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Meet the 2015 Aurifil Designers

April 3, 2015 by Ebony Love

Did you know that I’m officially an Aurifil Designer for 2015? No, of course you didn’t, because I’ve been pretty quiet for a while. But now is the time to shout it from the rafters, and introduce you to the talented designers who are on the team as well.

We Love Friday BadgeFirst off, I’m a HUGE fan of Aurifil thread, and it’s pretty much the only thread I use for piecing. My favorite thread is the 50wt Cotton Mako thread, and I go through thousands of yards of it each year.  I recommend the thread to my students & fans and try to encourage people to use the best tools for the job, no matter what they are doing. This year, I was selected as an Aurifil Designer, which was pretty exciting!

Each month, there’s a new designer, and I’m queued up for July. As part of the team, I’ll be designing a FREE mini quilt pattern, and you’ll also be able to get mini quilt patterns from each of the 11 other designers in the program this year.

Since it’s already April and I’m behind 3 designers, I’ll just introduce you to all three of them here, and then I’ll queue up the rest of us to post each month in their own post. I am sorry to have gotten behind, but better late than never, yes?

As you meet each designer, I’ll point you over to their blogs where you can get their patterns, learn more about them, and then you may also have chances to enter prize giveaways and such. Pat Sloan gives away an Aurifil Thread Box every month, so there’s a chance for you to get your hands on some fabulous thread too. So without further ado, here are your designers for January, February, and March.

January: Gudrun Erla

Aurifil Jan 2015 Designer of the Month Gudrun ErlaI haven’t had a chance to meet her in person yet, but her work is very graphic and visually stunning. You’re going to love the mini she designed for you!

Read Gundrun’s interview with Pat Sloan and check out her mini quilt project.

February: Joanna Figueroa

Aurifil Feb 2015 Designer of the Month  Joanna Figueroa collageJoanna does such sweet, happy pieces, and she’s an amazing photographer.

Read Joanna’s interview with Pat Sloan and check out her mini quilt project.

March: Kimberly Jolly

Aurifil March 2015 Designer of the Month Kimberly JollyIf you don’t know Kim, you know her shop; everybody does. Kim not only owns the Fat Quarter Shop, but she’s a designer and quilter in her own right.

Read Kim’s interview with Pat Sloan and check out her mini quilt project.

All the 2015 Designers

If you want to just peek at the rest of the designers queued up for the rest of the year, you can check them out here:

MonthDesigner
HostPat Sloan
JanuaryGudrun Erla
FebruaryJoanna Figuroa
MarchKimberly Jolly
AprilJohn Kubinec
MaySara Lawson
JuneBarb Groves and Mary Jacobson
JulyEbony Love (that's me!)
AugustNancy Rink
SeptemberValori Wells
OctoberLynn Harris
NovemberBonnie Christine
DecemberCeline Perkins

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Comments

  1. Donna Caudill says

    April 4, 2015 at 6:24 am

    I admire all you talented ladies. You inspire me. Thank you.

  2. Sally Johnson says

    April 3, 2015 at 9:52 am

    Ebony this is a great post you wrote. Just love it… Happy early Easter to you

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