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Kathy Lee |
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| A member of QA since 1989,
Kathy Lee has won many ribbons at our shows as well as
many of the other exhibits she has entered. She
explains a bit about how she got started and how she
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| When I started quilting in
the early '80s, I thought it would be just like sewing
one more dress. Some of my techniques were made up
on the fly and, while pretty original, didn't work very
well. I made my first quilt because I wanted to
fill up some wall space and couldn't afford to buy one.
It had many mistakes, but I thought I was great. I
also said I would never make another one because of the
time involved. But then here came an idea for
another quilt, then another . . . . |
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Most of my work us used as art in
my home, as it is easy to change the quilts instead of
redecorating when the mood hits. |
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| When I begin a
quilt, I generally have a design idea but as I go along,
often it changes. Sometimes my design is right out of
my head; sometimes I start with someone else's pattern but
usually end up changing something or combining it with
another idea. |
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My favorite
technique has always been appliqué. It lets me do
things that I might not be able to do with straight piecing
and the two are also fun to combine. I usually have
several quilts going at the same time. Even thought
they may not be finished in the order they were started, I
do end up finishing most of them. |
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