Monday, November 19, 2018

Now An Authorized BeColourful Teacher!




I am so pleased and proud to announce that I am now a fully Authorized Teacher for BeColourful quilts.

Here is my bio: 


After admiring quilt magazines in grocery stores for years, Melanie finally worked up the 
courage to make her first one in 1998. She had a borrowed sewing machine and absolutely no 
knowledge of quilting, whatsoever. The results were predictably disastrous, yet she was 
completely and immediately hooked. In the twenty years since she has become an extremely 
adept and ambitious quilter, always willing and excited to try new techniques and tools.

What started as a hobby has turned into a lifelong passion. Melanie is always making quilts, 
talking about quilts, admiring quilts, looking at patterns, petting fabric, going to quilt shows, or 
packing to go on retreats with friends who are equally obsessed passionate about quilting.

There is only one thing Melanie enjoys as much as quilting and that is encouraging others in 
their pursuit of the art.

As a former corporate workshop facilitator, Melanie strives to create a learning atmosphere 
that is welcoming, fun, and encouraging. She wants all students to leave her courses feeling 
empowered and proud of their efforts. 

While she enjoys teaching all forms of quilting, her favourite by far is paper piecing the BeColourful way. She saw her first BeColourful quilt online in 2011 and became determined to one day make them all! She has attended several of Jacqueline’s courses and is extremely proud and honoured to be an Authorized BeColourful Teacher.

Melanie lives in beautiful Ottawa, Ontario and is available to teach in Central and Eastern Canada.

Follow her on Instagram at melaniemmacdonald or on her blog at lazylabquiltcompany.blogspot.com.

I am already scheduled to teach the Picnic and Lemonade patterns in Kingston, ON on December 15, 2018 and January 19, 2019! 

I am thrilled about this new adventure! 

Wish me luck.