 I am Elisabeth DeMoo aka Annelies the creator behind Brown Bird Designs. 2023 is the year! I am so excited to open up this space to talk all things Jelly Roll. Last year I hosted the Great Jelly Roll Bash for the first time, and let me tell you, it was an experience. I thought up the idea and jumped in head first. I put together a website, a landing page, and roped some other designers in. It was a lot of work and such amazing experience, so I decided to do it again. This year it feels like I did a lot of the same work I did last year, but now The Great Jelly Roll Bash has an official home (this website), a few social media accounts (Instagram and Facebook), and a blog. I am so excited to bring you some fun and interesting content on … what else? The quilting industry! I will be posting interviews of the designer that take part in the Great Jelly Roll Bash and I thought I would kick it off with one that is about me... So here is a little about me. I am a creator at heart. In the past, I have dabbled in knitting, mosaic tiles, jewelry, soap making, drawing, quilting, and more. I have never met a craft I wouldn't want to try at least once. I am from New Mexico, but now I live in Tucson, AZ with my husband and four 4-legged roommates. A desert girl through and through. In 1999 I started quilting but started making garments when I was 8 years old through 4H. I started quilting in college when I lived with my sister and her family and fell in love with it instantly. A funny fact about me is I have such a hard time sticking to a pattern because I can usually find different ways to make something that will save me time.  My first quilting project... came about as an afterthought. My mom was visiting. Me, my sister, along with my mom, and my 3-year-old nephew went to JoAnns. My mom wanted to find fabric to reupholster some chairs in her bedroom. After 3 or 4 hours, she had not found anything she wanted to buy. However, I pulled an assortment of yellow and blue fabrics that became my first quilt. They included two woven plaid fabrics. At the time, Mom was in a bible quilting group, and she had all sorts of block patterns. I pick my favorite blocks and put them all together in a quilt for my twin-size bed. I used the plaid fabric as the sashing, border fabric, and backing. After that, I had enough leftover fabric to make two more quilts. I still have that first quilt and love it. I must say that quilting is easier than sewing garments. Quilting instantly drew me in! There is something so tangible, so useful, and so beautiful about quilts. The fabrics are soft, and the patterns are entangling. I find it interesting how you can create just about anything with squares. The hardest lesson I have learned is always when I need to go to bed. I am a night owl, but at some point, when it gets too late, the process will break down, so if I make one or two mistakes, I send myself to bed.  My favorite notion is Binding Babies. They are functional and soooo stinking cute. If you haven’t seen them before, you should really check them out. They are also made by my friend Shari of Doohickey Designs, one of the pattern designers for the Great Jelly Roll Bash. My favorite pattern is one of my free ones. It is called The Double Pinwheel Quilt, and have had a lot of fun making it numerous times. The thing I like most about quilting is how comforting they are and how you can pour your heart and soul into something while you are creating it. And that it is here for decades providing warmth and big hugs for all those who get one. I machine bind my quilts. In the past, I think I have hand-bound two quilts. I finished one, and the other one is still in the bedroom, yelling at me to finish it. My favorite way to quilt a quilt is with lines. It always looks good! If you have any questions for me, ask them in the comments below.
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