1. When did you begin quilting?
When I was 8 years old, my grandmother
was hand-stitching a grandmother’s flower garden hexagon quilt. It was
the only quilt she ever made. Whenever I visited her during that year, I got
busy making hexagons and sewing them together. (I wish I knew what became of those
creations).
A few years later, my mum taught me to use
a sewing machine. It wasn’t until I was in my late
twenties that I put the 2 concepts together and started machine piecing quilt
tops. I was never interested in the actual quilting process and always sent
them off for long-arm machine quilting.
Until ….. that original quilt of my
grandmothers needed to be re-quilted . (The original quilting had been
out-sourced and was done very badly). My wonderful teacher Judy Newman at
Amitie convinced me to hand quilt it myself and I became hooked. Thank you
Judy!!!!
I quilt because I love:
- colour
- being
creative
- fabric
- design
- connecting
with other crafters
- fabric
(I KNOW I said it twice)
3. What is your favorite quilting tip?
Don’t worry too much about
perfectly meeting corners or exact measurements. Enjoy the process, have fun
with it and treasure your creations. Remember …. ‘wonky’ is ‘in’.
My quilt festival quilt is super
scrappy which I love. That’s one of the great things about patchwork ….
Making use of every little bit of fabric scrap to make new and wonderful
creations.
The design is VERY loosely based on a
quilt by Kaffe Fassett called ‘Nona’ from the Passionate Patchwork
book.
5. Do you sew other things?
I also love to sew bags, notebook
covers, cushions/pillows, pencil rolls and other smaller items that can be used
as gifts. I really love giving handmade!!
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Congratulations Andi, and much success in your business!
Have a great weekend everyone~
Amy
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17 comments:
Wonderful! I was just looking at some of her quilts on Flickr! I love the scrappy look of her quilts and use of color. Her quilts are a joy to look at and it sounds like a joy to make. Keep it up, Andi!
joan
Don't know how to see your quilts on flicker. But, I love what I see here. So much color and so pretty. Thanks for sharing. Lots of inspiration for a newbie.
Pamela
Snuglewmn@aol.com
Her quilts are so pretty! I love that brightly colored block quilt!! :)
Sorry to be a nuisance but, like Pamela, could I ask to see links for Andi's work?
Thanks so much, Amy. What a delightful Blog Andi has.
Love your work Andi - good luck with the new venture!
Thanks Amy for having me visit your blog this week and thanks for all the kind comments from your readers.
Andi :-)
As someone who doesn't make quilts but loves to look at them, Andi's work ticks all the boxes, gorgeous fabrics, lovely patterns and lots of colour and interest. It is obvious from the quilts that she is in love with making them.
Andi is a gem x
Andi, makes such beautiful quilts and is is such a great warm funny person.
Great Interview
What a great spotlight! Andi's quilts and words of wisdom are wonderful! Thanks to both of you!
I really enjoyed this interview and love Andi's quilts! They are all so beautiful, and I do enjoy visiting her blog so much. Good luck with your business, Andi!
Such gorgeous, vibrant quilts - great interview - had to go become a follower, lol! Thanks Amy and Andi!
Lovely quilt Andi ; )
And good luck on growing you own business!
Love fresh quilting, super colour blasts, gorgeous!! Love Posie
What gorgeous quilts. I love reading all of the stories.
I love Andi's work. This was a great interview!! Thanks Amy!!!
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