Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Brand Ambassador Intro: Daisi Toegel

We are very excited to introduce you Daisi Toegel, one of our new 2022 Brand Ambassadors. Daisi is quilter and pattern designer based in New Jersey, who loves working with bright colors and mixing modern and traditional patchwork style into her work.

She loves to sew many different types of projects that include quilts, bags and sometimes garments. Recently, Daisi had her first magazine feature for a modern quilt pattern she designed for Love Patchwork & Quilting. Many of the projects she shares includes free tutorials published on her website. We are grateful to have her as part of the Michael Miller Family and can't wait for you to see all of her beautiful creations. Read more about her below!

Website (blog and shop): www.flowersew.com 

Instagram: @daisitoegel

Pinterest: @daisitoegel

Hi, i'm Daisi! I was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and my background is in Economics and Masters in Finance, a field that I worked in for almost 8 years. In 2015 I came to the US for a work-study interexchange program of 2 years, and I met/dated my American husband during this period, after the program was over we got married in New Jersey where we live with 3 cats and a hamster.

 

I got interested about sewing during my interexchange program, I watched lots of Youtube videos on how to sew bags for over a year before I had a sewing machine. Then, in 2016 my husband (boyfriend at the time) gifted me a sewing machine, and that’s how it all started, I am a self-taught sewer and quilter. I used to make bags from purchased and free patterns available online, and sell them at craft shows all over NJ, and after one year sewing I started creating my own designs, but had never sold any bag pattern until 2021. 

 

In 2020, after being exhausted from sewing masks, I wanted to try something different and decided to make my first quilt, an 80in x 90in that is the only quilt I have that was quilted by a long-arm professional as quilting my own quilts became my favorite part of the process, I’ve quilted over 50 quilts since I started.

   

I also enjoy other hobbies: I paint in acrylic, oil and watercolors, I love loom knitting, lettering and some crochet as well.

Regarding sewing and quilting, that are both my main activities, I enjoy traditional piecing, foundation paper piecing and English paper piecing. Designing is my dear passion that I take as a relaxing time for expressing my inner view of everything beautiful I come across. 

I prefer to stand in the traditional quilt designer style with a modern touch, as I do love and inspire myself more towards classic and conventional patterns with a contemporary twist.

My favorite color is to use the rainbow palette as I can’t choose one single color, and most of my projects are multicolored.

Be sure to follow Daisi with the links below to see all the Michael Miller fun she'll be sharing!


Website (blog and shop): www.flowersew.com 

Instagram: @daisitoegel

Pinterest: @daisitoegel


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