Quilting in the Digital Age

🧵 Hey, curious quilter…

Maybe you’ve been hearing buzz about AI, digital design, or “smart” quilting tools and thought, “That’s not really for me—I just want to make beautiful things.”

I hear you. But what if I told you that today’s tech doesn’t replace your creativity—it expands it?

This talk + trunk show is a 45-minute journey through the overlap of old-school quilting tradition and modern technology. I’ll share my own story (yes, it involves electrical engineering, sewing mishaps, and a lot of color theory), and walk you through what it really looks like to bring digital tools into a traditional practice.

There’s laughter, reflection, live Q&A, audience interaction, and of course—a peek inside my trunk of quilts that have been shaped by both fabric and code.

It’s not a lecture. It’s a lively, thoughtful, funny, human conversation about what it means to be a maker in a rapidly changing world.

✂️ What You’ll Experience

• A no-jargon breakdown of what AI actually is—and how it fits into quilting without taking over.
• My personal journey: from early sewing disasters to working with AI professionally and creatively.
• Real quilts, real stories: a trunk show of AI-assisted, analog-loving, technicolor joy.
• A conversation about ethics, art, and the creative power that you still hold.
• Audience participation, live questions, and that spark you get when something just clicks.

💬 Who This Talk Is For

If you love quilting—and you’re open to learning something new—you’ll feel right at home.

Whether you’re:

• a traditional quilter wondering what the heck this AI stuff even is,
• a curious modern maker ready to play with new tools,
• or a guild leader looking for a speaker who can bridge generations and start real conversations…

This is for you.

No tech experience needed. No pressure to change your practice. Just a chance to reflect, learn, laugh, and maybe walk away with a few new ideas.