Posts by Cindy
Designing Confetti
Confetti is my newest art quilt and I’d like to share the process of creating it, because it’s a new way of working for me. This quilt grew out of my work at the Crow Barn last year, although it’s a completely new work–you can read about that experience here and here. I’ve always been…
Read MoreArtful Improv Class at Artistic Artifacts May 12
I’m excited to be teaching my popular “Artful Improv” class at Artistic Artifacts in Alexandria, VA on Saturday, May 12 this year. In this playful class we learn how to design quilts improvisationally, without a pattern, so each quilt is unique as its maker. There’s no way to make a mistake, and it’s always great…
Read MoreThe Top is Finished!
Well, it’s been a long slog with this quilt, but the top is finally finished. I don’t know yet what to name it, but my working title right now is “Wings” because it made me think about butterfly wings while I was designing it. It’s not perfect, but I learned a tremendous amount from working…
Read MoreFinally a Snow Day!
It’s snowing! This winter has been terribly cold, but we’ve had very little snow. It started yesterday with rain and sleet and turned into all snow this morning–lovely fat flakes. Spring isn’t here quite yet. I grew up in Florida and only saw snow for the first time when I was 18 years old and…
Read MoreImprov Block Article Published in Quilting Arts!
I’m excited to share that I have a new article published in the April/May 2018 issues of Quilting Arts magazine! The article is called “Contemporary Improv Log Cabin Blocks” and it describes how I use all types of scraps to create unique Improv Blocks that I use in my quilts–large ones, small ones, in singles…
Read MoreAnatomy of an Improv Quilt
Right before the Baltimore Craft Show last weekend, I had a brainstorm for a new quilt. This frequently happens when I’m in deadline mode before a show for some reason–maybe that’s just when my creativity ramps up? The result was Jumping for Joy, which you see in the featured image above. I thought it would…
Read MoreAll Set Up at the Baltimore Craft Show!
I’m all set and ready to go at the Baltimore Craft Show opening today! I came over yesterday to set my booth up, hoping I remembered how to do it since my last indoor show was last October. The show opens today at 10 AM at the Baltimore Convention Center, One W. Pratt St. I’m…
Read MoreInspiration Day at the East Wing
My husband and I braved the freezing rain last Sunday for a visit to the East Wing of the National Gallery with some friends. Since my first visit in the late 1970’s, I never get tired of seeing this museum and I always come home with lots of new ideas. The Henri Matisse cutouts are…
Read MoreRoad to California Was a Blast!
I had a great time teaching at the Road to California show in Ontario, CA last week! It was my first time there–as a teacher and as a visitor. The students were great and the quilt show had some really wonderful work in it by some of my favorite artists. I taught my Artful Improv…
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