Central Virginia Modern Quilt Guild

Name: Megan Martin

Member of CVAMQG since: 2017 to the present, plus Treasurer 2021, 2022, 2023

How long have you been quilting? 34 years

What is your favorite quilting tool? My Gammill Statler longarm

What are your favorite fabric lines and substrates? Paint Brush, Kaffe Fassett and solids by Michael Miller.

Do you prefer prints or solids? Both! There is a place for each in my studio.

What is your favorite color combination? Turquoise, fuchsia, and lime green (I like bright colors)

Favorite and least favorite parts of the quilting process: favorite: playing with color and creating the pallet for the quilt; least: ripping when it doesn’t work.

Why do you quilt? I love fabric, color, and texture. The creative process has always focused me. I started out making clothes for myself when I was 10 years old. Then when I grew older and my size kept changing, I found making quilts was much more rewarding. I could focus on the design and fabric, not as much the fit. It is art to me.

Where do you find inspiration? In nature, architecture, classes, workshops, and magazines and sometimes in my dreams and imagination.

Quilters who inspire you: Deborah Boschert, Angela Walters, my quilting friends

What is your favorite guilty pleasure while quilting? Sometimes I watch movies if I’m doing repetitive work, otherwise, I love silence so my imagination can come through.

Tell us something about yourself that might surprise us: My first international trip was to Easter Island in the South Pacific. We have a friend who is native to the island and we spent a week with her. We visited all the incredible Moi statues, experienced Tapati week, where the locals competed in athletics, dancing, singing, and craft making. Incredible journey!