Pharmacist, wife and mother by day, crafter/creative by night and on precious days off. I’m an art-lover, good-design-seeker, museum enthusiast, maker and muse-follower for as long as I can remember, but at least since early adolescence.
I come from a long line of makers and creatives: my mother, grandmothers and great-grandmothers
have done just about everything: embroidery, crewel work, macrame, bead-work, cross-stitching, quilting, crochet, knitting, garment-making, sewing home goods and even painting. My grandfathers were creatives too: one was a glass-blower by trade and woodworker in his free time (and later painted,) the other was a machinist by trade but worked in leather for enjoyment.
I love it all, and have done more than my fair-share of crafting in a variety of disciplines, but there is something about the precision and multi-step process of quilting that really resonates with and captivates me.
I tend to be practical and thrifty, using what’s on-hand or what I’ve found in second-hand shops and thrift stores when I can. But I’m not averse to spending a pretty penny on fabric that gives me joy or a tool that just makes “making” easier or better. I think both challenge my creativity.
In the end, I love making things that are both useful AND beautiful. If it’s only one of those things, what’s the point of making it?
If you are looking for Catbird Quilts Studio find her here – CATBIRDQUILTS AT GMAIL DOT COM
