What is your training in Design and Quilting?
I attended Drexel University for Design. I have very little “formal” training in quilting… just a few classes.. but mostly self taught from books, magazines & the Internet!
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When and how did you begin?
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I got hooked on watching Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson. It was the first time I saw quilts in a modern way. Prior to that, when someone said quilt, I pictured an old fashion looking star pattern in my head. After watching countless shows I went to a bookstore and bought up a bunch of quilting magazines and I was off. It was 2003 and I had no idea what I was doing. I still have my first quilt and it serves to remind me of how far I have come and how ambitious I was from the get go.”
It was defiantly one of those jump in feet first kinda experiences!! Like i said.. i was hooked.. and i’ve never turned back!
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How would you describe your work?
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My work can be hard to describe. I really like to try everything.. so my style is very A to Z. When I started out quilting I followed published patterns and mainly did “traditional” things.
my first magazine published design
my very modern quilt
BEAUTIFUL
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What inspiration do you use in creating your quilts?
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Everything! i’ve been inspired by tile floors to parking garages. I always have a camera & a sketch book on me.
I see that you like to blog. Why?
it may sound cheesy.
but i blog for bliss
just like the title of this book…
I started my blog for a few reasons. Unfortunately I didn’t know many other quilters my age.. so my blog was intended to become a place where I could share… and oh it has! I also started my blog as a journal of sorts.. to keep a history of what I make.. and when. Before my blog I took pictures of all the quilts that I made.. but I never wrote down the stories that go with them. While I have a design background.. starting a company wasn’t in my original plans. Not long after I started blogging I wrote a few tutorials.. got the opportunity to be a “chef” for the http://www.modabakeshop.com/ & write tutorials for them… and then got the chance to start publishing my own patterns! It has been a crazy year of blogging.. and it’s just the beginning!!
You can read Julies Blogs at http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/
I want to thank Julie for helping me to blog about her and her work.
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March 16, 2010 
Nicely done! I have been reading Julie for a while now and enjoy her wit and style. THanks for letting us get to know her a little bit better.