I went to school for photography and have been working in the field for the past 10 years, doing everything from big commercial productions to book- and print-making. I’ve always enjoyed the more artistic, analog aspects of the profession: developing my own negatives, printing, displaying. But I was spending a lot of my time in front of a computer screen, working on the digital side of the practice, scanning negatives or editing out specks of dust in a photograph.
I have no background in sewing, so I asked my mom for a sewing machine—she’s collected a whole bunch over the years. She gave me a quick lesson on the basics. I learned how to attach two pieces of cotton fabric together with a proper seam, so that they wouldn’t fall apart in five seconds. I started off with basic traditional designs, making small tops, which is the top layer of a quilt. Then I dove into making my first full quilt.
At this point, quilting is a more organic process for me. It takes me about 40 hours to make each quilt, and no two quilts are the same. I usually listen to a basketball podcast while I’m working. My fabrics come from all over. My mom gave me a giant pile of quilting cotton, and I’m still working through it. In the early days, if I needed specific colours, I’d buy them from fabric stores.The design process is the most stressful and time-consuming. My designs are mostly patchworks.
Last June, I raffled off one of my early quilts and donated the proceeds—about $2,800—to an organization called Raven, which raises funds to protect Indigenous land rights. Around that time, I started posting pictures of my quilts on Instagram. At first, my friends were shocked that I was transitioning into something new. But they were ultimately very encouraging and supportive.
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