Barbara Jones is a great gal!!! She has a wonderful talent and beautiful patterns. She is the guest designer for my online sewing group Patchwork Posse. She has the CUTEST table runner pattern for us. Can't wait to get started!!! It is a quilt pattern for beginners and has a bit of applique and block piecing. Just the right amount.
Show and Tell— a pattern by Quilt Soup.
It was in a magazine a few years ago. I made 2. One for each daughter.
Let me tell you a little secret girls– I don't like applique. I am lazy!
I made all the leaves and centers of the flowers raggy. hee hee.
So how did you get your crafty start? I have been a crafter all my life and have tried everything from macramé to stained class!
How long have you been crafting? Like I said, all my life.
What else would you like people to know about you? That I am a pretty nice gal with a good sense of humor once you get beyond my business-like attitude!
What or who inspires you? Color and people! The people I meet and know and the experiences we have along the way always give me something to think about and commemorate in a quilt.
When you are not involved in your craft/business- what can you usually be found doing? I am involved in my craft business 24/7.
How many UFO’s do you have? Maybe about 20. I used to have about 5 times that many but found some quilt angels to take them off my hands. I work with a charitable quilt group in Florida that puts every block and scrap of fabric, etc to use in quilts that are given to those in need. I have recently had an opportunity to work with some local quilters that make and donate quilts to raise funds for a children’s hospital. I am hoping to work with the same kind of group in Idaho. The way I see it, I will have no UFO’s pretty soon! It has never really bothered me to have UFO’s. I think of them as the price of tuition when you are learning something new or figuring something out. They have served their purpose if I can answer the question I am asking with them. It is a bonus to have them made into quilts that someone can use and take comfort from.
How much time do you spend on your craft? Like I said…24/7!
What's your favorite color? All of them!
Do you have a favorite Notion? Absolutely.. Dovo appliqué scissors and QuiltSoup’s Block Board.
What sewing machine do you use? I piece every quilt I make on a cast iron signer made in the 1950’s. I also have a Featherweight. I use a Kenmore sewing machine for machine buttonhole stitching when I am making a fusible web project or machine quilting a quilt.
What music do you usually listen to when you create? An eclectic assortment on my ipod. It ranges from Classical through country to alternative and always includes a little Christmas music.
Do you also cook? I can make a bowl of soup to keep myself alive but don’t really like cooking. I like to make desserts and pastries because I find decorating them to be lots of fun and, of course, love to eat them.
Do you have a favorite pattern/project? I LOVE to hand appliqué and hand piece.
What do you hate to do? I hate, hate , hate binding a quilt!
What craft have you yet to try but haven't – and why haven't you done it yet? I don’t know that it is really a craft but I want to learn to weld so I can do metal sculpting. I just haven’t had time to get to it yet!
How did you come to start your business? The same way many of us in the quilt pattern business did. I have only made one quilt that was identical to the pattern and it was the first one I made. I, of course, changed the colors, etc. I was always more interested in “I wonder how it would look if I did x, y or z rather than in making the quilt exactly like the pattern. Other people were interested in making their quilts the same as mine and asked me to write a pattern for them. One thing led to another and before you know it, I had everything in place to open a quilt pattern company.
How do you keep your life balanced between family and work, especially if you work at home? I am no good at balance in any arena of my life. My child is grown and gone so, luckily for me, I don’t have many family obligations or others who need care.
Do you ever feel like you are in a rut or get burned out? I never suffer from a lack of ideas and get excited about learning and trying new things. It has only been lately that I have come to feel that I am in a bit of rut. I plan to try something new to get myself of it. I will let you know how that works out!
Links—
Blog: www.quiltsoupblog.com
Website: www.quiltsoup.com
ok. I think my favorite parts are—- she works 24/7!! lucky girl. Metal Sculpting huh? that's a new one to me too. Thanks Barbara for taking the time to make us something wonderful and sharing it with us!!!
What is your favorite part?
pst— Come join us so you can make her beautiful table runner!!
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