Edyta Sitar is one of those all-around, amazing women that leave you scratching your head, wondering how she does it all. She teaches, designs fabrics for
Moda, and writes numerous quilting books and batik patterns. Her newest endeavor has been creating and promoting her new thread assortment with Aurifil Threads, but today we're happy to have her "visit" to talk about her newest line,
Close To My Heart! It's an amazing combination of prints and batiks (what she may be most well-known for in the fabric world). The strong cool hues lend a tropical destination atmosphere, while the softer prints draw you home. We've got the full line of print and batik yardage, and the batiks are available in a bundle. For her first Jolly Jabber appearance, we posed to her several questions...
How long have you been quilting, and when did you begin designing patterns & fabrics?