Adventures in Improv Quilts: Day 4
I’m having so much fun on the Blog Tour for Adventures in Improv Quilts: Master Color, Design & Construction! I hope you are too. Today’s featured blogger is Becca Fenstermaker, aka Pretty Piney. I met Becca in an Artful Improv class at Artistic Artifacts in Alexandria, VA in 2018. I was impressed that she had…
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…
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…
Classes at Road to California January 2021
I’ll be teaching two classes and giving a lecture at Road to California’s virtual event, Road@Home, January 21-23, 2021. My popular Playing with Colors lecture is scheduled for Thursday, January 21 at 2:30 PM PST. You’ll learn about my favorite color recipes and how to use them to handle color more effectively in your quilts,…
New Bargello On Demand Class!
I’m excited to announce my Fire & Ice Bargello Wall Hanging class is now available online on demand! Here’s the link to the class on the Creative Spark Learning Platform: https://creativespark.ctpub.com/courses/FireIceBargello You’ll get videos, text, and still photos to walk you through designing the wall hanging like mine, plus tips to consider if you want…