Today I spent a wonderful hour watching/listening to Mary Fons as she talked about her quilting journey so far, how she learned to quilt on national television, how "Quilts are Relevant" now as much as they ever have been--you can't wrap a new baby in an ipad but you can a quilt".
She made us laugh and shed a few tears and she shared her personal story of the sickness that almost took her life and that she still struggles with today. Her passion is teaching "Newbie" quilters through Co-Hosting Fons & Porter, Quilty Magazine, Quilty show on the internet and soon will be hosting Webinars.
Mary is such an inspiration to me, as I too have that same passion--the passion of teaching others.
Quilting is a lost art that is coming-back and gaining momentum. As Mary travels the country teaching, lecturing and moving the quilting world forward by social media and television I'm wondering....how can I, a small town elementary teacher have an impact on others by sharing my love and passion for quilting...spreading the excitement, motivating and teaching others an art that has been lost for a while but is beginning to gain momentum...I guess I take it one step at a time and see what HE has planned for me.
Stay tuned and I will share Day 2 tomorrow.
Happy Quilting-
Vicky
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