This is a new Q & A series to get to know our members.  Today, Emily Nieder talks to us about her experience as a quilter.

Q: Tell us about yourself.  Where are you from and how long have you been in our guild?
A: I grew up in the Bay Area, CA, and I’ve lived in NYC for 5 years.  I joined the guild in 2013.



 
Q: Have you always been crafty?  What other things do you make? 
A: I’ve always loved to draw, paint, and make things with my hands.  I went through a knitting phase and attempted to sew garments for myself before discovering quilting in 2012.  I love how quilting combines sewing with image design.
 
Q: Where do you sew?
A: In my living room.


 Q: What is your favorite type of project?
A: Right now I love traditional piecing and quilting feathers.  I try to make my quilts more contemporary with modern fabrics.

Q: What’s your favorite quilting tool?
A: My Quilt Halo

Q: What type of fabrics do you use most often?
A:   I like to mix different types of fabrics and care more about color and texture than whether they are modern, reproductions, or batiks.

Q: Who or what inspires you most in quilting?
A: I have learned how to quilt entirely by following classes online, mostly on Craftsy.com.  I have been inspired by the various instructors and also by my classmates; it’s great to see others’ projects and how they interpreted the same lessons that I took.



 Q: What are you working on now?
A: Butterflies!  I found this block pattern online and loved the vintage feel.


Q: What kind of projects would you like to tackle in the coming year?
A: I plan to make my first queen size quilt for my mother’s 60th birthday.  I’ve already picked out fabric that complements her curtains.



Q: Do you have a blog, flickr, pinterest, or other place on the web you’d like to share?
A: I share some of my quilts on Pinterest, username ernieder.

 Tell us about yourself.  Where are you from and how long have you been in our guild?  Where do you sew?

This is a new Q & A series to get to know our members.  Today, Judy Stadler talks to us about her experience as a quilter.

















A:            I have several projects in progress: my version of a Dear Jane; Hawaiian applique; a series of art quilts; wedding gift quilt for my nephew; putting together the blocks I got for my Bee’s exchange; a Sashiko wall hanging to name a few.    




(Thank you Judy! If you would like to be interviewed for this series, please fill out the questionnaire and email it to jessunderquilts at yahoo dot com)

This is a Q & A series to get to know our members. Today, Nancy Dougherty talks to us about her experience as a quilter.

















(Thank you Nancy!   If you would like to be interviewed for this series, please fill out the questionnaire and email it to jessunderquilts at yahoo dot com)

This is a Q & A series to get to know our members.  Today, Barbara Peterson talks to us about her experience as a quilter.

Tell us about yourself.  Where are you from and how long have you been in our guild?


A:    Was a big time knitter but since I discovered quilting….

A:    At home in my living room and when I attend my Bee.

What is your favorite type of project?

A: Making a new block real rings my bell – putting it all together not so much


What type of fabrics do you use most often?




A:  Baby quilts for charity – I use up my stash and can then buy more fabric for a new quilt.



(Thank you Barbara!   Good luck with your shibori class~  If you would like to be interviewed for this series, please fill out the questionnaire and email it to jessunderquilts at yahoo dot com)

Tell us about yourself.  Where are you from and how long have you been in our guild?

Have you always been crafty?  What other things do you make?

  I have dabbled in many crafty things.  I was not athletic as a child, so my mother was always trying to find things to keep me busy.  I learned how to needlepoint when I was about ten.  My mother was an artist so there were always projects to be had.  Beading, papier-mâché, painting rocks, macramé, knitting, sand casting, I had a very creative upbringing.  Then at the age of thirteen I asked to take a quilting class.  The class was at a local sewing shop and it was me, and a room full of mothers.  This was right around 1976 when quilting was making a resurgence.  I had quite an education being the quiet girl in the corner listening to all those moms chatter! Back in those days, the tools we had were scissors, cardboard and rulers.  You traced your template on the back of the fabric and cut out the pieces one at a time.  Dark ages I know!

 I currently sew in the corner of my living room.  It’s just me now, so I can leave everything out strewn all over the place, and no one cares.  It is nice to have the sewing machine always at the ready.  The other day a friend stopped by and needed her bag fixed and viola, done in minutes. Haha.


Gosh, I love all types of projects.  I love to work on something intricate and complicated; it gives me a great sense of accomplishment.  But then there are other times you just need to do something quick and simple.  I love it when I can make a quilt in a weekend, binding and everything.

I would have to say, and my daughter is cringing, the famous seam ripper.  I love it.  I don’t mind when I have to use it, it helps me slow down and be careful.  My daughter hates the seam ripper so much that I kind of smile and laugh when I need to use it.  Does that make me a bad person?

100% cotton quilting fabric is ma favorite.  I can be led astray by silks and other yummy fabric goodness.

I love color, the brighter the better.  I love Kaffee Fassett fabrics, he just knows how to rock that color!  I also look to nature to inspire me.  I have a whole file of photos that are just for that purpose.  I love to take pictures of unexpected scenes and think how would I make that a quilt.


 I just finished layering my NYC Metro Mod Bee Block top.  I plan on quilting that baby next.  I love the way the top came out, everyone did such a great job on their blocks.  Now I hope I can do it justice with the quilting.              

Well, I have everything for a Single Girl quilt for my daughter, but she has a boyfriend now, so does that mean I am off the hook? J I would really like to finish off some tops that I have, I think that I have about seven, but I guess we can all say that.


  I blog at theredheadedmermaid.blogspot.com and my flickr link is on that page. 

Thanks Lisa!  You look great, can't wait to see you next month!
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