{"id":29,"date":"2010-10-31T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-31T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/road-to-california\/virginia-walton\/"},"modified":"2010-10-31T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-31T19:00:00","slug":"virginia-walton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/31\/virginia-walton\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Walton"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tVirginia Walton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia is teaching class 5011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Matt: <\/span>How long have you been quilting? <\/span>What made you begin quilting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia: I have been quilting over 25 years and I started after a surgery that corrected a misdiagnosed back problem that had kept me in bed for close to 7 years. <\/span>I had always wanted to quilt but knew I didn\u2019t have the patience to do everything by hand. <\/span>However, this was about 1976 and the sewing machine had just started to become a popular way to both piece and quilt and that approach the quilting fit in my short attention span. <\/span>As a result, using the sewing machine began a lifelong addiction, avocation and a business that includes teaching, lecturing, developing quilting tools and writing quilting books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M: <\/span>Do you have a quilting studio? <\/span>How big and is there anything unique that you keep in your studio?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V: Yes, I actually have two work areas. <\/span>One is a studio where I design, cut and sew and the other is a business office and additional work ant storage space. <\/span>Both are additions to our home, I do most of my sewing in our \u2018studio\/family room\u2019 and do most of the paperwork and store fabric for Fabric Kits in the upstairs addition. <\/span>(My husband says if I try to add any more additions for my fabric \u2013 he\u2019ll move both me and the fabric outside, sigh!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M: <\/span>What do you consider your quilting \u201cspecialty\u201d or what makes you unique in the quilting world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V: I am known for my easy sewing machine piecing techniques especially a \u2018No Pins\u2019 circular and oval curve sewing method. <\/span>In addition, my ability to combine Fabric and Color in a Quilt, in other words, \u2018how to\u2019 combine fabric to create the effect desired in a quilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M: <\/span>What is your favorite color schemes to work with?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V: <\/span>It is easier to list my least favorite color combinations, which would be pastel quilts. <\/span>I basically love fabric (which is tough on my bank balance), however I do have a slight preference for fabric combinations of blue, turquoise, green purple, fuchsia and black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M: <\/span>What books or articles have you written?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V:I have just finished my 10th<\/sup> book and write numerous articles for both national and international magazines. <\/span>In the US, my most recent articles were in the May\/June \u201909 issue of \u201cLove of Quilting: and the Sept. 09 issue of \u201cThe Quilter Magazine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M: <\/span>What do you do while you quilt?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V: I usually either watch TV or listen to the radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M: <\/span>What is your quilting inspiration?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V: Almost anything inspires me from traditional patterns to graphics of everything, especially Roman Mosaics. <\/span>(My children accuse me of never taking pictures of them, but if there is an interesting ceiling or tile work in a bathroom, it will be in my camera.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M: <\/span>What is the funniest moment you have had happen while you were teaching?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V: While teaching in France I used a common word in the US to describe damaging a rotary cutter blade. <\/span>While I didn\u2019t know what I had said wrong, the gasps and hands covering faces were a big clue that I had said something very wrong. <\/span>Once I convinced someone to whisper what I had done or said that caused the embarrassment, I rephrased the statement. <\/span>However, I have never used that particular word again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M: <\/span>What was the best class you have ever taken?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V: The best class I even took was taught by one of Jenny Beyer\u2019s first students. <\/span>She was teaching Sampler Classes that covered both traditional patterns as well as drafting. <\/span>She was not only a great teacher, but opened my eyes to the creative potential of essentially \u2018painting\u2019 with fabric and also the delight of designing my own original quilts.<\/p>\n\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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