Hi Jeanne,
A great question, imho!
I've been quilting for years and heard EB's name alot but never pursued trying her techniques until about a year ago. And that was only because I'd tried her Flying Geese rulers and fell in love w them! Her tools are helpful to me, not gimmicky. It's only been recently that I found the free videos. She's a bright woman and I enjoy using her cutting and piecing techniques. I design many of my own quilts and while many may consider her a 'traditional' quilter, I find her techniques know no boundaries.
Aside from the 2 FG rulers, I also own (and use often) her Triangle Square Up ruler, used to make half square and quarter square triangles.
I belong to a guild and just this month took 2 of her books out of the library: Still Strippin' after 25 years, and Egg Money Baskets, the latter which I look forward to perusing
I have a few of her older books and not too long ago, bought her book on American First Ladies, which I thoroughly enjoy
Happy quilting~
Jae
Originally Posted by
jcrow
I knew her name and that she has a lot of books, and lots of quilters like her, but I never checked her out. Had no reason to. So glad I did today. I wish I would have tried her flying geese method years ago. I have a hard time with FG. Her way seems easy. I just put in my cart her small flying geese ruler. I'm reading about her different books. But so far I think I'm going to find the Egg Money quilt book. Thanks to you who helped me. And thanks for not making me feel stupid that I didn't know anything about her. I was afraid to ask this question because I was afraid I would look a fool.