This month's guild member spotlight is the very talented Linda Donnelly. I very much enjoyed getting to know Linda better with this interview and I hope you enjoy reading what Linda has to say about her quilting experiences.
Answer: " We moved to Sullivan from Bar Harbor ME in the fall of 2016. I left behind some amazing women that I sewed with there, so I quickly looked for a guild here in NH. I believe I joined in 2017. In Maine it was a much smaller group, 12 of us in our guild, and we sewed together every Thursday night in a classroom above the store. I miss my "Thursday Night Quilters" and was looking for something similar here. I haven't quite found it yet, but I have made some good friendships. "
Answer: "The first quilt I made was when I was in high school. My best friend got a job at a fabric store and learned how to make an Anne Burns quilt in a day. My first quilt was her log cabin quilt, back when we ripped the 2 1/2" strips instead of using a rotary cutter. I am a very visual learner, but I also do well with written instruction. In Maine I used to help teach classes to the students that were struggling with some of the concepts. I seem to have a knack at helping people wrap their head around what the directions are and then having them do it."
Answer: "This is a hard question to answer. I love the look of Cathedral Windows quilts and have made a small table runner to teach myself how to do it. I feel like I would like to make a larger version. Most of my quilts these days are patterns I create myself. I see fabric and start playing with graph paper and then make a quilt. I recently purchased EQ8 and that is the class I would like to take now. I would like to learn how to now write and print my own patterns."
Answer: "Why do I quilt... I seem to have these ideas that just form in my head, and I need to create them. I feel strongly that every human should have some sort of hobby to help them leave the craziness of the world for a bit and recharge, doing something that they love. I love making quilts and giving them away although my kids seem to think they have enough now.... Thank goodness they have started giving me grand babies! I love the pretty colors and the texture and the designs I can create with fabric. Quilting gives me peace and satisfaction and makes my heart happy."
Answer: "I am drawn to Earth Tones for colors so that is most of my stash. I love blues and browns and I mostly use Batik fabrics now. The only time I go with the fabric on the pattern is if it was the fabrics that drew me toward the pattern in the first place."
Answer: "In Maine the store that I hung out at had classes and Kathy would also put together retreats once a year in the fall. One year we were in Ogunquit for the retreat. My bestie and I realized we had wine, as is required at retreats, but no corkscrew. When we were out shop-hopping that day, we stopped at about 4 other stores along the way until I found small cork screws. I purchased 2 and we always now have a corkscrew in our travel bags for retreats."
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