Posts by Cindy
Solo Show Crossroads Gallery- Reception July 16
I’m thrilled to announce the opening of my solo show at the Crossroads Gallery at Goodwin House in Falls Church, VA. There will be an opening reception at the gallery on Sunday, July 16, 2017 from 2-4 PM, featuring light refreshments, a short talk about my work, and a question and answer session. The show…
Read MorePrairie Star Quilters Teaching Trip
I’m just back home from a great trip to teach and lecture at the Prairie Star Quilters Guild in St. Charles, IL. It’s a large guild with about 300 members, so they have an evening meeting and a morning meeting to accommodate as many schedules as they can–what a good idea! I taught my Artful…
Read MoreTravels in Alaska – There were Bears!
I’m just back from an amazing week with my family in Alaska visiting two remote National Parks. Twenty two years ago, my husband and I began a quest to visit all of the US National Parks with our sons. They were 5 and 3 at the time. The boys are 27 and 24 now, and…
Read MoreMy Week at the Crow Barn
I have just returned from an exhilarating, humbling, exhausting week at Nancy Crow’s Timber Frame Barn in Ohio. Nancy Crow Timber Frame Barn – June 2017 It was my first trip to the Barn for a week-long workshop with Nancy, and I had no idea what to expect. Of course I had talked to several…
Read MoreTeaching Artful Improv Classes Next Week in Virginia
I’m excited to be teaching classes next week at the Quilters Unlimited Annual Quilt Show. The show and classes will be held at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA. My first class is a half day from 9 – 12 on Friday, June 2 to make my Angled Stripe table runner. We’ll learn to…
Read MoreMounting Small Art Quilts on Canvas – Tutorial
I’ve had so many requests to explain how I mount my small art quilts on painted black canvas that I decided it was time to write a tutorial! There is a step-by-step description of my process in my book, Artful Improv, if you’d like to have it in hard copy. I started mounting my smaller…
Read MoreReady to Go at Morven in May!
We’re all set up and ready to go at the Morven in May show in Princeton, NJ this weekend! Setup day yesterday was a bit of a challenge in the pouring rain. I was fortunate to get there early enough that I just had to unload in a drizzle instead of a downpour. The show…
Read MoreFun with Artful Improv Classes
I’ve had fun teaching Artful Improv classes the last few weeks! So I decided I should do a roundup of some of the wonderful work that has been created in my recent classes. Artful Improv is the name of my book: Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Free Motion Quilting, and you can…
Read MoreThe Design Wall is Full
Do you like to work on one project at a time or several? I almost always have multiple projects in process on the design wall in my studio. Next to my sewing machine, the design wall is probably one of the most essential tools in my studio. My design wall is full right now with…
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