Adventures in Improv Quilts Blog Tour Day 3
It’s Day 3 of the Blog Tour for Adventures in Improv Quilts: Master Color, Design and Construction, and my friend Jenny Lyon–the Quilt Skipper–is the featured blogger today. Jenny is an artist, teacher, and author of Free Motion Quilting from Ordinary to Extraordinary. We are both members of the Traveling Quilt Teacher tribe, and we…
Adventures in Improv Quilts Blog Tour: Day 2
Today is the second day of the Blog Tour for my new book–Adventures in Improv Quilts–and my good friend Maria Shell from Anchorage, Alaska is the featured blogger. Maria is an artist, teacher, and author of Improv Patchwork: Dynamic Quilts Made with Line and Shape. I’ve known Maria for years, since we met at a…
Blog Tour for Adventures in Improv Quilts Starts Today!
The blog tour for my new book–Adventures in Improv Quilts–starts today! Each weekday from today until Wednesday, October 20, 2021, you can visit a new blog and get a different perspective on the book. If you leave a comment, you’ll be entered into a drawing from each blogger to win an eBook, generously donated by…
My New Book is Here!
I’m so excited that Adventures in Improv Quilts is finally here! It’s been a long journey from the idea to holding the book in my hands–I signed the contract to write it in January 2020, made the quilts and wrote the book in the spring and summer of 2020 during lockdown, and now it’s finally…
Taping at The Quilt Show
I had a blast last week taping an episode of The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims! Of course I was super nervous thinking about it, but the producers and staff were so organized and Ricky and Alex warm and welcoming, so the nerves went away and I just had fun. I flew…
“Adventures in Improv” Ready for Pre-Order!
It’s almost here! My new book, Adventures in Improv Quilts, is at the printer and nearly ready for release! That means it’s time to start taking pre-orders for signed copies of the book. Go to the shop at https://cindygrisdela.com/product/adventures-in-improv-quilts/ and place your order. If you’d like the book personalized to yourself, or someone else, please…
Color Grid Top Finished
I’m happy to share that my Color Grid quilt top is finally finished! This has been a work in progress for quite a while–according to my photos, I made the first blocks in February 2021. That’s OK though. When I started this project, I had no idea what it would turn out to be. I…
Teaching at the Vermont Quilt Festival Virtual Show in June
I’m pleased to be part of a wonderful lineup of teachers at the Vermont Quilt Festival’s VQF@Home virtual festival in June! I’ll be teaching two four hour classes and giving two lectures during the event–the classes are Fearless Curved Piecing and Mini Improv Puzzle, and the lectures are Playing with Colors and Anatomy of…
Art Quilt Elements Virtual Opening May 14
I’m thrilled to announce the virtual opening reception for Art Quilt Elements 2020 will be held this Friday, May 14, 2021. And they used my quilt for the Save the Date announcement! That’s pretty cool. The reception will be on Zoom from 2 – 4 PM Eastern time on Friday, and some of the artists…