About me for my Modify Tradition Swap Partner
I don't really know what to put in here, or how you get ideas for your quilts so I'll just ramble a bit.
I love quilts of all sorts, I think they're just beautiful. Old, traditional ones or funky modern ones. I appreciate all the planning and hard work that go into them. I feel I put a bit of myself into my quilts, and I hope people feel that when they wrap up in on
My name's Alexis, 26, married, two stepdaughters, 3 cats and a dog.
My quilting experience thus far has been 3 baby quilts, 2 queen sized quilts and an almost twin sized quilt. I lost pictures of most of them when my computer crashed, but I'll see if I can find some.
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http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=330911.msg3822605#msg3822605 (if you scroll til you see a username "craft and bake'(that was my partner), then scroll to the bottom of her list, you an see the quilt I made for a swap, its queen sized)
They have all been just squares, in different patterns and such, but just squares of fabric. I don't have a quilting machine or access to one (that i"m aware of, I don't think there is any place near me that does quilting service) so I do it on my little Brother sewing machine and kitchen table.
I've always loved pink, but less in the baby pink range,more saturated colors instead. I like the combo of pink and chocolate brown. I love the cute japanese import fabrics that I see on etsy, like of deer or storybook characters. I like 50s/60s kitch. I love garden gnomes. Can't explain it, maybe from watching Adventures of David the Gnome as a child and the wonderful lawn gnome in Amelie. I've developed an unnatural obsession with cupcake fabric. I have a stash of it that was originally devoted to make Gothic Lolita (Japanese street fashion) skirts, but I worry I am too old to wear that look much longer... so it's just sitting where I stare at it. I like something traditional in form, that takes on a hipper, more modern spin in execution. For example, I really like cross stitch...but not a fan of most of the kits at the stores... I like to cross stitch cartoon characters or tv show stuff.
Random info about my personality/interests/likes that might help you (or not)
TV - Doctor Who, Torchwood, Wire in the Blood, True Blood, X-files, Mad Men, Six Feet Under, Weeds, Dexter, In treatment, GLEE, Bones, Lots of BBCAmerica
I love to read, I'll read just about anything.
I love sushi, tea, cuddling, the sound of rain, Tokidoki, I want to visit Japan and London, avid concert goer (when I can) and listen to all sorts of music.
Ive babbled enough. If there's more info you need... let me know
I love quilts of all sorts, I think they're just beautiful. Old, traditional ones or funky modern ones. I appreciate all the planning and hard work that go into them. I feel I put a bit of myself into my quilts, and I hope people feel that when they wrap up in on
My name's Alexis, 26, married, two stepdaughters, 3 cats and a dog.
My quilting experience thus far has been 3 baby quilts, 2 queen sized quilts and an almost twin sized quilt. I lost pictures of most of them when my computer crashed, but I'll see if I can find some.
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http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=330911.msg3822605#msg3822605 (if you scroll til you see a username "craft and bake'(that was my partner), then scroll to the bottom of her list, you an see the quilt I made for a swap, its queen sized)
They have all been just squares, in different patterns and such, but just squares of fabric. I don't have a quilting machine or access to one (that i"m aware of, I don't think there is any place near me that does quilting service) so I do it on my little Brother sewing machine and kitchen table.
I've always loved pink, but less in the baby pink range,more saturated colors instead. I like the combo of pink and chocolate brown. I love the cute japanese import fabrics that I see on etsy, like of deer or storybook characters. I like 50s/60s kitch. I love garden gnomes. Can't explain it, maybe from watching Adventures of David the Gnome as a child and the wonderful lawn gnome in Amelie. I've developed an unnatural obsession with cupcake fabric. I have a stash of it that was originally devoted to make Gothic Lolita (Japanese street fashion) skirts, but I worry I am too old to wear that look much longer... so it's just sitting where I stare at it. I like something traditional in form, that takes on a hipper, more modern spin in execution. For example, I really like cross stitch...but not a fan of most of the kits at the stores... I like to cross stitch cartoon characters or tv show stuff.
Random info about my personality/interests/likes that might help you (or not)
TV - Doctor Who, Torchwood, Wire in the Blood, True Blood, X-files, Mad Men, Six Feet Under, Weeds, Dexter, In treatment, GLEE, Bones, Lots of BBCAmerica
I love to read, I'll read just about anything.
I love sushi, tea, cuddling, the sound of rain, Tokidoki, I want to visit Japan and London, avid concert goer (when I can) and listen to all sorts of music.
Ive babbled enough. If there's more info you need... let me know