Tell us a little about yourself.
My name is Cheryl and I was born and raised in New Jersey and spent some years in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Rochester, New York before moving down to Greenville, South Carolina with my husband almost 9 years ago. Here is a a picture of me that my wonderful sister had taken in an surprise photo shoot for my birthday.
I have a 7 year old son who loves legos, minecraft, and sports and a 4 year old daughter who loves dancing, coloring, and anything having to do with the Disney princesses.
I am a chemical engineer, now working as a patent agent 3 days a week for a textile and chemical company. Most of the inventions I file patents for are technical woven and knit fabrics (ballistics, composites, tires to name a few). The work is very interesting and the occasional free fabric is a plus.
Why did you start your blog and where did your blog name come from?
I started blogging because I want to be able to better connect with the online quilting community and join in on all of the fun linky parties. I was sharing on Flickr and found that I wanted to write more and more in the descriptions.
I came up with the name Meadow Mist Designs for my blog because I live on Meadow Mist Trail and always loved the sound of it.
When did you start quilting and who taught you?
I started quilting about 3 years ago because I wanted to make a toddler quilt for my then 1 year old daughter, and have not look back since. I have learned almost everything about quilting from the online community (thank you all so much!).
I started quilting at a spare desk in our office and have seen taken over the guest room and converted it into my studio. There is much more room for fabric now that I have kicked the queen sized bed out :)
What do you sew on?
I started sewing on a 1980's slant shank Singer my mother had given me. Last year, my wonderful husband gifted me with my Bernina 710 for our ten year wedding anniversary present.
Favorite parts of quilting?
I love the design aspect of quilting along with all of the quilty math (I am an engineer after all) and fabric selection. I also love piecing blocks and the quilt top.
Least favorite parts of quilting?
Making quilt backings. More quilts than I would care to admit have Target cotton sheets as the backing so I don't have to do any piecing.
Random favorites:
Some of my quilt finishes:
A quick quilting tip - An Alternative to Thimbles:
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Flickr
Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog today! Please take some time and hop over to some of the other blogs in the New Bloggers Blog Hop
I started blogging because I want to be able to better connect with the online quilting community and join in on all of the fun linky parties. I was sharing on Flickr and found that I wanted to write more and more in the descriptions.
I came up with the name Meadow Mist Designs for my blog because I live on Meadow Mist Trail and always loved the sound of it.
When did you start quilting and who taught you?
I started quilting about 3 years ago because I wanted to make a toddler quilt for my then 1 year old daughter, and have not look back since. I have learned almost everything about quilting from the online community (thank you all so much!).
I started quilting at a spare desk in our office and have seen taken over the guest room and converted it into my studio. There is much more room for fabric now that I have kicked the queen sized bed out :)
What do you sew on?
I started sewing on a 1980's slant shank Singer my mother had given me. Last year, my wonderful husband gifted me with my Bernina 710 for our ten year wedding anniversary present.
Favorite parts of quilting?
I love the design aspect of quilting along with all of the quilty math (I am an engineer after all) and fabric selection. I also love piecing blocks and the quilt top.
Least favorite parts of quilting?
Making quilt backings. More quilts than I would care to admit have Target cotton sheets as the backing so I don't have to do any piecing.
Random favorites:
- Movie: The Princess Bride
- Color: Blue
- Animal: Cat
- Season: Summer
- Food: Berries and all desserts
- Part of blogging: Meeting new and wonderful quilters :)
A quick quilting tip - An Alternative to Thimbles:
I really don't like thimbles, they seem to always fall off and they make my finger really hot. I have found that a simple, inexpensive band aid gives my finger enough cushioning and stays right where I want it to.
I hope that you decide to join me on some great quilting adventures! In addition to this blog, you can find me hanging out on:
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I hope that you decide to join me on some great quilting adventures! In addition to this blog, you can find me hanging out on:
Flickr
Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog today! Please take some time and hop over to some of the other blogs in the New Bloggers Blog Hop
Jen @ Bower Bird Patch
Afton @ Quilting Mod
Jessica @ One English Teacher
Barbara @ Suzy Homemaker
Cynthia @ Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework
Mary @ See Mary Quilt
Laurel @ Drowning In Fabric
Linda @ Talking Lunch Box Quilts
Rebecca @ One Wee Bird
Anne @ Hudson Valley Quilts
Diana @ Red Delicious Life
Terri @ Childlike Fascination
