{"id":45,"date":"2014-12-06T19:28:27","date_gmt":"2014-12-07T00:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/the-gift-of-inspiration"},"modified":"2015-03-07T00:02:37","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T00:02:37","slug":"the-gift-of-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/the-gift-of-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gift of Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have just returned from 3 days in Aurora Illinois, at the BERNINA Ambassadors Reunion<\/a>. <\/p>\n

First of all let me just say again that I am so honored and appreciative to be a part of this group. It brings together such a stellar gathering of talent in our industry, giving us a chance to network and share our enthusiasm for our art and craft. In addition, we are wined and dined and *intensely* educated on several of the top-of-the-line BERNINA machines…and we all go home filled with ideas and renewed passion. <\/p>\n

My association with Bernina goes back to 2003, when my first of three Bernina Fashion Show entries<\/a> was on the cover of the show book. I took a copy to the head of BERNINA USA and said "I want to be a Bernina Artisan!" and the rest is history. (The trip to Switzerland<\/a> was the best part!) <\/p>\n

You can see a video clip of my 2008 wearable art ensemble here<\/a>, and you can see photos of my 2004 ensemble here<\/a>. These were made on my 200 Artista, which by the way I will be selling soon, so I can update to one of the newer BERNINA machines. <\/p>\n

All through design school and my fashion design career, my mentors and favorite teachers all sewed on Berninas. When I finally got my first Bernina<\/a> it was an exhilarating moment. As I said in my recent BERNINA interview<\/a>, once you sew on a Bernina, you are spoiled forever! My machines are bulletproof and have sewn through anything I can throw at them. The only thing that stopped them was when my studio was hit by a lightening bolt and their brains…er…their circuit boards were fried! This was on the eve of a fashion show deadline, but I got the part replaced and kept sewing… <\/p>\n

Sophie has continued the family tradition<\/a> starting on Quilting Arts TV, (here's her first of several appearances<\/a>) and now she is hosting her own videos<\/a>! <\/p>\n

Check out our 137 videos from international quilt festivals, Quilting Arts TV and Quilters Newsletter TV on our eQuilter Video Page<\/a>.<\/p>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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