Here is my improv quilting challenge surprise! I am sneaking in one more podcast!
When I think of improvisational quilting, Denyse Schmidt is one of the first quilters that comes to mind. Her Single Girl quilt pattern is one of my favorites and I have a box of hoarded Katie Jump Rope fabrics. As you may recall, I was determined to use my Katie Jump Rope in my Scrappy Improv class with Jacquie Gering (my class review can be found here) and I used Katie Jump Rope for my Double Heart Love Quilt (the quilt made for a book review can be found here). I just love it!
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Double Heart Love
excited me and I felt I was prepared for the interview. But Denyse surprised me.
We started talking about her creative journey. She grew up in a creative and practical family with three siblings. Her older sister inspired her when she went off to art school and exposed Denyse to a whole new world. We delve into her fabric and quilt design process and talk about how she teaches improvisational patchwork. I knew of her love for vintage fabrics and feedsack design. What surprised me is the connection she makes between all of these seemingly disparate things. Her love of shopping at the fabric stores with her mother is brought back to life when she is designing fabric. Feed sacks inspire her not only for their color but also their role as practical goods during American history. By combining all of her loves and passions, her story comes together full circle. All of her experiences and loves are brought together into her work. I love the connection she makes. Her stories have imparted those feelings in me when I see her fabrics and quilt designs. I hope you have a similar experience when you listen to the podcast.
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Interesting podcast and I enjoyed it a lot. I did have issues when I listened ( tried on two different computers) there was a lot of echoing and reverberation
having trouble leaving comments … start okay but half way thru wordpress stops the typing so can not get a complete though out … happens whenever i use right click to correct spelling or use copy and paste
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Nonnie,
I am so sorry you were having trouble leaving a comment. I wonder if WordPress was trying to take a Labor Day break. 🙂 Regarding the sound quality, it is unfortunate you heard echoing and reverberation. We try very hard to edit the podcast to make them as clear as possible. Sometimes my guests need to call in using their cell phones, which can make the call harder to hear. Thank you for your understanding and I hope you enjoyed the podcast.
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Thank you for sharing!
Enjoyed this podcast. I have been making a millefiori quilt (BOM by Katja Marek who wrote The New Hexagon), using only Denyse Schmidt fabric. My two completed rosettes so far were in one of the Free Spirit videos. I nearly fainted!
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Cindy,
How exciting!!!! I will have to watch those videos again…
Sandi
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