{"id":1125,"date":"2013-08-22T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=1125"},"modified":"2013-08-22T06:00:12","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T13:00:12","slug":"road-2014-faculty-spotlight-meet-lisa-sipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/22\/road-2014-faculty-spotlight-meet-lisa-sipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Road 2014 Faculty Spotlight: Meet Lisa Sipes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tLisa will be teaching the following all day, hands on long arm quilting classes: Thursday #4012\u00a0<\/strong>The Great Feather Debate;<\/em>\u00a0Friday #5011\u00a0<\/strong>Line It Up;\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span>and Saturday #6011\u00a0<\/strong>Back to the Basics.\u00a0<\/em><\/span>She is also teaching a half day hands on long arm quilting class Sunday #7007\u00a0<\/strong>Flat Factor.\u00a0\"Portrait\"<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Personal- <\/i>A Vegetarian with a \u201cvery spoiled fat cat\u201d named Lily, Lisa Sipes was introduced to quilting by her mother. She had been \u201cbasically bored with life,\u201d and her mom told her to give quilting a shot.\u00a0 Lisa originally thought that her mom was nuts, because \u201cof course, I had that stereotypical idea of what I thought quilting was.\u201d\u00a0 The first time she saw a long arm quilting machine, she did some custom quilting on a quilt top.\u00a0 As Lisa says, \u201cThe rest is history.\u201d\u00a0 Interestingly, Lisa learned to long arm quilt before<\/i> she learned to properly use a rotary cutter.\u00a0\"Quilting\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Where do you find inspiration for your quilting? <\/i>Everywhere.\u00a0 I don’t even really have to look for it.\u00a0 Most of my greatest quilt ideas come from my beliefs and ideals.\u00a0 None of them have come to fruition yet (who has the time?), but when they do, it will sort of be an unveiling of a type of quilting that most don’t expect from me.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

What is the one quilt tool that you can\u2019t live without? <\/i>I’m going with two, because they’re both equally important.\u00a0 One is the Sewline Air Erasable ballpoint pen<\/a>.\u00a0 I don’t mark motifs, and really don’t mark much at all when I’m quilting.\u00a0 But I like to have some registration lines or reference points and I don’t want to have to remove them.\u00a0 I’ve tested the Sewline pen with several different types of fabrics and never have to worry about it becoming permanent (unless it’s pressed).\u00a0 The other is Janet-Lee’s Other Favorite ruler from The Gadget Girls.\u00a0 <\/a>SMy quilting has transformed exponentially over the last year and a half with my use of straight lines, all accomplished with that ruler.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

What do you like to do when you\u00a0aren’t\u00a0quilting? <\/span><\/i>I think the better question is, “When are you not quilting?” Seriously!\u00a0 If I’m not physically quilting, I’m planning for quilting, writing about quilting, talking about quilting, teaching quilting… You get the idea. But when I allow myself to have a life beyond quilting, I really enjoy live music and really good food.\u00a0 Preferably simultaneously.<\/span>\"Lisa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

What do you like most about teaching? <\/i>My absolute favorite thing is seeing that “light bulb moment” where you can tell just by the look on someone’s face that they *get it.*\u00a0 I love encouraging others to find their own path and their own quilting voice.\u00a0 I think that for most people, half the battle is giving themselves permission to try something new.\u00a0 And I’m more than happy to be a cheerleader.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

What is the funniest or most embarrassing moment\u00a0you’ve\u00a0had while teaching? <\/span><\/i>I was quilting on a machine brand I’d never used before.\u00a0 The hopping foot was really skinny, and backwards (or, I guess sideways) from what I was used to on my Gammills.\u00a0 I was demo-ing ruler work and since the foot was skinny and weird to me, the ruler kept slipping over it; the needle got stuck on the ruler and seized up the machine.\u00a0 That happened three times before I put the ruler down and switched to free motion.\u00a0 I think I recovered okay!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

What has been the best class you have taken? <\/i>I haven’t really taken any classes.\u00a0 I did take a whole-cloth class with Karen McTavish in 2011, but I mostly helped the other students (read\/ talked with other students) with their quilts and came home with the same blank piece of fabric I went to class with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

What is the farthest you have traveled that is quilt related?<\/i> I haven’t been out of the country, and I really don’t plan to as of right now.\u00a0 But considering I’m in middle-USA (for now!) I suppose each of the coasts would have to be the farthest I’ve traveled.\u00a0 It seems I have done a lot of work out on the east coast. I’m looking forward to adding more fun quilty goodness to my schedule on the west coast.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

What is your best tip for quilters?<\/i> Stop talking about it and just DO IT, already.\u00a0 You’ll never know what you’re capable of until you try.\"doodlecollage\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

What do you want your students to get out of your classes?<\/i> Well, that of course depends on the class.\u00a0 Of course I want all of my students to have a good time, to walk away from the classes with bits of knowledge or inspiration that will help them in their journey, and I want them to leave feeling comfortable with their direction.\u00a0 I also try to remind them that if they ever have any questions or need any additional help, I’m only an email away.\u00a0 And even if they don’t need additional help, email me pictures of creations inspired by the class! It makes my day. \ud83d\ude42\"Modern<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

You can visit Lisa at:\u00a0 http:\/\/thatcrazyquiltygirl.blogspot.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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