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Charlotte Gustavson
  • 60, Female
  • Dover, NJ
  • United States
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Where are you from and how long have you been Quilting?

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I need a project plan

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I need a project plan

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Location
Dover, New Jersey
About Me
I grew up with three older sisters, the oldest of which is an incredible seamstress. I, on the other hand, hated to sew.
I'm a college drop-out from the 70s. I usually describe myself as an Ex-Art Major and I'm the creative type, as, I think, are most quilters.
I have a husband who is a retired metalurgical engineer and "handy".
We have three sons.
My oldest son just got married at the end of 2008 and is working on his Masters degree in psychology and expecting his first child in November.
My middle son is both a musician and professional illustrator who's favorite job is illustrating children's books (Any one ever heard of "Good Luck Mrs. K" ?) He has two delightful sons ages 8 and 5.
My third and youngest son is harder to describe because he's one of those multi-talented people who doesn't work in his field. He's a musician with artistic talent he doesn't have time to use and he works in an office. He has a baby daughter who will be 1 this Halloween.
All three are married to beautiful and talented women who complement them and who both my husband and I adore! We couldn't be more blessed.
I have been quilting for at least 25 years, although my first attempts were pretty sporadic and the fabric choices weren't nearly as inspiring as they are today!
My first craft and love was counted cross stitch. But talk about UFOs! That got left by the wayside when I started quilting full time.
I loved to draw when I was younger and my medium was pastels. I still find faces facinating, but it got harder to see between the easel and the object I was drawing. The bifocals just weren't cutting it!
I think so much of my love of quilting comes from the endless possibilities and the instant gratification of seeing my work finished sooner.
Hobbies and Interests
quilting, applique, paper piecing, hand quilting, machine quilting, general sewing, gardening, other

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At 5:28am on November 14, 2009, Shirley Phillips said…
Hi Charlotte, I looked for a name on the interfacing but didn't find one. I got it at JoAnn's and I got black because most of the t-shirts were black. I just felt all the stabilizers until I got one that wasn't too stiff or too soft (reminds me of goldilocks!)
I've looked at your photos - you are one very artistic quilter! Beautiful work! I envy you. I have to follow something that tells me what to do - not a lot of natural ability here! Have a great weekend!
At 5:13am on November 14, 2009, Melzee said…
Charlotte-Thanks for the comment on the quilts. Jen's quilt, the cirlces in oranges, was done with the help of a book called Crazy Curves by Elisa Wilson. I bought the templates also, which were a major help. I had never curved pieced before and this explained things really well and made it quite easy. Sorry I didn't get back to you, but I had to dig out the book and templates and that took a while! LOL
Now you can give me some info on your stuff. I LOVE the landscape and thread painting you've done. I did buy a Nancy Zeaman book on landscape quilts, and attempted it, but got frustrated and gave up. I just love the way they look and would really like to maybe try to learn again. Did you take a class, self taught or buy a book or video. I know that you said that you did painting and are an ex-art major, but I never had the chance for art/drawing classes. Being a floral designer for 28 years is my artistic background, so unless it's a stickman, that's it for me and drawing!!!
At 2:06pm on November 11, 2009, Shirley Phillips said…
Hi Charlotte, I picked a fusable interfacing that wasn't real stiff as I wanted it to stay soft like the tshirts were. Most of BIL's shirts had fronts and backs he wanted them both used. The quilt ended up almost 70 by 100 inches! I didn't even use all the tshirts. I'll be making another quilt for my sister - most of her tshirts are from The Beatles. I found some really neat fabric on line at a store in IL. I think it was Bear Paw Quilts. They have a great selection of music themed fabric. The brighter blue I used has tiny black musical notes on it. Chris Bell has directions for making a tshirt quilt on her page. I read her directions but once I got started mine took on a life of its own!
At 5:31am on November 11, 2009, Shirley Phillips said…
Hi Charlotte, Thanks for your comments on the tshirt quilt. It's been fun making it for my sister and brother-in-law. It tooks some time to talk BIL into giving up the tshirts that he could no longer wear (most were size medium and he's now an X large!) I'm working on getting it sandwiched and plan to quilt on the borders writing names of songs that each group sang. I'll post another picture when it's done.
At 1:53pm on November 10, 2009, Cottonwood Quilter said…
Charlotte, you are right, Shirley's quilt is neat, love the window effect with the blackish/grayish. I always love looking at the different patterns and the way other put quilts together, then when I need an idea, do you think I can come up with anything????? Just like the disappearing items, my brain is empty....
At 8:09am on October 31, 2009, Janet Terzi said…
I agree!
At 6:02pm on October 19, 2009, Diana Bracy said…
Charlotte, thank you so much! I wish that you could see the tiny pieces that are added to make his body bend. It is covered with cheesecloth. I wanted the cheesecloth to look like it was falling off because he was really dancing. I am ecstatic that you were excited about receiving one of my litle atc's! I have to go and check my mail, in the mailroom, downstairs to see of mine is there.

I am happy that you son's surgery went well and that his wife did not have the baby, at the same time!

It a pleasure having you for a friend and I will be part of any swap. I enjoy receiving the surprises and "Christmas presents", too.
At 6:32am on October 19, 2009, Gwen/OH said…
A technicolored turkey? by all means!!
Go for it!
At 6:28am on October 19, 2009, Gwen/OH said…
Hi Charlotte!
Postcard-you can make it like a little quilt..does not have to be stiff. That's your preference.
Thanks for joining the swap!
gwen
At 4:22pm on October 14, 2009, Vanda said…
Charlotte, you have a wild sense of humor....i love it!! it took me awhile to get the vandal joke, but then I remember how some people forget the soft ''a'' and pronounce it hard, my name is pronounced VONDA, so when i finally got the funny joke, i laffed like crazy. vandal...omg! too funny.:>)) I really am curious as to how you ladies go about creating these little ACEO cuties. I just got my feet wet with my little "Winter Scene", but am anxious to see what the "big girls" come up with. Wish I had more time to study creating them, however, my mom needs my help right now and that is taking up most of my time for the moment. Sewwwwwwww........post those photos for this newbie.

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