| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did you get started quilting? | I started to patchwork & quilt in the late 90,s I lived in Parkes NSW, and there was a small group of us, we would get together once a week and I was hooked, back then my sister and I drove to Camden to look at a long arm, but due to a family, tragedy We didn’t go ahead |
| How old were you when you made your first quilt? | I was approximately 45 when I started to patchwork & quilt I had been sewing since the 50’s and Michelle started to do Patchwork when she came home for the week-end about 1999-2000, we would sit on Saturday afternoons and watch quilting from the Heartlands on pay TV |
| Who taught you to quilt? | By reading a lot of quilting books, the sewing machine shop in town, and the weekly group get together. |
| What do you like best about quilting? | I love the freedom in the creativity and how each quilt speaks to you, and then seeing the quilt go to another level once finished |
| How do you decide what pattern to quilt? | I will load the quilt, then it may sit on the frame for a day or two and let it do the talking |
| Do you have any quilt tips you could share? | I cannot stress how important it is to doodle, and just relax and enjoy it, and practice, practice, practice |
| How many quilts have you made and for whom have you made quilts? | I have lost count of how many quilts I have made, for my family for friends, I don’t make many now because of the shop and I spend a lot of time quilting for others. |
| Where do you quilt and on what HQ machine? | We quilt at the shop, and We started with the Avante 18, this year we upgraded to the Amara 20 I loved the Avante and it took me a little time to adjust to the Amara now I really love it. |
| How much time do you quilt every week, day? | Most days I quilt for a couple of hours, the longest I quilted in one day was about 12 hours I don’t recommend that to any one |
| What advice do you wish someone had told you when you started quilting? | I don’t know of anything at this moment, as I am blessed to have had through my training on mid/ long arms with the Blessington, team, over the years, and also I cannot but highly recommend the Handi quilter academy, Blessington have started, it is through the highly skilled tutors at these events, that I have really grown and I know I still have a lot more to learn as there is no end to learning new skill’s. |
| Tell is about your business and what you offer | Barbara & Michelle started B’Creative Patchwork & Sewing on the Sunshine Coast QLD, in 2006, We sell Handi Quilter, Husqvarna Viking, PFAFF, Singer, Accuquilt, we service Machines, run classes, and have a Quilting Service doing edge to edge or custom quilting, |
| Do you have blog or Instagram to follow: | Do you have blog or Instagram to follow: We have a face book page and a web site www.bcreativepatchwork.com |
