Amy Davidson - April 29 - May 2, 2010

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Amy's Bio: My name is Amy Davidson and I'm just like all the other quilters out there. I love to quilt and I love fabric. Maybe the only difference between you and me is I can't leave well enough alone. Most quilters are content with quilting. I felt the urge to turn my passion into a job. Maybe out of selfishness, I wanted to quilt and not go to a job that didn't involve quilting.

I come from a "stitching" background. My mother owned a needlepoint shop for 15 years while I
was growing up. While I always swore I would NEVER be anything like my mother, our lives have ended following a similar path. I must admit that I am very much like my Mom and proud of it. Thanks, Mom. 

Back in 1995 or so, I got my nerve up to apply at a quilt shop. I really had only done a little quilting
at that point, but ignorance has never stopped me before. I got the job and I was off on this great adventure.   I learned as much as I could, mostly by picking the brains of quilt teachers and other more knowledgeable  quilters. I was soon teaching classes. Some nights I was learning the technique from books before teaching them in the morning! I found the joy I got from watching students "catch the bug" was even more fun than quilting itself. I was definitely hooked on teaching.

While teaching , I found myself searching out or developing the best, most reliable techniques I
could. This often caused me to rewrite directions to incorporate these techniques.

In 2003 I got involved in designing some quilts for a fabric company. They needed quilts made
with their fabric for Quilt Market. Does it get any better than that? The company was South Sea Imports. I have also worked for P & B Textiles doing the same thing. I travel and teach to many guilds and shops. My first love is still seeing that spark in a student's eye.