Name: Jenn Nevitt
How
long have you been quilting? I made my first quilt just about three years ago
- for my daughter's first birthday. It was the first quilt I had finished (I
had sewn some quilt blocks when I was pregnant, but it took awhile for those to
become a quilt!)
What
is your favorite part/step of the process? I love choosing fabric (though
I hate to use up my favorites!) and I love piecing the top.
Your
biggest obstacle? Besides being able to afford all the fabric I love, and to have
time and space to sew everything? Deciding how to quilt my quilts is always
tough for me, and making the backing. Ugh!
How
many have you finished? I had to go count - 46! Wow!
Which
item that you have made are you most proud of? The quilt I
made for my bed this year - it is the largest quilt I've finished (just over
queen size) and I think it looks like something you might buy, so that's pretty
neat!
How
do you decide on a pattern? I love reading quilt blogs (I was so excited when
I found quilt blogs! I had read knitting blogs for years, and for some reason
it didn't occur to me right away that there would be quilt blogs too!). And
Pinterest is a good source of inspiration. I also like to collect quilting
books, and have recently made a few quilts out of some of my books.
Where
do you quilt, do you have your own space? I have a new sewing room, and
it's pretty tiny, but it's nice to keep the yarn and fabric stash away from the
kids and pets! I usually move my machine to the dining room table to quilt my
quilts, as there is not enough room on my sewing table.
Tell
us about your stash: Not big enough! I have a hard time choosing fabrics - I really
want to love everything I buy. I signed up for Pink Castle Fabric's Stash StackClub though, and they send out fat quarters all within a color scheme each
month. I'm hoping to get a lot of things I wouldn't otherwise buy. I have a bad
habit of buying an entire line of fabric in fat quarters or smaller precuts,
and I find that sometimes limiting.
How
would you define your style? Traditional Modern. I love the bright
colors and patterns in modern prints, but I'm not much into 'wonky' or freeform
quilting. I like nice straight lines and geometric shapes!
What
are your go-to colors? Blues and Greens. And I love a good grey!
Favorite
tool or notion? My sewing machine!
Do
you have other crafty hobbies? I knit a lot, and dabble in
embroidery and cross stitch when I have time. I also love sewing clothes for my
kids.
