bold color, specializing in transparency color play and bold, geometric designs. Yvonne’s quilts have been featured in numerous nati...

I love the way Belle Brunner explains how quilting changes people.  It causes changes in both the quilters and the recipients of the quilts.  We all know this, but to hear it put into words was thrilling.  Belle loves to make lovely things and the notions that she’s made are proof that we can use lovely things while quilting. Here's Belle's Dueling Diammonds pattern using the Wild and Forgotten fa...

I’m so glad that each of us are unique individuals.  As an artist, Pamela Lozano, also known as PamDemonium envelops all the senses through photography, graphic art, music, nature and quilting. She says she doesn’t fit in the box, but who made that box anyway.  I love how Pamela’s artistic talents shine as she describes the quilts that she loves. Here's the quilt that Pamela and I talked about dur...

I enjoy listening to Susan Smith’s podcast Measure Twice Cut Once.  The other day I was listening to her interview with Maude MacDonald.  And when I heard that Maude had been a roller derby girl, I had to send her a note.  I just love roller derby and I had questions!  Maude is The Retro Quilter and she has been designing beautiful modern quilts! Here's Maude's quilt Boogie Nights.  The pattern fo...

If you had the opportunity to listen to the interview I had with Susan Palmer a few weeks ago, you heard her mention Pam Fredericksen, the leader of the Cama Beach Quilters.  The Cama Beach Quilters are the most lovely quilters with a mission to make quilts for the state park’s cabins, bringing back a little history to the park. The quilts are also for sale and the proceeds go to supplies and inte...

While looking on Tori McElwain’s website The Quilt Patch by Tori , I saw that she was offering a class with a guest teacher.  Darla Hennessee Hall was so gracious to chat with me.  She has been free motion quilting on her A-1 Longarm, lovingly named Frankie, for 16 years! She has quilted for clients all over the United States. She also has quilted 6 Best of Show quilts, and has been hired for quil...

Pastor’s wife, Bible teacher, encourager, redeemed perfectionist. All these describe Christian speaker and author Nancy Kay Grace.  Although quilter isn’t listed along with her description for her speaking engagements, Nancy did take a quilting class and learned so much from it.  She has come through quite the life changing experience and I knew you’d want to hear her story. This is Nancy's Quilte...

When I told Danelle Howard that her episode should be published on Valentine’s Day, she responded, “That’s perfect, I’m a florist.  I won’t be able to get nervous, I’ll be too busy.”  Danelle is a maker of "things that have stories."  So we enjoyed chatting and hearing her story.  She also has Cottage Path Quilting where she enjoys longarm quilting for others. This is the BACK of the Double Weddin...

If you leave the ‘ers’ out of my web address you’ll end up on Susan Palmer’s A Quilt Life website.  It’s so great to know that we can work together as quilters!  You’ll easily see that she lives up to her mission statement of to create, grow and support the quilting and art community. You can see Susan fulfilling this statement especially in the town of Mukilteo and also with the Cama Beach Quilte...

Sarah Fulks loves the sense of accomplishment she feels every time she finishes a quilt.  A couple of years ago she started SnuggleBugStitching to make custom quilts.  On her blog she offers great advice and it’s also where you can find her wonderful quilt patterns she has available. You can find Sarah at Blog: SnuggleBugStitching Instagram: snugglebugstitching Facebook: Snugglebugstitching Etsy:...

When I saw a post on Facebook about Lora Zmak finding out her quilt had been in the Let It Snow Halmark Christmas movie, I reached out to find out more about her.  We had so much fun together.  Since the time of her quilt being in the movie, Lora and her twin sister, Lisa, have started the quilt pattern company, Material Girlfriends. Connect with Lora Website: Material Girlfriends Facebook: Materi...

Kari Lehman of Appalachia Modern Quilt Company believes everyone has a need to create and she loves to create quilts. I love her attitude of helping other quilters.  Her statement that “The rising tide lifts all boats, so the more we do to foster the quilting community the better off we’re all going to be” affirms her perspective that we are better when we work together. You can find Kari on Faceb...

Kris Driessen of Phoebe Moon Designs is a quilter who travels by RV. She specializes in printable quilt patterns, tutorials, and quilt mysteries. Kris has had the honor of designing for Connecting Threads, Northcott, and Banyan Batiks.  She also has the privilege of her patterns being commercially distributed through Brewers Sewing and Supply.  I don’t know how she does it all, but there’s no deny...

Teara Cornmesser is continuing to quilt while adjusting to having a cute little baby to take care of this year.  I love her strong family ties with naming her quilt business Lazy J Quilting using the family’s cattle brand as her logo.  Teara is such an energetic lady with great plans for the future. Here are some of Teara's wonderful quilts. Some places to find Teara: Website: Lazy J Quilting Inst...

If you love mysteries and quilting, you’re going to love Kathryn Mykel’s new book series starting with Sewing Suspicion.  Mykel is her pen name.  You might remember her previous episode on A Quilter’s life as Kathryn LeBlanc.  Kathryn and I had so much fun talking about her books and I’m excited that she has different quilts connected with each one of them. Kathryn’s previous episode Here's the be...

It was wonderful to catch up with Tangular Irby and hear how she decided to write her books about the Gee’s Bend Quilts.  I thought this would be a good time to share this episode with you just in case you’re looking for a wonderful Christmas gift to give this year.  Here’s the link for Pearl and Her Gee’s Bend Quilt Black Friday Special Find out more about Tangular and her book, Pearl and Her Gee...

Happy Thanksgiving as we celebrate in the USA. I am so thankful for you!  Please listen this week to hear what I've been up to and what's happening with A Quilter's Life coming up. Quilts from the Mid-Ohio Valley Heritage Quilt Show "Terries Cherries" made by Albert Williams & Terrie Bohon.  And was quilted by Marla Work. Albert Williams' episode Marla Work's episode "Harry Potter Project of D...

Although Nimble Thimble has closed the brick and mortar quilt shop in Gilroy, California, Linda Williams is excited to see what she can do next to help her town. Thanks to my previous guests, Annie Smith and Danell Cline, for telling Linda about A Quilter’s Life.  Linda and I had a wonderful visit. Alexander Henry's Bow Wow Chow Mein Panel One Block Wonder Check out Linda's Facebook page to see wh...

I had the opportunity to go to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and actually see Sylvia Hernandez’ quilt in the exhibit Fabric of a Nation, American Quilt Stories.  Although Sylvia and I got to visit several months ago, we wanted to wait until the exhibit was opened to share her interview.  This special exhibition opened on October 10th, 2021 and will be available until January 16th, 2022.  Sylvia...

Suze Spensley is an avid quilter and makes one-of-a-kind quilts that she sells through her business Revelation Quilts.  Each and every quilt she makes is personalized with love.  It is her dream to motivate and inspire you to be your best self.  As Suze and I chatted I found out that the day this episode is to be published is her mother’s birthday.  So I wanted to add Happy Birthday to Suze’s moth...

Becci Ware is the owner of Living the Dream Quilt Shop in Bridgeport, WV.  And that’s exactly what she’s doing!  Living her dream!  And through her dream she is helping others to live their dream.  Becci is one of the friendliest people you will ever meet and I love how so many of the people that have come to her shop have become her friends.  I’m so thankful for the friendship that she has offere...

I noticed Elena Watson putting out these funny reels on Instagram.  She’s quite the master at putting them together and, of course, they’re about quilting so that makes them extra fun.  Elena has created over a dozen beautiful quilt patterns.  It was fun to hear more about the process of creating a pattern. Here is Elena's Yield pattern Find Elena on these social medias Etsy: LifeandPeaceQuiltCo I...

One of the quilting Facebook groups that I enjoy is called Quilting.  Carol Ann Ferrari-Rogers is the person that created that group.  Besides having a day job, she also is the owner of Coziness Quilts.  She is a certified APQS quilter and a certified Quilt in a Day instructor.  What a busy lady!  I was so happy that she took time out of her schedule to visit with me. Here's the wonderful portrait...

It was an honor to be contacted by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, also known as the MFA, to have an episode about their upcoming exhibition, Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories.  Curator, Jennifer Swope, talks to me about MFA and the quilt exhibition.  This exhibition opens this month on the 10th and Guthrie and I plan to visit it on Wednesday, October 27th.  I’m looking forward to seeing...

I had a wonderful time walking down memory lane with Dick Du Puis.  I want to encourage you to go to Dick’s episode page on aquilterslife.com, if you haven’t already, to check out the pictures and links I’ve found for him.  What does a successful clothing designer do when they retire?  Evidently, part of that is making quilts!  At 91, Dick is still busy making quilts, isn’t that great? He told me...