If you really want know, I'll tell you!

The City Quilts blog tour is underway, and I couldn't be more excited!  It has been a good exercise for me to go through all of the interview questions, and really ponder the answers.  Going through the process of being interviewed over and over again has given me an opportunity to really examine what I know (and don't know), what my strengths and weaknesses are.  For myself I'm always going 100 miles an hour, doing my own thing, learning new things, deciding somethings are not of any interest to me.  For the most part I'm always going, but not frequently looking internally.  If I do any internal looking, it's generally unkind to myself, and pretty critical.  I find it so painfully hard to say - 'I am good at this', 'I know how to do this', 'I have worked hard to excel at this' - is it just me, am I the only who has trouble forming those sentences?  I asked my mom the other day if it was a cultural thing, or a family thing - this painful, almost gut wrenching action of acknowledging having done something well.  I'll be interested in what you all think...so please tell me.

One of the questions that I am most frequently asked is, what is my favorite quilt I have ever made.  I'll tell you - it's this quilt - City News!  I love it, I worked very hard on it, I think it is beautiful, and when I made it, it was my best work to date.  I talk about it more in my interview with Cheryl here. 

Reading everyone's comments has been great. One person said "i read cherri's blog, but i don't feel that i know too much about her-- other than the important fact that she loves her daughters*!"  I'm not sure if anyone else feels the same about 'not knowing too much about me', but if you are interested, I have to tell you, these interviews are the real me...the really, real me, not the fake me, but the real me.  I have a tendency to be completely passionate about something, or not care at all.  I am passionate about quilting, I am passionate about color, I am passionate about my book City Quilts...all of that and more is shared throughout the next 13 days.

Thank you for joining me on this tour - I'm so happy to have you with me!

July 13th – Amy Lobsiger

July 14th – Stefanie Roman

July 15th – Pat Sloan

July 16th – Spool

July 17th – Robert Kaufman

July 18th – Fat Quarterly

July 19th – Emily Cier

July 20th – Sewer Sewist

July 21st – Jaybird

July 22nd – Vickie Eapen

July 23rd – Jessica Levitt

July 24th – TrueUp

A special thanks to Robert Kaufman for the beautiful Kona Cotton Solids, and to C&T for copies of City Quilts for this blog tour.  * A special note - even though I don't mention him as much...I really really really love my son, who is currently serving in Iraq.

xoxo,

Cherri

Comments

[Lainee]

Love your work and know you book will be a smashing success!

[Cheryl Arkison]

Having done the interview with you, I can attest that it really did feel like the real you. It was a great conversation. Next time I'd love to have it in person!

[Live a Colorful Life]

I think this book is one of the absolute best to come out in a really long time. Congratulations. And it is good learning to know more about you.

[Sequana]

Once you fell into the lake, I decided I knew everything I needed to know about you. *L*

[Amy C]

I have a tendency to way over analyze my work. I'm a perfectionist at heart. But I'm working on being better at this. Your work is beautiful so no need to beat yourself up.

Thanks for sharing about yourself. Will keep your son in our prayers. I thank him for his service to our country.

[jennifer]

i'm glad i posted that comment today, or else i would never know you have a son! what branch does he serve in? my sister is a marine corps officer getting set to deploy next january or march. i'll be relying on you for tips on how to cope with a loved one serving in a time of combat.

city news is my favorite quilt you ever made, and i think the first quilt that really inspired me to get creative. i admire it on a weekly basis (it's in my flickr favorites) and i have been conspiring to make one for myself out batiks and solids. i think it will look great on my bed!

[Jackie]

Looking forward to reading all your interviews! So nice to know someone as passionate about quilting as you!

[Abi]

Yay for the blog tour!

[SheilaC]

I didn't know your son was in Iraq either!!

Sending good thoughts his way, and off on the blog tour :)

SheilaC

[rosamaria]

that is great!! congrats! finally I have your books in my hands and I just can say: is pure bliss!!!!

[Mary Ann]

I just couldn't wait any longer and bought your book last week. Its stunning, I knew I loved your work but all the info and lessons on color and how you go about designing. Wow!

[Ravenhill]

How very wonderful, a huge congratulations to you!!!

[nicolette]

I knew you have a son and that he serves in Iraq, you have mentioned it several times in blogposts. I’m sure you love all your children!

I hope to get to know you a bit better by reading the interviews, Cherri! My feeling is that having read so many of your posts over the past couple of years, that you have become more self confident and less shy...LOL!

I always question what I make/create/do. It might have to do with having a Mother who never questions her actions/creations and values people by their achievements. Even at my age I still desperately seek her approval. Pretty crazy don’t you think?!

I’m off now to read the first interview!

Hugs))