Is there anyone out there who doesn’t know more about me, Judy Laquidara, than you want to know?
Before I talk about myself, I took the picture at the top of this page from an airplane window. Isn’t it an amazing picture? The picture has a lot of meaning to my family and I thought it would be nice to have it here so I can see it often.
Ok . . about me . . I’m married to Vince, have one son, Chad, have a mini-dachshund, Speck. We live in Missouri but Lake Charles, Louisiana will always be home.
My grandmothers quilted but mostly made utility type quilts from old clothes. My first real encounter with quilting was when I took a class in 1980 at a little shop in Lake Charles.
Here’s the first quilt I ever made. It’s hand pieced and hand quilted. (You can click on the image to get a bigger picture . . if you dare!)
I was hooked and quilted almost non-stop til about 1985 when I learned to knit. Then I knitted almost non-stop til I learned to smock. Then in the late 80’s, I went back to quilting and haven’t stopped.
In 1998 we bought my first longarm, which was actually a very used and very old shortarm. I used it for two years and cursed every day and cried most of the days and finally had saved up enough money to buy a used APQS Ultimate I machine. I used it for a few years and saved up enough to buy a new APQS Millennium. It’s a great machine and I love having my own longarm.
My most exciting recent accomplishment is my book, Nine Patch Extravaganza, which was published by AQS in July, 2007. You need this book! Please encourage your local quilt shops to get the book. You can order an autographed copy from me here.
I’m still doing longarm quilting and you can visit Sunshine Quilts to get that info.
And, finally, I’ll leave you with a picture of me. This was taken in January, 2008 while I was at the Road to California Quilt Show staying with my friend, Vicky, and signing books for Ginger’s Quilt Shoppe. Please come back and visit my blog often! I love visitors and I love comments!
