I Am GenQ (profiles)

I am GenQ: Tula Pink

September 27, 2011

It’s hard to be 6’1” and have a name that means “little darling” or “sweet darling” in Swedish, but Tula Pink, fabric and quilt designer and mistress of the hidden image in her edgy, story-telling collections, manages to carry off the ironic pairing just fine, thank you. From her rock-star image, you’d think she’d be [...]

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We are GenQ: Amy Ellis and Erin Singleton

September 16, 2011

People often toss out great ideas in blog comments—maybe even sparking a few pings of agreement—and then the ideas get covered up by the rapid, ongoing babble. Sometimes, though, the seed hits rich ground. Kinda like the comments made after the 2010 BlogHer conference that many sewing/quilting bloggers had also attended. Word was they’d felt [...]

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I am GenQ: Life in the City for Cherri House

August 29, 2011

What started out as a conversation about the path from traditional to contemporary quilt designs ended up as something so much more when Cherri House, author of the award-winning City Quilts by Stash Books, spoke openly about her challenges with chronic pain and depression and how quilting helps heal. Last February, Cherri awoke to a [...]

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I Am GenQ: Carrie Bloomston

August 16, 2011

Fueled by gratitude, inspiration from her children and a loving acceptance of mistakes, sewist Carrie Bloomston is building a pattern and design business by reaching out to other stitching enthusiasts who also love fabric and the handmade vibe. Although Carrie’s business, SUCH Designs, is still pretty young, her cred list is pretty long. She’s also [...]

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I Am GenQ: Julie Herman

July 20, 2011

Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts may be on the younger end of the quilted spectrum, but don’t take this 28-year-old for granted. This designing powerhouse has made a respected name for herself in the modern movement with her sharp work ethic and those graphic quilt designs done up in yummy scrappy fabs. What’s really cool [...]

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