Karlee Porter is an artist! In her own words: "I excelled in the clay pencil holders of elementary school; I dominated the 10 minute drawing warm ups of my inner city middle school art class; and, against my mother’s most polite wishes, I skipped most of my high school core classes to escape to the art studio on the 3rd floor of my art-deco-from-the-great-depression high school." Happily for us, these days she considers fabric and thread her medium. We chat about her first entry at Houston Quilt Festival (1st place ribbon winner, woot, woot!), her signature graffiti quilting, the art and business of digital quilting designs, plus the roses and thorns of being an entrepreneur.Karlee has built a unique business that prints full-size quilt tops. These gorgeous "panels" are a wonderful stepping stone for quilters that is low-risk, and still beautiful. I know you'll appreciate Karlee's thoughts about where our validation comes from. Solid life lesson in that one.You can find Karlee in all these places:karleeporter.comhonestfabric.comIG: @karleeporterdesignFB: Karlee Porter DesignFB Group: Quilting with Karlee--------------------If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review here.ALL-OVER FEATHER sign-up https://view.flodesk.com/pages/615cd912f88d548e68f5c501And here's where you can find more of my work:YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodesWebsite - for more information on classes and quilting servicesFacebook - current projects and photosInstagram - current projects and photosPinterest - photo galleries and tutorialsWant to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.Support the show