What a whirlwind! Yesterday I made my TV debut, filming a segment for Quilting Arts TV. I was SO nervous - but it was a lot of fun.
At the beginning of this year, Penny McMorris (co-founder and vice-president of Electric Quilt) contacted me about guesting along with her on a segment for Quilting Arts TV with host Pokey Bolton. She proposed a design challenge that we would then present on the show. Of course, I immediately said Yes! What a fantastic opportunity! But there was one catch, we were to film only 2 weeks before my baby was due in the spring. Lucky for me, we were able to delay the piece to this summer's filming week. So here we are!
Here is some of the production staff walking us through how our segment would pan out. I am on the right, Penny is in the middle and Pokey is on the left.
Never having done anything like this before, I had no idea what to expect. I was really stressed about what to wear. They sent out a dozen rules about "What Not to Wear" and my SAHM wardrobe is...uh...lacking. I also painted my nails for the first time in 6 years, I think? Everyone on staff was extremely nice and calming. They said "What could be more fun than quilters talking about quilting?" And they were right!
Below Penny and I are making sure the laptop is set up correctly and Pokey is getting her mic on. Pokey was so nice and really helped to make you feel relaxed on set.
Yesterday was the first day of filming for this season of Quilting Arts TV. They are filming the whole week, then the episodes start to air in the new year. I'll be sure to let you know when the episode that I am in goes live. Eeek!
Mr. M even made an appearance on the set! A huge THANK YOU to my mom, who came and stayed with baby and I in the hotel the night before filming and watched him while I was at the studio. After he was done napping, they came up to the studio to check things out. I could not have done this with her help. Thanks Mom!
