1. What is your name and where are you from? Cynde from BC, Canada
2. How, when, and where did you learn to quilt? About 10 years ago a good friend taught me, so she would have someone to shop, quilt and go to guild meetings with.
3. Why do you quilt? (tradition, expression, for family, etc) Gotta sew, gotta quilt.
4. Have you taught anyone else to quilt? My children
5. Are there differences in quilting from when you first learned and now? If so, how do you feel about this transition? The only difference is I've now got this on-line board/guild.
6. Are you part of any quilting groups/communities? Here, used to belong to a guild that held monthly meetings, but my life got too busy.
7. Do you feel that quilting is a part of your heritage? If so why? Grandmother and Mother quilt
8. What type of feeling do you get out of quilting? Why do you enjoy it? Creative expression, satisfaction, joy when giving them to appreciative recipients.
9. What different type of quilts have you made? What was the most difficult, easiest? Do you have a favourite style?
10. Who do you make quilts for? Friends/Family - people that are quilt worthy
11. When quilting, what happens if you make a mistake? Unsew/resew
12. What is your favourite feature about a quilt? Not sure what you mean by this. I like the colours
13. What makes a quilt different from other blankets to you? A guilt is a piece of art/heirloom.
14. Do you feel that contemporary quilting has lost some value? If so, why? Or do you feel it has gained value, and again, why? Don't know.
15. Does the history of quilting mean anything to you? If so, what do you know about its history? I enjoy hearing about it.
16. Do you have anything you would like others to know about quilting?
17. Do you quilt alone, or together in a group? Is quilting a social event or a chance for some alone time for you? Or both? Has been social, but now is a solitary activity
18. If quilting is in your family, do you feel you are carrying on a tradition? If so, why is this important to you? It's not important for me to carry on the tradition, but I know my Grandmother was very happy I was.
19. Do you have any memories of others quilting? Do you have memories of specific quilts in your past? If so, please feel free to share. Quilts my Grandmother made for me/my kids
20. Last but not least, do you have any stories or memories about quilting you would like to share? I was very happy to be able to make a quilt for my Grandmother to enjoy in her final days, with blocks that she had created but not gotten around to doing anything with. I also have a quilt that I made out of old T towels that my Great Grandmother had embroidered from flour sacks. That is a true treasure.
A question regarding your consent: Is it alright if I use your responses in a informal class project? Yes