A Note From the Editor
"Summertime, and the living is easy."
--Ella Fitzgerald
I've been thinking about my quilting lately -- when I like to quilt, what I like to quilt -- and I find that my preferences change depending on the time of year. During the cold, dark days of winter, I like to hunker down with a bigger project that takes a longer period of time. I'm usually indoors and have more time to spend doing what I love.
While I still want to spend time quilting in the summer, I'm also spending more time outdoors -- watching our grandson play baseball, taking our granddaughter to the playground, enjoying the warm weather with friends and family, traveling. My time is much more limited during those months, and I look for projects that work up faster. Using precuts for my projects saves time and still allows me the chance to enjoy my craft -- a win-win for me!
For this issue, we asked our designers for projects using precuts -- strips, squares or fat quarters -- and we got a nice variety that I'm anxious to share with you. We think you'll like the variety and find just the right one (or more) for your summer sewing!
In addition to fabric quilts, we have a wonderful article that takes you on a tour of the amazing quilt gardens along the Heritage Trail in Elkhart County, Indiana. These gardens join quilting, gardening and art into beautiful displays that can be visited from May through September.
Carolyn Beam, editor
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Carolyn Beam is the Editor of Quilter's World. She has been quilting for over 40 years and has been in the quilt publishing business for 15 years.
She took her first quilting class when her oldest son was a baby and hasn't stopped since. She has traveled the country teaching and lecturing and has had many original designs published in books and magazines. Besides making quilts for family and friends, she also makes quilts to donate to the fire department her youngest son works for.
Carolyn is married with three grown sons and one adorable grandson. Besides quilting, Carolyn enjoys all crafts, golf, snowshoeing and hiking in the beautiful mountains of Colorado where she lives.
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