Quilt Designer News

Linda Laney
M&L Designs
www.mandldesigns.com

Q:  Why are you a quilt designer?  When did you start designing quilts and quilted projects and what has been your inspiration throughout your quilt designing career?

A:  My love of fabric began when I was 10.  My grandmother gave me a stack of fabric, a cardboard square, a pencil and scissors. She then showed me how to arrange the squares into a pattern and sew them together on her treadle machine.  Since then I have been hooked.  I designed my first quilt at the age of 14.  It was a quilt for my youngest sister.  Over the years I have made many quilts for family and friends. My family has always been my inspiration for quilt designs, starting with my grandmother, mom, sisters, and now my husband, children, and grandchildren.

Linda Laney
M&L Designs
www.mandldesigns.com

Q:  Is there a special time of the day, day of the week or emotion that you find yourself in when you sit down to design a quilt block or quilt? Can you tell us about it?

A:  I wish I had a special time of the day to design.  Unless I have a deadline for a special project, I most just jot down ideas here and then until I can draw them up in EQ5. Most times ideas come to me at the most inconvenient times, like when I am at work or driving.

Linda Laney
M&L Designs
www.mandldesigns.com

Q:  If you could pick any ONE quilt block (old or new) that you’ve either made or designed that exemplifies how you feel toward quilting, what block would that be – please name it and show us a picture (drawing or photograph) of it.
 
A:  The one block that shows how I feel about quilting is my newest block is Jelly Roll Sampler. It has a set of templates made to use with 2-1/2 strips.

Jelly Strip Templates
Available from M & L Designs

“Jelly Roll Sampler”
Designed by Linda Laney, M & L Designs

Linda Laney
M&L Designs
www.mandldesigns.com

Q:  If you were to describe your quilt designing style by comparing it to food, what “recipe” would you say your quilt designing is made up of?
 
A:  My style is more traditional, so my recipe would be a stew, just put a little of everything leftover in the pot.  I like to use up every bit of scrap of fabric.  I also like the old favorite blocks arranged in new ways.

Linda Laney
M&L Designs
www.mandldesigns.com

Q:  Please tell us a little about yourself … your name, your website, some of the names of your recent quilt designs.
 
A:  I am Linda Laney, designer and owner of M&L Designs www.MandLdesigns.com and Baycreek Quilting Products www.quilttemplates.com . I started selling my patterns on the web in 2000.  In 2007 I bought Baycreek Quilting Templates and Patterns by Jeaneau, wholecloth quilt designs.  My most recent quilts are Moose Crossing, a wall hanging I made to teach a braided border technique; Infinity, which was originally a wall hanging. In June of this year I made this pattern into a queen size quilt for my son and his wife.  My newest project is a BOM, Old Favorites, which will begin in January. My newest templates are applique templates.

“Moose Crossing” Wall Hanging
Designed by Linda Laney, M & L Designs

“Infinity” Wall Hanging
Designed by Linda Laney, M & L Designs