Hi everyone welcome to the final week of the Let’s get Acquainted Blog Hop hosted by the wonderful Beth @ Plum and June! A quick intro for those who don’t know me – My name is Elise Lea and I am a wife to a pilot named Jesse, mother to a miniature pinscher named Raptor, an avid quilter and a fabric addict.
My husband Jesse has always been my biggest supporter. He continually encourages me and pridefully tells others about my quilting. He loves that I quilt and believes it is a great skill and constructive outlet (especially when he is gone on the road). Without him and his support I wouldn’t have this blog and I probably wouldn’t even be a quilter.
Our dog Raptor (technically F22 Raptor, named for the fighter Jet, but we just call him Raptor) is our 10lb ball of crazy who shows up on my blog from time to time. Sometimes he is there on purpose but usually it is because he has a knack for photo-bombing my sewing pictures.
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| (1) Hexagons (2) Max and Whiskers Quilt (3) Ombre Flying Geese Quilt |
I started Lovelea Designs towards the beginning of this year as a way to share my sewing/design and to get more involved in the quilting community. The name Lovelea Designs is a play the world lovely and my last name Lea (pronounced like Lee). In Short: Lovely + Lea = Lovelea. I called it Lovelea Designs because I ultimately would like to design fabric as well as patterns so I wanted a name that didn’t purely imply quilting.
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| (1) Star Pillow Top (2) Bridesmaid Dress Turned Baby Quilt (3) Sun Quilt |
My favorite type of project is a one that I design myself. Most of my quilts are my own designs and are usually figured out as I go. I start with an Idea of what I want the quilt to look like and work from there trying to recreate the image in my brain. Sometimes I plan it out first on paper as I did for the Sun Quilt and Rainbow Star Pillow Top. Other times I just design as I go which I did for the Cat in the Hat quilt. Fortunately for me It usually turns out better than I imagine because I can make changes as I go.
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| Dr. Seuss Room: (1) Cat in the Hat Quilt (2) Dr Seuss Murals (3) Lorax Quilt |
Some quick Facts about me:
- I currently live in Minnesota (a state close to Canada for those who don’t know)
- I work at a quilt shop, but have a degree in business administration & marketing.
- I lived on a small island in the Caribbean called Montserrat (a British Overseas Territory) for about a year and a half. It is where my husband is from, and where his family still lives.
- I sew on a Brother Innov-îs 900D a small machine that also does embroidery.
- My goal is to one day design fabric and sewing patterns.
Thanks for coming by my blog! You can also find me on Pinterest, Etsy and follow me on bloglovin’. Don’t forget to check out the other blog hoppers this week!
Vicki @ A Quilter’s Mission
RobinSue @ RobinSue Quilts
Elizabeth @ In The Boon Docks
Jenny @ A Note To Follow Sew
Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts
Sonia @ Fabric & Flowers
Emily @ Sew E.T.
Em @ Sewing by Moonlight
Have a wonderful Weekend!
Elise
It has been a pleasure to get to know you over the last seven weeks, Elise. And I am always impressed with what you come up with each post. I love your penchant for bright colours, your original designs, and your friendly personality! Thanks for sharing a little more about you and your quilty life!
Lorna:)
http://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com
Love how you use lots of bright colors in your projects!
Love your English paper piecing and ombré flying geese projects. Such gorgeous colours!
It is very nice to meet you Elise. I love all the bright colors and the fact that you design as you go. I do that too sometimes. Love your sun quilt.
jan
Wonderful to see photos of yourself and Jesse. Interesting to hear you would like to design fabric (and quilts) one day, I hope your dream happens.
So many fun projects! Great to meet you 🙂 x
I love your quilt style and use of color! I tend to go towards a bright rainbow too 🙂 You have a great blog and take such nice photos. Thanks for sharing! I look forward to seeing more.
Hey Elise! Hasn't this summer of blog hopping been fun?! That sun quilt of yours is a stunner. Keep sparkling!
I love all the color you use in your quilts- you are very talented! I also live in Minnesota-can't decide if I like this fall weather we are having. I am envious you work at a quilt store and that you get to be around inspiration all the time. Hope your dream comes true!
Hi Lea! Great blog name! Your work is indeed lovely! How nice you work in a quilt store AND have a business degree! Your fabric design business is definitely in the future! Minneapolis is on my list to visit!
Your sun quilt is amazing, the colours are gorgeous. I especially love the shades of blue. I find designing as you go very rewarding and free from constraint – I love to make changes as I go to please my eye. So nice to meet you!
Great to meet you thru this hop. Lovely projects!
Great to get to know you Lea! Raptor is so cute! Great name for a little dog! I love your use of really bright colours, your quilts are so vivid. 🙂
Loving the quilts you've posted!
Loved meeting you via the hop! Your quilts are fantastic and I'm your newest follower, can't wait to see what you come up with next 🙂
Those ombre flying geese are my favorite but all of your project are so lovely! I can't imagine the stash building temptation of working in a quilt shop 🙂 Great to meet you through the Hop!
I have a miniature pinscher as well. Only my dog's name is Mickey. They are so sweet aren't they. Mine sleeps with us. Anyways, I love your Dr Seus quilt for Cat in the Hat. That turned out really cute. Good luck with your "business".
First of all….that little pup is so cute I just wanna give him a squeeze:) 2nd, your work and designs are wonderful. I think you would make a great designer! So nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you on the hop! I love your projects – so lovely! Your puppy is so cute! Love your facts about you too!
It is so nice to meet you through this blog hop. I love your colour choices and bright fun work. You are a quilter after my own heart – the more colour the better. Fabulous stuff.
Elise…you have some great projects posted! I love how you chose your blog name and how ambitious you are to design!
Some lovely quilts Elise. And little Raptor is so cute!
It's so nice to get to know you, Elise! I *love* your sun quilt–the improv pieced center star is gorgeous. I grew up in Duluth, Minnesota–I'd be curious to know what part of the state you're in now. I'm also aspiring to design fabric one day, so if you ever want to chat about the process, please shoot me an email! 🙂
Hi Elise – nice to meet you. I love designing my own quilts too – it's definitely more satisfying that way! Your quilts are gorgeous 🙂
I think your Sun Quilt is my favorite. I love those colors together, and the gradation of all the solids. It's amazing. I'm glad to have met you through the blog hop!
I love your star pillow top and your sun quilt too, amazing!! Great to meet you on the hop:)
Hi from a blog hopper. It´s so great, that your husband is so proud of you!!! You make wonderful things. Love the hexies in Special 🙂
It's nice to meet you Elise Lea! The photo of Raptor is still making me laugh! You use color well. Thanks for sharing!
Yay for hubbies who support quilters! It makes a difference, doesn't it?! Love your colorful work!
The sun quilt is so beautiful! In fact, I just love all your projects. Excellent Blog Hop post!
So first of all Jesse sounds amazing. Bonus points to you for choosing so well 😉 Second of all, LOVE your use of color! Such fun and vibrant projects – <3!
Wow! Your quilts are so cute, I LOVE the sun quilt it's fantastic! Your dog is also very cute, that pic with the cat is fab 🙂 PS sorry it's taken me so long to stop by… ongoing computer probs..there seems to be a lull at the moment!
Nice to "meet" you Elise! You have some amazing work going on here. I LOVE that sun quilt. Stunning!
I had to laugh at your 10 pound dog though. Only because my behemoth cat is 1.5 times his size LOL