I've often said that
I have the best job in the world
because I get to interview
and learn from leaders and innovators
in the sewing and quilting world
and I'd like you to meet Lola Jenkins,
a real innovator in quilting.
Thank you.
Welcome to our interview and to
Sewing with Nancy, Lola,
and you haven't been quilting
or sewing all that long.
No, I haven't.
I started in 2004.
And I made a few pieces between 2004 and 2007.
But in 2007, I got serious.
And I decided I was going to make me
a trunk show and go on the road.
And your first example
that we're going to share with you is called
"Back In The Day".
Yes, it is.
"Back in the Day" was inspired thinking about my grandmother
and how she used to walk to market so that's how
I came up with it and I didn't have very much money
and I was using a lot of scraps
so it was a scrappy quilt.
It's vibrant and you can just see
a market flurry going on in that quilt.
Yes, you can.
It's spectacular, and to think that you used it from scraps.
I'm totally impressed.
Well, thank you.
The next quilt we're going to look at is called "Many Faces."
And this is a self-portrait of sorts.
Well, kind of.
I was thinking-- I had went to a funeral
and I was listening to the different people
talk about a certain person
who had expired
and I was thinking how
people know people in a different way.
And so I said, "Many Faces"
and how we put on different faces for different people.
We sure do, all of us do the same.
We let them see different parts of our personality.
And, I love your use of color.
Well, thank you.
That you have the chocolate color
represents your?
It represents my background.
And so that's what I was thinking about.
And then explain the color green.
The color green
is about money.
And, it's not about making money, but it's about
making money to receive in order to be able to give.
So, you have to be
a giver in order for money to come your way.
And then, you're also featured in blue.
Yes, I am featured in blue and the blue
is about just thinking about looking
at the sky and different things.
Trying to get some tranquility.
Tranquility in your life and you have purple.
I do have purple.
And purple is the color in order for--
to show a crown
or to show royalty.
And so, that's what that was there for.
We all have those in our lives.
And we have a little hot pink too.
Yeah, we do have some hot pink.
[both laughing]
The quilts that-- the quilt that we're holding,
I'm sure almost everyone will be able to
identify and this is a study in value.
Well, thank you.
I am totally impressed with the color purple.
Yes.
This is a Miss Celie from The Color Purple movie
and I just thought I would do a play on words
and since it's The Color Purple movie,
I figured I would do it in purple.
But still, you were able to
capture with light, mediums, and darks
and all the tones in-between that it reads like
an Andy Warhol picture with the different colorations.
Phenomenal.
Well, thank you very much.
And the background
with your landscape effect, with this imposed upon it.
It's very smart.
Well, thank you very much.
The last quilt we're gonna share with our viewers
is another inspirational quilt
and not only is the coloration, but the stippling.
Your execution...
[laughs]
is great.
Well, thank you.
Malcolm X?
This is Malcolm X, and I wanted to--
He was a very complicated guy.
A lot misunderstood.
So, I wanted to do him in a multitude of colors
because he showed a multitude of personality over the years.
In the quilting of...
the stippling of circles, and feathers and paisley.
It does make him look complicated.
He was.
And so, you've expressed that
through your stitching and use of fabrics.
Well, thank you.
That's exactly what I was trying to do.
Well, Lola, you are an impressive quilter.
A great person to know.
And I know our viewers will enjoy this technique
and learning from you in the future.
Thanks for being my guest.
Thank you.¶¶¶¶¶¶¶You're welcome.