Knots and Stitches

Having just published Knots and Stitches, I’m still a bit shy to talk about it. I was lucky to have Carolina deRyk as host of my first interview. She immediately put me at ease, and asked such interesting questions that I found myself talking quite easily. I’ve tried to match the photos to some of the things we talked about.

“Quilting on the North coast is the thread that bound together an entire generation of women, and continues to do so through both celebration and grief.” (Carolina de Ryk)

“At first, you’d look at the squares and think, these don’t go together, and then you kept moving them around and everybody has their say, and it finally falls into a beautiful finished design.” (Kristin)

“For the families that received these quilts–what are the reactions you got?” (Carolina)

“Everyone was very touched. They were very moved by it. It was very meaningful to them, as an expression of the love of their community” (Kristin)

“The remarkable thing about this book is it’s about so much more than quilting. It’s about a generation of friendships. How have these relationships continued to shape and stitch who you are today?” (Carolina)

“We still quilt together. We do it by mailing our squares or mailing a pass-around medallion. It’s still a strong part of our community to be quilting together. If I go to Vancouver, then I would join what they are doing in their quilting, and the women in Vancouver would send squares up north to be part of northern quilts. It’s still a tight community.” (Kristin)