MEET THE SECRET SEWING SOCIETY

Today’s hosts on the Sea Breeze Mini Quilt-a-Long Blog Hop are two thirds of the creative minds behind The Secret Sewing Society.

[pullquote width=”300″ float=”left”]Our goal is to provide helpful hints and tips and designs to inspire you to dust off that sewing machine and get sewing. [/pullquote]

Once you’ve read a little bit about who they are don’t forget to pop on over to The Secret Sewing Society and see their amazing Sea Breeze Mini’s.

Meet Kelly

1. How did you come to be a quilter?

Nearly 5 years ago when pregnant I decided I wanted to make a baby quilt. I jumped on the ‘net and found a pattern. Bought some fabric from the US and made it. I made a few quilts without really knowing what I was doing. Then I found the Missouri Star Quilt Company You tubes and I was amazed. I was a big fan of the quick techniques that Jenny used and picked up a lot of tips that I still use today.

2. What is it that you love about being a quilter?

I love being interactive within the quilty community I love that I have found people that “get” me I have some wonderful friends but they just don’t understand my addiction for sewing quilts; I am a big fan of creating functional things. I also love seeing the amazing quilts everyone else creates.

3. What’s your 3 favourite quilts that you’ve made that reflect who you are as a quilter?

My favourite quilt is a free tutorial I did for Riley Blake’s Cutting Corners just recently it’s a a hexi and I thought was pretty clever.

I have recently pattern tested the Curvaceous Quilt for QuiltJane. It is massive and it’s on my bed. (I thought I would also share) my first quilt with everyone.

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? This is hard I think for eternity I would choose pattern and have solids via tone on tone.

2. Quilt Styles: Pattern or Improv? Pattern

3. Seams: Open or to the Side? Side I’m a nester

4. Stitching: Hand or Machine? Machine

5. Binding: Hand or Machine? Hand Bind

6. Food: Sweet or Savoury? Savoury

7. Entertainment: Books or Music? Music

8. Entertainment: Television or Movies? TV

9. Computer: Mac or Windows? Mac

10. Drink: Coke or Pepsi? Neither

You can find Kelly in the following places: Secret Sewing Society | Blog | Instagram | Pinterest | Flickr | Facebook

Meet Gillian

1. How did you come to be a quilter?

Around 5 years ago I began to buy quilting magazines as I had noticed Kellie Wulfsohn’s gorgeous appliqué quilts featuring in a few of the magazines. I really didn’t like traditional quilts and these caught my eye for being so fresh and different from the norm. Of course I didn’t actually make any. Then Homespun Magazine ran a competition ‘Search for a Craft Star’, so I decided to design a quilt and enter the comp. I have sewn for many years but never made a quilt before, but thought how hard can it be? Lol. Trickier than I imagined! I did finish it and my Kokeshi Doll quilt won the Amateur category and was featured in the October 2011 issue of the magazine.

2. What do you love about being a quilter?

What I love the most is that I have made crafty friends both online and now in person through this love of quilting. I love how a quilt is art translated through fabric and thread.

3. What are your favourite quilts you have made that reflect who you are as a quilter?

Well i have actually only made 2 quilts so obviously they would be my faves. My Kokeshi Doll Quilt that I mentioned above and my Rocket to the Stars quilt that featured in the October 2012 issue of Homespun magazine.

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? – Definitely solid as I’m really into transforming solid fabric by different printing methods at the moment.

2. Quilt Styles: Pattern or Improv? – Pattern

3. Seams: Open or to the side? – Open

4. Stitching: Hand or machine? – definitely machine

5. Binding: Hand or machine? – Hand bind but if I could learn how to do it successfully by machine, I would.

6. Food: Sweet or Savoury? – Savoury

7. Entertainment: Books or music? – Books

8. Entertainment: televion or movies? – TV

9. Computer: Mac or Windows? – Mac

10. Drink: Coke or Pepsi? – Coke

You can find Gillian in the following places: Secret Sewing Society | Blog | Instagram | Pinterest