I remember my ex MIL was a quilter. I heard last Fall she passed away from Cancer. I remember watching her make these beautiful quilts and admiring all the beautiful fabrics. In the Winter of 1994 she bought me all the fabrics I needed to make my own sampler quilt. This was to be my birthday gift. She gave me the very basics of quilting and I took it from there. I found the art of quilting very creative and was only limited by your imagination.
I love quilting for many reasons. I love the creative power it gives me, I love how I can cut up a beautiful piece of fabric into tiny pieces and assemble them into something amazing. I love the feel of a needle and thread in my hand. I love the crispness or the soft feel of fabrics on the bolts in a fabric store.
But my favourite thing of all is that I love how I can just lose myself for a few minutes or a few hours into a quilt and not think of anything else. If there is any worries or stress or concerns happening in my life, they just dissolve away for the time I am playing in my sewing room. I just get lost, and I LOVE IT!!!!!!! Even when I don't have any worries or concerns, I just love to get lost in my art.
Since that first sampler quilt back in 1994, I have taught myself further into the art of quilting and all the many wonderful techniques that are out there. I wanted to be able to share my love of quilting with other people and found myself starting my teaching career in the Fall of 1997. 12 years later here I am still teaching and selling my work.
I am forever researching and looking for new techniques or ideas to teach or to sell. There is no limit to creativity and I plan to challenge myself every day!!!!!!!!
Quiltingly Yours and Addicted!
Andrea