{"id":2662,"date":"2014-12-08T13:14:11","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T20:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=2662"},"modified":"2014-12-08T13:14:11","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T20:14:11","slug":"road-2015-faculty-spotlight-meet-heidi-stagno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/08\/road-2015-faculty-spotlight-meet-heidi-stagno\/","title":{"rendered":"Road 2015 Faculty Spotlight: Meet Heidi Stagno"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tHeidi is teaching two day classes: 1008R Grid It and Stitch It<\/strong> on Monday; and\u00a0 2011R Texturize<\/strong> on Tuesday. She will also be teaching three evening classes: 4075R Super Size Your Sashing<\/strong> on Thursday, 5078R Super Simple Stipple<\/strong> on Friday and \u00a06077C Make It and Take It<\/strong> on Saturday.\"Heidi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heidi Stagno learned to love and appreciate quilting from her Grandma Leota while growing up in Pocatello, Idaho. Remembers Heidi, \u201cGrandma Leota came from a humble household.\u00a0 She put grandpa through medical school and he later became the Chief of Staff of the Idaho State Mental Hospital.\u00a0 So needless to say grandma was no longer poor.\u00a0 My sister and I did not learn to piece quilts because that was for \u2018poor people.\u2019\u00a0 Grandma Leota would purchase yardage and match the print and sew-up two widths of fabric for the top and it was nothing but flannel for the back.\u00a0 We stretched the fabric and attached it to the frame and hand tied each quilt.\u00a0 Grandma Leota found many other ways to keep my sister and I busy on those cold, long Idaho nights.\u00a0 That’s how my quilting journey began.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Heidi lives with her husband John and twin, 6 year old daughters. Her mother Judy is also an accomplished quilter.\"Heidi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heidi loves to quilt on her Longarm machine. \u201cI bought my first longarm machine 14 years ago.\u00a0 For the first year my machine and I just dated and we got to know each other.\u00a0 The second year we got engaged and I really started bringing in the customers.\u00a0 I was booked with more quilts than I could keep up with.\u00a0 So sometime between year three and four we got married and I quit my full time career job.\u00a0 At that time, I also let go of a husband. He just didn’t get the quilting thing, so out he went.\u00a0 I spent two years single, supporting myself completely on my longarm quilting.\u00a0 Then I found a new husband.\u00a0 The quilting machine gave her stitch of approval and we got married, to Mr. Right this time.\u00a0 In the span of one year I got married, bought a house, bought a quilt shop and I was pregnant with twins by the end of the first year.\u201d Heidi recently sold the quilt shop and is back to quilting full time.\u00a0 In addition to her machine, she also has two machines that she rents out and she teaches longarm quilting on. And, she is a Handi-Quilter Dealer.\u00a0<\/a>\"Heidi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Heidi\u2019s method for longarm quilting? \u00a0\u201cI love developing the depth, dimension, and texture on quilt tops.\u00a0 My students ask me, \u2018How do you know what to quilt on so many different quilts?\u2019 My answer is: look into the quilt and it will tell you.\u00a0 While I have not experienced a quilt that will actually talk to me, I do investigate the piecing, the fabric, and the scale of design, the style or theme.\u00a0 The answer is very simple “opposites attract.” If the quilt has busy fabric or lots of piecing, I go simple.\u00a0 If the quilt is plain and simple I dress it up with fancy stuff.\u00a0 Then I go to work auditioning designs with preview film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her two years of supporting herself with her quilting, Heidi says she learned a thing or two that can help other longarm quilters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#1 If your machine is broke you will be too.\u00a0 So keep it clean!!\u00a0 Keep it happy!!\u00a0 Keep quilting!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2 Learn how to fix your machine so you don’t have to live with-out it while it’s at the dealer.\u00a0 No machine=no quilting=no money=homeless. ( lol)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#3 Some quilters say “get known for one style” No way. I love all types and style and techniques. Learn them all.\"Heidi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heidi hopes the students in her classes first learn to relax a bit.\u00a0 She says that her quilting went to the next level when she finally said to myself, \u201cWell… either they will bring me their quilt or they won’t. Get over it.\u00a0 Let go of the unrealistic self-inflicted pressures.\u00a0 Just enjoy and have fun and it will come.\u201d She also tells her students that they will not leave the class being proficient at that particular technique.\u00a0 What she teaches is HOW to practice the technique. She also likes to share her \u201cpea brain analogies.\u201d Heidi has a specific thought process while quilting each and every design.\u00a0 She likes to teach her students the theory behind free-motion quilting not just tricks.\u00a0 For Heidi, it’s all about the ELEMENT, REPEAT, ROTATE and TRAVEL!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can learn more about Heidi on her blog: http:\/\/quiltingwithheidi.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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