I’m Felicity Ronaghan, and
I’m a quilter currently living in Vancouver, BC. I blog at FelicityQuilts.
I learned to quilt in 2001
or so, after many years of loving the art of quilting as an observer.
It was my husband who suggested I find a local place to take lessons
so I could learn to make my own. It didn’t even occur to me that I
could actually make one myself because I was thoroughly intimidated
by the quilts I’d been seeing in museums and in books. But in the
first minute of that first class, I knew I had found “my” thing.
I made a some quilts in the
years that followed, and when I found myself doing more reading about
quilting than actual sewing, I reflected on why that might be.
Realizing that I was so overwhelmed by the many projects swirling in
my head, I reminded myself that even 20 minutes a day of stitching
can add up to many seams, and eventually those seams can become a
quilt. So that was my 2010 New Year’s resolution – to stitch at
least 20 minutes a day. I started my blog as a journal of sorts.
What I didn’t expect was
to have an entirely new world open up to me – the online quilting
community is a vast source of inspiration, support and fun that I
truly feel has revitalized my passion for quilting and helped me find
my creative voice. I’ve also made many friends all over the world
who share this obsession with me. My blog is going stronger than
ever, these 2½ years later.
My goal for the rest of this
year is to finish up some of my ongoing projects (some of which have
been “curing’ for quite a while!), and to do some more garment
sewing for my daughter and maybe even myself.
Thanks for featuring me,
Monika and The Needle and Thread Network!