Julie Herman

MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Turning my passion and hobby into a successful career. I’m a best-selling author, speaker, quilt pattern and ruler designer. I am known for developing the Jaybird Quilts family of four quilting rulers. These rulers are used to make my quilt designs. I have written and produced 70-plus quilt pattern designs and self-published five books. I’m recognized in the quilting community for bringing clarity and simplified design to geometrically inspired patterns.

HOW DREXEL HELPED: The degrees that I earned are directly related to the work that I do. The skills that I obtained, like product design, graphics, photography and more, allow me to develop my products 100 percent in-house. My education degree gave me the skills and the confidence to develop classes and teach what I’m passionate about to others. My sorority, Delta Phi Epsilon, taught me how to work with others, plan and execute large events.

MY HOPE FOR THE FUTURE: My hope for the future is to continue to inspire creativity in people. My superpower is geometry and design. I am energized by the beauty of math and how it can modernize traditional quilt designs. I hope that I can continue to bring ease and joy to the quilting community with fresh, accessible and geometrically beautiful designs.