MEET JANINE & KATE
Today we have two lovely Australian’s hosting the blog hop, Kate Webster, and Instagram hop, @janithom. I meet both Kate and Janine through the Aussie Modern Instabee and I’ve really enjoyed watching their creations and styles grow and evolve.
Janine is @janithom
1. How did you come to be a quilter?
I started quilting about 24 years ago when we lived at Roxby Downs, in far north SA. I started by learning hand stitching my quilts together, the librarian was a quilter and started a group there which I joined. I will admit I am a slow quilter!!!
2. What is it that you love about being a quilter?
I love the fabric, and the fact that you can have one pattern but it can be done in many different colours and techniques so it gives you a different quilt every time. And the camaraderie and friendship amongst quilters. Since I’ve joined Instagram I have ‘met’ so many quilters it’s amazing and I have learnt so much.
3. What’s your 3 favourite quilts that you’ve made that reflect who you are as a quilter?
My flannel mystery quilt, the black & white quilt I made for my son’s wedding and a cot quilt all hand sewn which is my first quilt.
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? A bit of both
3. Seams: Open or to the Side? open
4. Stitching: Hand or Machine? Machine it’s so much quicker!
5. Binding: Hand or Machine? Both
6. Food: Sweet or Savoury? Definitely savoury
7. Entertainment: Books or Music? Books
8. Entertainment: Television or Movies? Movies
9. Computer: Mac or Windows? Windows
10. Drink: Coke or Pepsi? Umm Coke even though I’m trying to lose weight!
You can find Janine in the following places: Instagram
Kate is Kate Webster
1. How did you come to be a quilter?
We had moved to an extremely remote town in Western Australia for the husband’s work and I was bored, really really bored, so I signed up to do a beginners quilting class and the rest is history. I was hooked and the husband was regretting his encouragement.
2. What is it that you love about being a quilter?
I love everything, the patterns, fabrics, the pleasure of finishing that flimsy that has driven me crazy, the friendships with kindred spirits and the shopping (I LOVE the shopping) the actual quilting part not that much.
3. What’s your 3 favourite quilts that you’ve made that reflect who you are as a quilter?
Kaleidoscope Hexagons, I found the pattern in a PS in Tasmania, had the PERFECT fabric here so I was sold, hand and machine piecing, machine quilted.
Baby Pies and Tarts was my first foray into the world of EPP (English Paper Piecing), I stated it in 2009 and finally finished my baby version in 2012, Hand pieced, machine quilted.
Summer Stomping Ground was a kit I bought from the Fat Quarter Shop in 2010 started in 2011 and finished it in 2012, machine pieced and machine quilted.
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? Seams always to the dark side
4. Stitching: Hand or Machine? Both, machine by day, hand by night
5. Binding: Hand or Machine? Hand
6. Food: Sweet or Savoury? Savoury, pass the BBQ Shapes please
7. Entertainment: Books or Music? Books
8. Entertainment: Television or Movies? TV or dvds
9. Computer: Mac or Windows? Mac and a total novice at it
10. Drink: Coke or Pepsi? Coke, but only if it has rum in it otherwise Diet Coke please
