Tamara Kate of Kayajoy Designs, Janome Education Summit 2018, Post #4
Friday, July 6th, 2018Hi everyone…thought I’d rap up my posts on the Janome Education Summit in late May before they are ancient history. One the first day, I noticed what this woman was doing across the aisle from me with Kimberly Einmo’s flying geese units and fabric, and was smitten instantly. Turns out it is Tamara Kate Serrao of Kayajoy Designs. Her quilts, embroidery and fabrics are so inspiring…if she had had yardage there I would have gone home with a whole bunch! You can find her on FB as well as her website.
Tamara Kate has a fascinating background, being from both Nova Scotia and Trinidad. She is the Janome Canada spokesperson, and designed a phenomenal Maple Leaf Quilt as well as a special (gosh I wish I’d known about it) Janome machine for Canada’s 150th anniversary a couple years ago.
And here is that QUILT….her work is very much in the Modern Quilt aesthetic, but it also is infused with this like watercolor-y feel, palette and fresh vibe that still pays homage to our quilting history.
And the last pic…Janome had brought in their top of the line 15000 machines and iPads and stylus for us all to try sketching our own designs. Due to slow wifi, we did a test-quilt (in a hoop using the embroidery module) using a pre-loaded design. But of course I had to do a quick (and wobbly) sketch of the Flying Pug!
Yep, I think I have to confess to being a total fan-girl! More fun stuff from the Education Summit in the coming days.