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Matt: Do you have a quilting studio?<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span>Darlene: Yes<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span><\/span>M: How big and is there anything unique that you keep in your studio?<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span>D: Too small!!! We added an addition to our house 18 years ago\u2014before I had a computer, printer, fax machine, etc. and before I started designing fabrics. Now it’s stuffed with fabric and my office area takes up way too much space!<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\n I also collect vintage toy sewing machines and pincushions of all types. I love to make my own pincushions using 30s vintage planters. (See photos)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n M: <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>What do you consider your quilting \u201cspecialty\u201d or what makes you unique in the quilting world?<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span>D: I’m best known for my 30s fabrics and also my quilting tools with EZ Quilting by Wrights.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n M: What is your favorite color schemes to work with?<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span>D: Pastels of course (my 30s fabrics and other pretty fabric). But I also enjoy sewing with reproduction fabrics from the 1800s\u2014the Civil War quilts and later.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span>M: What books or articles have you written?<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span>D: I frequently contribute to Am. Patchwork<\/span> <\/span><\/span>& Quilting magazine, McCall’s Quilting,<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting and others. I’ve written quite a few books. Those still in print are:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span>Fat Quarter Small Quilts<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b>Granny Quilts<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b>Granny Quilt Decor<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b>The Quilter’s Edge<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b>Quilting: The Complete Guide<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b>Quilts from Lavender Hill Farm<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n \n\n <\/span><\/span>I’ve also started self-publishing patterns. You can see them on my website: www.feedsacklady.com<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span>M: What do you do while you quilt?<\/spa\nn> <\/span><\/span>Do you listen to music?<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span>D: I usually have music playing while I’m sewing on the machine. I do quite a bit of hand applique and quilting, which I generally do in the evening while watching tv or listening to audio books.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span>M: <\/span><\/span><\/span>What is your quilting inspiration?<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span>D: Primarily old quilts…. I have a collection of the state quilt search books that I love to page through. In the past quilters weren’t so bound by color or quilting “rules” and were very inventive. I look for interesting color combinations, interesting settings or border treatments. Since I work primarily with reproduction fabrics I also try and determine what is typical in design and color for a time period.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span>M: <\/span><\/span>What is the funniest moment you have had happen while you were teaching?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n D: The most <\/span>exciting<\/span><\/i> moment was when a woman dropped her small scissors which caused a deep puncture wound. There was blood everywhere! She had to go to the emergency room to get it stitched up and have tetanus shots.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\n funniest<\/span><\/i> moment (for me) was when a woman in class was having problems with her machine “eating” her fabric. I suggested<\/span><\/span> The<\/span><\/span> she change her needle. She replied “You can replace the needle??”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span>M: What was the best class you have ever taken?<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/span><\/span>Unfortunately I’m usually teaching classes, not taking them. 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