MEET BEC SKYBERRIES
Today’s Blog Host on the Sea Breeze Mini Quilt-a-Long has one of the best names of all time: Bec Skyberries. Seriously, it’s like she’s a superhero.
I’ve really enjoyed getting to know Bec and see her work. You can read a little bit about here and then head on over to her blog to check out her cool Sea Breeze Mini.
Bec is Skyberries Handmade
1. How did you come to be a quilter?
My grandma used to sew and my great-grandmother was a court dress maker so I guess maybe sewing is in my blood! I started sewing when I was about 15 (taught by my Dad who doesn’t really sew but knows just enough about everything to be dangerous!) and I made many of my own clothes as a teenager. I liked the idea of making a quilt but it wasn’t until I discovered the online modern quilting world that I decided to put the thought into reality. I started my first quilt in early 2011, just one hundred 6” squares in a simple patchwork layout. After much procrastination about basting and quilting I finally finished it in early 2012. That first quilt went to live with my Nanna as she had emergency surgery just as I was finishing the binding. It is much loved and well used! From that first quilt I was hooked and the obsession just keeps growing!
2. What is it that you love about being a quilter?
Fabric! And the fact that you can totally justify buying forty new fabrics for one project! Ha ha! But seriously I like that quilting is a lovely combination of craft and art. I love choosing colours and placing them next to each other to create interest and depth. And although I’m pretty new to the online quilting community I’m so enjoying being a part of it and meeting people who find chopping up fabric and sewing it back together again as interesting (and sane!) as I do!
3. What’s your 3 favourite quilts that you’ve made that reflect who you are as a quilter?
Who I am as a quilter is changing rapidly as I learn and experiment. My favourites are probably the quilt I made for my son before he was born (gender neutral as we didn’t find out if it was a boy or a girl!), the mini medallion quilt I designed for the Pantone Colour of the Year contest earlier this year and the quilt that I’m working on now – a simple patchwork in blues and greens that I’m making for me!!
A Bit of Fun:
If you could only have one or the other for the rest of eternity what would you choose?
1. Fabric: Solid or Pattern? Pattern!
2. Quilt Styles: Pattern or Improv? Pattern
3. Seams: Open or to the Side? Open! Controversial I know, but I’m so much more accurate when I press open! I tried pressing to the side again recently just to see and my block tuned out a quarter inch too small!
4. Stitching: Hand or Machine? Machine
5. Binding: Hand or Machine? Hmmm, both? I love the look of hand binding but I’m too lazy to do it on all my quilts. Machine is just so quick!
6. Food: Sweet or Savoury? Sweet!!!
7. Entertainment: Books or Music? Books
8. Entertainment: Television or Movies? Television
9. Computer: Mac or Windows? Windows
10. Drink: Coke or Pepsi? Coke
