Home: Fort Denaud, Florida
Carla first learned to quilt in 1976 and for the next 30 years completed 1 quilt per year, entirely by hand. She raised a family, ran a business – a closet quilter, never joining a guild or meeting other quilters. It wasn’t until meeting her new husband and moving to Vermont (kids grown and business sold) that she discovered the rotary cutter.
She developed a number of unique products: – Magic 3D Block (a toy for kids of all ages), – Piece-by-Number, (placemats and snackmats quilt-as-you-go on pre-printed interfacing)-Talking Points (paper piecing block and border – endless quilt possibilities).
With her new rotary cutter skills, she developed a series of shortcut methods. Although first for her own use to speed up her quilt construction time, these methods are now published as Shortcut Sheets in a binder along with patterns, tips and worksheets. Using only a 24″ quilting ruler, Carla has discovered how to make a ‘sheet’ of units such as HSTs or QSTs. There are 8 different methods, each with 5 size calculations.
Carla has created 100+ patterns, many which use her techniques. She has been published four times in the American Quilter magazine and has featured patterns with some of Northcott’s fabric collections. She is developing unique patterns for virtual classes, one for each technique. At the time of writing this bio, the HST class is available and the Hunter’s Star class is almost done. The others will follow regularly.
It is with great surprise that I find myself a quilt designer. I am not an artist, can’t draw a straight line, can’t create something from a meaningful idea and therefore never considered I was a designer. But after publishing my own ideas (Shortcut Sheets), creating a unique block (Talking Points), producing 60+ patterns and having been published in a magazine 4 times – I can now humbly admit that I am. Let me show you the path that took me from quilter to designer – and maybe find your inner designer. COVID19 currently does not allow for in-person presentations. However, Zoom is a wonderful way to still share ideas and show quilts.
Carla
In my one hour presentation, ‘From Quilter to Designer‘, I share images of the quilts I normally bring to my trunk show. The cost is $150. Each attendee will receive a coupon which can be applied to online purchases.
For more about Carla, please visit her website: kitsbycarla.com.
Please let Carla know that you found her on The Quilters Calendar!