Posts by Cindy
May Travel Adventures
May was a whirlwind of travel! We had four graduations and a wedding in the family, plus a vacation and teaching. I had a great time teaching two classes and giving a lecture to the West Michigan Quilters Guild at the end of the month. My students had fun creating their own Fire and Ice…
Read MoreArtful Improv Exhibit at Stitches United next week!
I shipped the quilts off today for my Artful Improv exhibit at the Stitches United knitting and sewing event in Atlanta next weekend! Nearly 20 of the quilts from my Artful Improv book, or made with techniques from the book, will be shown at the event, scheduled for May 30 – June 2, 2019 at…
Read More“Abstract Akimbo” Completed
My newest large scale art quilt is finished, and I’ve decided to call it Abstract Akimbo. I like the word “akimbo” and it seems to apply to the figures in this piece, which are all a little off kilter. The other choice was actually “Off Kilter,” but I thought that might be a little off…
Read MoreAquarius Published in Curated Quilts
I’m thrilled that Aquarius has been published in the gallery section of the new Curated Quilts magazine on Curves. I love this magazine–it’s beautifully laid out with great photos and interesting articles. The Curves issue has articles about overcoming the fear of curves, a historical look at Double Wedding Ring quilts, a roundup of QuiltCon 2019,…
Read MoreMarch Events at the Torpedo Factory, Reception Mar. 31
March is a big month for me at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA! I’m the featured artist in my studio–Fiberworks Studio 14–with two of my large scale art quilts on the back wall–another wall piece, Transit, was juried in to the March Open Exhibit at the Art League gallery, and I have…
Read MoreThoughts on QuiltCon 2019
I’m just back from three days at QuiltCon in Nashville, TN. What a whirlwind! It was a soggy, rainy weekend in the Music City, but as my mom says–it wasn’t raining inside! There was so much energy in the quilts and in the visitors it was contagious. QuiltCon is the annual convention put on by the…
Read MoreFacing Art Quilt Edges Tutorial
I’ve had a lot of requests for directions for my method of using a facing to finish an art quilt, instead of a traditional binding, so I decided it was time for a tutorial! I use facings on my quilts because they are meant to be decorative art to hang on the wall, rather than…
Read MoreWork in Progress with Friends
This large scale piece has been up on my design wall for the last several months, patiently waiting its turn to be completed. Part of the problem was a busy travel schedule in the last months of 2018, and part of it was uncertainty about how to proceed. It’s been through several variations already. This…
Read More2019 Workshop and Lecture Schedule
I’ve added some exciting new workshops and lectures to my 2019 schedule, including events in Atlanta, GA, Houston, TX, and Birmingham England, so I thought I’d share the updated list. I had a great time teaching at Quilting at the Lake in Arizona last month–you can read about that adventure here. February 19 – Countryside…
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