I really don't have one! I love all the colors of the rainbow and could not favor any ONE of them over another. But I generally like bright and warm, earthy colors.

When I was still very young, maybe 3-4 years old, my grandma was babysitting me over the summer. I got to play with needle and thread and her glorious button tin! She showed me how to make a knot and let me figure out the rest! I spent a loong time trying and failing to make a knot big enough that it wouldn't go through a button hole! I didn't realize that the thread goes through the fabric first... I remember how much that blew my mind. And what a pretty "button collage on fabric" I made that day.

During the pandemic and while working from home, I had some extra time on my hands to get back into quilting. One day while cutting fabric, my husband commented on my "pizza cutter". I corrected him that it was indeed a rotary cutter, but I could already see the wheels turning in his mind. With a grin, he asked me to make him a pizza quilt!

After intense research, I could not find any pizza patterns to my liking, so I created and sewed my own. In my favorite online quilting group I got so much awe and praise for the idea that I decided to put my graphic design skills to good use and write a pattern. That was how Gingerly Quilt Co was born! The Exploding Pizza Quilt pattern will always have a special place in my heart.

I use a second-hand Bernina 750QE and I love it to bits! I've actually wanted a Bernina sewing machine ever since I was little. My grandma had a Bernina that was for work *only* and I was not allowed to use or touch it. So naturally, I've always wanted one... But the hype is warranted. I love how smoothly this machine sews and how easy it is to use. I've had very few problems with it once I learned how to use and take care of it properly!