Sarah Meyer usually attends open sew days, so people who only go to evening meetings might not have had a chance to meet her. Today we have a chance to get to know her better.  We’d love all the members to introduce themselves, post information and form is available in the member section.

When Sarah was in high school, her mom took up quilting. She began her own quilt 20 years ago and has been creating amazing things since then! She has been a member of the Boulder MQG since July 2014.

Please tell us about yourself

My family consists of my husband, my three kids, and our two silly dogs! We stay pretty busy!

I have had a nice round of professions over the years – teaching math in college, conducting marketing data analysis, engineering, technical writing, sewing pattern proofreading, digital design, working in a school, and now I’m homeschooling one and chauffeuring all around every day!

What’s your favorite part about being involved in the Boulder MQG?

I really appreciate that the Boulder MQG has a great mix of members! We have experienced quilters with amazing knowledge to share all the way to members just learning to sew; artists and scientists; planners and improvisors! I really enjoy coming to the Open Sews because they let me have dedicated time to sew, in a friendly atmosphere.

How did you become interested in modern quilting?

While I like nice points, and matching seams, I’ve never been overly concerned with them. (They are hard to see once you wash the quilt and it gets all crinkle-y anyway!) I think the idea that no one would inspect my points, combined with a realization that I could combine solids and prints, and the surge of modern prints and colors first attracted me to modern quilting.

Do you like to follow a pattern or improvise?

I think my favorite part of the quilting process is the sketching and planning! I prefer to sketch on graph paper with colored pencils, and do all my calculations before ever starting to cut.

What is your favorite non-quilt thing to make?

I spend most my sewing time these days making theater costumes for the company my daughter performs with, and I really enjoy it! I also enjoy making little zipper bags or pincushions.

Do you have a lot of WIPs or do you focus on one project at a time?

I have more WIPs than I dare count, but I’m usually only working on a couple things at any one time.

What’s your most recent finish?

My most recent quilty finish was several years in the making — it started as hoarded precuts and yardage of favorite Kate Spain fabrics, then I gathered some more coordinating prints to round out the rainbow and a nice solid grey, sent sets of blocks out to BMQG members for a bee a few years ago, and finally pieced them all together last summer with a fun scrappy back (which I always try to do now!) for a generously sized twin quilt.