Looking back on 2013, what trends stand out? I think the biggest trend I have seen is the return more to center. I think the book (which I have still to read but have followed the authors) Vintage Quilt Revival is a good example of this. There seems to be an acknowledgment of the value of using the past to create the future, playing with the vintage blocks, adding color and size and new placements to make them new. In this same vein, I see less of the chaos for chaos' sake, although sometimes that is needed just to break free.
Was there a personal or an industry high point? My personal high point was the realization that I have something to contribute, and "if you build it, they will come." Well, they have not come yet, but I am going to keep contributing.
What did you make that you’re most proud of? I think I am most proud of the wedding quilt which was my last finish. I really worked on doing some different quilting and was very proud of it.
Whose work inspired or awed you? What was your favorite fabric collection or print? I have to say that Tula Pink awes and inspires me. She has such a sense of the playful fairy.
Do you have a book, pattern or class from the past year to recommend? I have learned the most from Alyssa Lichner and Leah Day. Both of them have inspired me to try new things and grow.
What are your thoughts about social media? How is it going for you? What do you love or hate? What do you predict for 2014? I myself am frustrated a bit by social media. I have a love/hate relationship. I love to make the blog, but as I have found in all of my work, I am not a self promoter, so no one knows who I am and so what I do is limited in terms of social media. I wish I could be a self promoter because I turned sixty last year and I really do have a lot to offer... but I just can't bring myself to get out there.
Who do you think will be a rising star of 2014? I say, watch Alyssa and Leah. I think as young mothers everywhere, they are limited by the age of their families in what they can get done. But I think those two are on the brink of rising to the star status, and they deserve it.
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