{"id":1498668,"date":"2023-03-06T20:33:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T04:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/?p=1498668"},"modified":"2023-08-16T08:43:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T15:43:46","slug":"quilts-humor-with-jen-lopez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/journal\/quilts-humor-with-jen-lopez\/","title":{"rendered":"Laugh At What You Love: Quilts &#038; Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1498668\" class=\"elementor elementor-1498668\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ea91ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ea91ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c110118\" data-id=\"c110118\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc5720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecc5720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234036\/jen-lopez-quiltfolk.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1500115\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234036\/jen-lopez-quiltfolk.jpg 900w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234036\/jen-lopez-quiltfolk-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234036\/jen-lopez-quiltfolk-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234036\/jen-lopez-quiltfolk-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234036\/jen-lopez-quiltfolk-620x413.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Jen Lopez, sitting in her workspace, surrounded by two of her greatest joys: quilting and comics.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ec8c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9ec8c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, I was introduced to Jen Lopez\u2019s webcomic <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bytheyardcomics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">By the Yard<\/a> <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">about an obsessed quilter and her model-train-enthusiast counterpart. While I have met a lot of quilters over the past decade, Jen is the first maker I know to also write and illustrate a comic about her craft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few email exchanges later, we built a nice rapport. She is very entrepreneurial, and I admire all of the hard work she has put into building her business. Jen is also notably fun and easy to talk to, always bringing keen insights into our conversations. All of these qualities, paired with an interesting backstory, adds up to a quick-on-her-feet characteristic that I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll appreciate. I\u2019m guessing it\u2019s no surprise that folks are enjoying seeing her personality shine through her work as a cartoonist! <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d518bce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d518bce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d98748c\" data-id=\"d98748c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85902c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85902c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234023\/by-the-yard-comic-b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1500122\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234023\/by-the-yard-comic-b.jpg 798w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234023\/by-the-yard-comic-b-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234023\/by-the-yard-comic-b-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234023\/by-the-yard-comic-b-600x677.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234023\/by-the-yard-comic-b-620x699.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-276239d\" data-id=\"276239d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4cd61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc4cd61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234029\/by-the-yard-quiltfolk-a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1500120\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234029\/by-the-yard-quiltfolk-a.jpg 798w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234029\/by-the-yard-quiltfolk-a-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234029\/by-the-yard-quiltfolk-a-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234029\/by-the-yard-quiltfolk-a-600x677.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234029\/by-the-yard-quiltfolk-a-620x699.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96aacd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96aacd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb76d8a\" data-id=\"cb76d8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c753782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c753782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Comic<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901f250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"901f250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jen is a New England-based quilter, cartoonist, and pattern designer\u2014and her approach to combining quilting and humor is quite fascinating. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/issue-25-rhode-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Issue 25<\/em><\/a>, we specifically share what inspired her to create <em>By the Yard<\/em>, and if you aren\u2019t already familiar with her weekly posts, you can check out the comic she wrote and illustrated exclusively for Quiltfolk below. (And, yes, Jen said that this really happened! We love hearing about this level of dedication from our readers.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30bbc14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30bbc14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1973a6\" data-id=\"d1973a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63dc6bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63dc6bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234021\/by-the-yard-quiltfolk-c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1500123\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234021\/by-the-yard-quiltfolk-c.jpg 798w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234021\/by-the-yard-quiltfolk-c-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234021\/by-the-yard-quiltfolk-c-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234021\/by-the-yard-quiltfolk-c-600x677.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018234021\/by-the-yard-quiltfolk-c-620x699.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a8aca6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a8aca6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1d1f43\" data-id=\"f1d1f43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d41df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2d41df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Interview<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cec7210 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cec7210\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3620eef\" data-id=\"3620eef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840cf3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"840cf3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We could only include so much of Jen\u2019s quilting and cartooning background in the magazine, but there are still so many more interesting details to share! That is why I decided to record a 45-minute interview with her that you can now watch below. And if you haven\u2019t read her featured article in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Issue 25<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can check it out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/issue-25-rhode-island\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. On a personal note, I\u2019m fascinated by humor and the creative process of writing and telling jokes. So I couldn&#8217;t wait to sit down with Jen and ask her some questions!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1d801b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a1d801b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/796326379?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eec782d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eec782d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5d9f4c\" data-id=\"f5d9f4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7106792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7106792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see, Jen\u2019s approach to quilting and cartooning is similar. For instance, she spends a lot of time thinking about her quilts before she works on them, but she can tend to get paralyzed with all of the overthinking. The same goes for cartooning. The opportunity to sit down, brainstorm, and draw is rare, but when she gets into the groove, time passes quickly and she can produce a lot of work all at once.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two best bits of advice that she gives to herself (and to others) is:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t overthink it! When you follow your gut, you tend to do your best work.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a clean work space free of distractions so that you can find your groove.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to writing and illustrating comics, Jen focuses on finding a common experience with her audience and writing about it. She says, \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to be brilliant. Show up every day, and then there will be a moment of brilliance.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it is quilting, cartooning, designing, or even model train building\u2014I think we can all relate to the little sparks of brilliance that keep us excited about our crafts!<\/span><\/p><h3><b><\/b>Follow Jen<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find Jen on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bytheyardcomics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bytheyardcomics\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a> and read her weekly webcomics at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bytheyardcomics.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bytheyardcomics.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the Yard<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is also published monthly in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">County Register<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> newspaper and on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctpub.com\/blog\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C&amp;T Publishing blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And as mentioned in our recording, Jen is hoping to publish a book of quilting comics. Keep an eye out for a second recorded interview that may come out after her book is released!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jen Lopez, sitting in her workspace, surrounded by two of her greatest joys: quilting and comics. In 2019, I was introduced to Jen Lopez\u2019s webcomic By the Yard about an obsessed quilter and her model-train-enthusiast counterpart. 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