{"id":1647802,"date":"2026-01-08T10:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/?p=1647802"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T22:28:17","slug":"qa-with-jenny-haynes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/journal\/qa-with-jenny-haynes\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A with Jenny Haynes of Papper, Sax, Sten"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1647802\" class=\"elementor elementor-1647802\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7551594 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7551594\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d613a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3d613a\" 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>Jenny Haynes is a talented quilter and teacher who is the guest instructor on our Stitching in Sweden workshop. Read on to learn about Jenny&#8217;s quilting journey, her love of teaching, and what she loved about traveling to Sweden to film this workshop.<\/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-677a7db elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"677a7db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\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-e7fc24f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7fc24f\" 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-24407e1\" data-id=\"24407e1\" 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-cfd47d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfd47d9\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does Papper, Sax, Sten mean?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc34de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcc34de\" 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>Paper, Scissors, Stone. I wanted to give a hint to my Swedish background. My favourite word is Kardemumma (cardamom) but it was taken already. Papper, Sax, Sten had a rhythm I liked and included different textures and shapes.<\/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-290fad7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"290fad7\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What was your early life like in Sweden?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40b3a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e40b3a4\" 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>I was born 1971, in a small place between Upsala and Stockholm. My mum was a crafter (she still is, but not as prolific) and the house I grew up in was full of hand-made rag rugs, painted bark baskets and half-knitted jumpers (sorry mum but it\u2019s true). I was the youngest of three with a five and seven year gap between me and my older siblings. I was lucky to be bored a lot so my imagination is WILD! I was always a frustrated artist, until I started sewing curves and making up curvy and colourful quilt designs. <\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38c5379\" data-id=\"38c5379\" 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-3b38e92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b38e92\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108105355\/IMG_9267-723x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1647867\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108105355\/IMG_9267-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108105355\/IMG_9267-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108105355\/IMG_9267-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108105355\/IMG_9267-1085x1536.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108105355\/IMG_9267-1200x1699.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108105355\/IMG_9267-600x850.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108105355\/IMG_9267-620x878.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108105355\/IMG_9267.jpg 1356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/>\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<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb092ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb092ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb6b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbb6b5c\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did you come to the creative practice of quilting?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a4bd41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a4bd41\" 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>I started off as a garment maker and pattern cutter but fell out of love with the fashion industry. After a pause from making I came back to sewing from a different direction. I will always be thankful to the people in the fashion industry who were so reluctant to pay newbies for the work they did. The quilting community is so lovely and I\u2019m very happy to be part of it.<\/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-dbf9d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbf9d9a\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are you a modern or traditional quilter?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ed668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57ed668\" 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>Modern I\u2019d say but many of my techniques come from traditional tailoring techniques. I learnt so much from my teachers at Stockholm\u2019s Tillsk\u00e4rar Akademi, hand-sewn buttonholes, basting, pressing techniques, fabric manipulation and much more.<\/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-bdf10fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bdf10fe\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108101806\/IMG_1819-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1647863\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108101806\/IMG_1819-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108101806\/IMG_1819-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108101806\/IMG_1819-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108101806\/IMG_1819-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108101806\/IMG_1819-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108101806\/IMG_1819-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108101806\/IMG_1819-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108101806\/IMG_1819-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108101806\/IMG_1819-620x620.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108101806\/IMG_1819-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108101806\/IMG_1819-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108101806\/IMG_1819.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-868d6b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"868d6b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e0c730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e0c730\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is there a Swedish aesthetic to your work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0fe086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0fe086\" 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>I thought so but the trip to Sweden for this adventure workshop made me realise how much the different Swedish crafts are the foundation of my designs. Thanks mum! The colours, the curves and pattern repeats we saw in Dalarna made me feel very at home.<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-455fe57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"455fe57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c577c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5c577c\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does teaching mean to you? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add6763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"add6763\" 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>Everything. As I work from my studio, which can be lonely, I really appreciate meeting up with other quilters on line and in person. I also love problem solving and incorporating the things I learn whilst figuring things out into my classes.<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101fe5f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"101fe5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e579906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e579906\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108085953\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8510-1-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1647854\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108085953\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8510-1-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108085953\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8510-1-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108085953\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8510-1-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108085953\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8510-1-1-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108085953\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8510-1-1-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108085953\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8510-1-1-620x827.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108085953\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8510-1-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1132c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1132c1a\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108090005\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8507-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1647855\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108090005\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8507-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108090005\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8507-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108090005\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8507-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108090005\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8507-1-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108090005\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8507-1-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108090005\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8507-1-620x827.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260108090005\/QF-Sweden-Tutorial_8507-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3050e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3050e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca2bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ca2bb1\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So far, where in the world has quilting taken you?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b68332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b68332\" 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>Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Australia, France, Switzerland. This year I\u2019m going to the US for the first time Empty Spools Seminars, CA, in April\/May and MISA, Bar Harbor in September). I\u2019d love to go to Canada, Japan and NZ too.<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28490fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28490fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4026136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4026136\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did it feel to be back in Sweden with the Quiltfolk team\u2014any highlights from the trip?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e8e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32e8e8b\" 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>So many!! Working with this amazing, professional and welcoming team was a joy. Seeing the costumes and Kurbits paintings at Dalarnas Museum made me feel very much at home. Mum made me wear an embroidered hat, very similar to those on display in the museum, when I was a child. I want to live in Anders and Emma Zorn\u2019s house \u2019when I grow up\u2019 and have pillows and tapestry made for me by Karin Larsson.<\/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-cd55e15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd55e15\" 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=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251211120813\/QF-Sweden-Sales-Page-V2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1644670\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251211120813\/QF-Sweden-Sales-Page-V2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251211120813\/QF-Sweden-Sales-Page-V2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251211120813\/QF-Sweden-Sales-Page-V2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251211120813\/QF-Sweden-Sales-Page-V2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251211120813\/QF-Sweden-Sales-Page-V2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251211120813\/QF-Sweden-Sales-Page-V2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251211120813\/QF-Sweden-Sales-Page-V2-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251211120813\/QF-Sweden-Sales-Page-V2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8453742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8453742\" 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>Thank you Quiltfolk and team for this opportunity. I very much enjoyed designing the Kurbits Quilt and I\u2019m excited to see what people make with their versions.<\/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-37148e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37148e7\" 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>***<br \/><br \/>Learn more about Jenny Haynes and her work on her website: <a href=\"https:\/\/pappersaxsten.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pappersaxsten.com\/<\/a><br \/><br \/>And follow her on Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pappersaxsten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@pappersaxsten<\/a><\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jenny Haynes, the guest instructor for our Stitching in Sweden workshop shares about her quilting journey, what teaching means to her, and her favorite parts of traveling back to her home country of Sweden to film this workshop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26359,"featured_media":1644670,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,85,240],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-1647802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews","category-quilters","category-workshops"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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