{"id":4386,"date":"2016-10-15T07:50:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T14:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=4386"},"modified":"2016-10-15T07:50:39","modified_gmt":"2016-10-15T14:50:39","slug":"meet-road-2017-faculty-anita-grossman-solomon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/15\/meet-road-2017-faculty-anita-grossman-solomon\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Road 2017 Faculty Anita Grossman Solomon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tAnita Grossman Solomon will be teaching six classes<\/strong>, Wednesday through Sunday,\u00a0at Road to California 2017:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Wednesday\u00a03005C<\/strong>\u00a0and Sunday\u00a07004C:\u00a0 Self-Mitered Log Cabin\"Self-Mitered<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Thursday:\u00a04004C \u00a0Two-Color Pineapple\u00a0<\/strong>\"solomon-two-color-pineapple\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Friday:\u00a05004C Big Bang Stars\"ags-big-bang-stars\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Saturday (Half-day Morning Class): \u00a06004C \u00a0BeJeweled\u00a0\"solomon-anita-grossman-jewel-quilt-top\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Saturday (Half-day Afternoon Class):\u00a06012C Double Wrench<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4391\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"345\"]\"Double<\/a> Double Wrench Quilt[\/caption]\n\n\n

New York native, Anita Grossman Solomon,\u00a0grew up in Niagara Falls, New York. \u00a0She learned to sew garments at the Singer Sewing Center on Falls Street where she “aced” her first dart on a treadle sewing machine!! After graduating from college as an art major, Anita immediately moved to Manhattan where she lives today. Her office and sewing room\/studio are both within her apartment. Anita says when she needs to venture outside, she turns “on the Today<\/em>\u00a0show to see what the bystanders are wearing” to know how to dress for the day,\"anita-grossman-solomon-bio-photo-courtesy-craftsy\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe idea to start her company,\u00a0Make It Simpler, <\/em>began in\u00a0the summer of 2001. Anita was attending\u00a0a C&T Publishing retreat in northern California and showed their acquisitions editor Polaroid pictures of her work. \u00a0The editor took notice of Anita’s workaround methods and\u00a0said, \u201cI know what you do, you make it simpler.\u201d A week later, Anita registered the domain name for\u00a0Make It Simpler. <\/em>\nQuilt blocks\u00a0<\/strong>are what inspire Anita and define her work. “Just place one in front of my eyes and I\u2019m fascinated.” Her first \u00a0block design for Make It Simpler<\/em>\u00a0was\u00a0a paper piecing pattern for an unusual quilt block based on a block found on the cover of a book by Terri Zegart. “The block engaged and soothed me when I needed a distraction from the real world, ” recalled Anita. “As I closed my eyes to sleep, a radical new way to paper piece came to mind.” That began Anita’s relationship with C&T Publishing and her innovative paper piecing books.\nWhat is Anita’s favorite sewing tip? \u00a0\u201cTo thine own self be true<\/em>. Make what you like and enjoy. Do what comes naturally. Trust your color and design instincts.”\nIn her Road classes, Anita hopes her students “get satisfaction from my techniques and leave with inspired additions to their quilt-making repertoire. A lucky someone in each of my classes<\/strong> will win a fat quarter bundle of Make It Simpler KONA cottons courtesy of Robert Kaufman Fabrics.<\/strong> As for me, I always win when someone tells me ‘That tip was \u00a0worth the price of admission’.\u201d\nRoad to California appreciates Anita’s contribution to their charity quilt event at Road 2017 on Saturday evening, Roadies Give Back<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Anita specially designed the block that is being used for the quilts, deconstructing and making simpler her favorite block, Jacob’s Ladder.<\/em>\u00a0Of the event benefiting\u00a0the Robert and Beverly Lewis Cancer Care Center, Anita says. “I\u2019m finding comfort while sewing my blocks for Road. I hope you\u2019ll follow (Road’s) footsteps and assemble a block. You can\u2019t fathom what\u2019s missing<\/em> from the process until you try it for yourself.”\nAnita is really looking forward to being at Road 2017. \u00a0She hopes to “run into quilters I\u2019ve previously met, see what they\u2019ve been up to, and look at every quilt in the Show.” She bets that while she is in sunny California, when she turns on the\u00a0Today<\/em> show, she’ll see everyone in New York walking around in the snow!!\nYou can learn more about Anita at her website<\/a> and on Craftsy<\/a>.\n ]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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