Introduction ~ Gina Halladay of QuiltersBuzz & Threaded Pear Studio

Gina Halladay is busy! The first quilt she made with her sister years ago initiated a love of quilting and a life full of that love. Gina’s first quilt, incidentally, wasn’t a personal success. She didn’t like the colors once it was pieced together and she wasn’t happy with the quality of the fabrics. Gina was, however, enamored with the process of quilting and started on a happy journey from sewing quilts she loved to working in a fabric shop, teaching quilting classes and starting QuiltersBuzz, the popular online forum for all things related to quilting.

Gina with Stephanie and one of their original quilt designs.

Gina’s journalism background (she has a degree in communications and journalism) and her fascination for discovery have been instrumental in the success of QuiltersBuzz. The blog’s format has the feel of an online magazine column, an approach that shares information, discussion and news about quilting with immediate impact and provides an important sense of community for quilters.

In addition to QuiltersBuzz Gina keeps busy with Threaded Pear Studio, a quilt pattern design company she runs with her friend and business partner Stephanie Goudzwaard. Their quilting pattern design series “Afternoon Delights, Quilts You Can Make In An Afternoon Or Two” includes over twenty popular options. Gina and Stephanie started a longarm quilting business as a complement to the development of Threaded Pear Studio, and Gina is now a dealer for the Gammill quilting machines.

With a hand in so many aspects of the industry and a true love of quilting it’s only natural Gina dreams of quilt patterns day and night, and hopes to design fabric with Stephanie in the near future. Her husband and four children wholeheartedly support all of Gina’s dreams! Gina will continue to teach, foster community, inspire, inform and share a joy of quilting her busy days to come. Join the fun with a visit to Threaded Pear Studio and QuiltersBuzz. Look for Gina’s upcoming article about quilting on the Sew,Mama,Sew! blog!

15 Responses to “Introduction ~ Gina Halladay of QuiltersBuzz & Threaded Pear Studio”

1. Katie responds:
   Posted: February 20th, 2008 at 10:19 am →

   That QuiltersBuzz looks like a great resource!

2. Michele responds:
   Posted: February 20th, 2008 at 10:31 am →

   What a fantastic online resource!

3. alison responds:
   Posted: February 20th, 2008 at 10:54 am →

   I love QuiltersBuzz! I came across QuiltersBuzz in December and have used it many times to resource.

4. Amanda responds:
   Posted: February 20th, 2008 at 11:14 am →

   This is great!! If I ever start quilting I’ll have to make sure to go here. Thanks for the link!

5. Kate responds:
   Posted: February 20th, 2008 at 11:29 am →

   Thanks so much for this post! Really sounds like a great site for beginner quilters!!

6. alison responds:
   Posted: February 20th, 2008 at 11:37 am →

   Ooh, I love quilter’s buzz! Thanks for giving us the chance to “meet” Gina!

7. Ellen responds:
   Posted: February 20th, 2008 at 12:00 pm →

   Love your “Afternoon Delights”! Looks like something great for us full time working quilters with little time to quilt!

8. Cassie Ogle responds:
   Posted: February 20th, 2008 at 3:39 pm →

   Quilter’s Buzz looks like a site I’ll be spending a lot of time on

9. Julia D responds:
   Posted: February 20th, 2008 at 3:55 pm →

   I love Quilter’s buzz

10. Kristi Van Os responds:
    Posted: February 20th, 2008 at 4:41 pm →

    Thanks – I love the quilter’s buzz web site.

11. Kieny responds:
    Posted: February 21st, 2008 at 5:56 am →

    Thanks for the tip!

12. Christine responds:
    Posted: February 21st, 2008 at 7:51 am →

    What a great site. Thanks for the info.

13. Andrea Elizabeth Johnson responds:
    Posted: February 21st, 2008 at 9:41 am →

    Love the interview and glad to find out about Quilters Buzz.

    andreaelizabeth

14. Becca responds:
    Posted: February 21st, 2008 at 2:29 pm →

    Hmm, I’ll have to bookmark that site!

15. Dawn responds:
    Posted: February 21st, 2008 at 7:45 pm →

    Quilter’s Buzz is one of the blogs that I make sure to check out on a regular basis. It’s nice to see her here too!

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