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Emailing with the Tattooed Quilter

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8 Aug

Hi guys!

I’m featured on “emailing with the tattooed quilter” today. Chris (he’s the guy with the tattoos) is relativiely new on the blog circuit, but he’s already established himself with this lovely series. I’d love it if you’d pop over there to hear me wax on about my most embarrassing moment and other quilty philosophies.

Today on "emailing with the tattooed quilter" is me! To read my interview hop over to @nyc_christopher 's blog. (Links in profiles)

Read more interviews and stay and check out Chris’s blog and quilts. He’s a Sewvivor! This quilt might be my favorite of his. This one too. And, aside from quilts, he also has some thought provoking posts.

Have a great weekend!

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  1. Charlotte says

    August 9, 2014 at 11:56 am

    thanks for pointing me to that interview – it was a great read. So interesting to hear about your most embarrassing moment. Very brave of you to share it all over again. xx

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I started really thinking about what modern quilting meant to me when I was writing my book, Modern Triangle Quilts. 📖

Triangles became my playground. 
They gave me a way to create quilts that weren’t symmetrical, but still felt beautifully balanced.
A way to stretch, explore boundaries, and see design a little differently. ✨

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Not a strict definition.
Not a set of rules.

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Trusting your eye and your own creativity.
And knowing you don’t have to follow every “should” to create something that feels right and beautiful. 🫶

These days, I find myself craving more symmetry again.
So here I am, in my little quilting corner, still working with triangles, just letting them evolve along with me.

I think that’s modern quilting too.

What’s your take on modern quilting? 💭

If you want to play with modern triangle blocks with us inside my growing community for quilters, comment “CLUB” and I’ll DM you the details. 💌

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There’s room for everybody in quilting. 🫶 We can There’s room for everybody in quilting. 🫶

We can all start with the same idea, the same pattern, the same block… And end up in completely different places.

✨ Different colors.
✨ Different choices.
✨ Different paths through the process.

There’s no single “right” way to quilt.

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This is one of my favorite things about seeing members inside the make modern triangles club put their own unique spin on every project. 

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👉 Turning ideas and inspiration into beautiful modern quilts
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