Bio
I am the owner of Canton Village Quilt Works. I have been a quilter for 18 years, in business for 12, designing for about 2.5 years for magazines, and have taught classes over the last 18 years as well. I have also served as a program chair in one of the guilds I belong to for 2 years and president of another guild for 2 years. I have been instrumental in forming the Modern Connecticut Quilt guild and moderated an event in NYC for the Alliance of American Quilts this past August. I also have been producing a quilting podcast for 3 years now called Jackie’s Quilting Chronicles which can be found in iTunes. I am also an award winning quilter for my own quilts and quilts that our my customers. I am also an avid quilting blogger since 2007.
I have been a long arm quilter for 12 years. In Quilt Magazine, I was interviewed regarding just this subject and many photos of my quilts are there. In the May/June 2012 issue of Quilt Magazine my quilt, Island Breeze, is on the cover. I have been designing quilts for Quilt Magazine for 2.5 years and now also for Windham Fabrics. I own my own online quilt shop which can be found at www.cvquiltworks.com/shop. This years, 2012, I have spearheaded a NEW week long quilt show at the New England Air Museum (NEAM) in September.
Since I have been teaching since 1995, it was a natural transition for me to want to combine my love of paper piecing and Judy Niemeyer designs to become a Certified Teacher. I have already been lecturing and doing trunk shows for guilds for 2 years and enjoying the entire process.
I can be found here:
My blog: www.cvquiltworks.blogspot.com
My Teaching/lecture schedule: www.cvquiltworks.blogspot.com
My Online Shop: www.cvquiltworks.com
My website: www.cvquiltworks.com
My Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com
My Flickr Page: www.flickr.com
My Craftsy Page: www.craftsy.com
My YouTube Page: www.youtube.com
My Pinterest Page: pinterest.com
My Podcast Page: www.cvquiltworks.podbean.com
I look forward to working with you!
Gallery
Sew Much Fabric, Norwich, CT ~ Private Class Glacier Star Session 3June 5, 2013
Glacier Star Technique of the Month (TOM) Session 5 ~ Winsted, CTJune 8, 2013
Mariner's Compass (TOM) Session 6 ~ Quilt Basket, Wappingers Falls, NYJune 9, 2013
Heart 'n' Hands Quilt Guild - O'Fallon, IL Lecture/Trunk Show June 11, 2013
Heart 'n' Hands Quilt Guild - O'Fallon, IL ~ Desert SkyJune 12, 2013
Glacier Star Technique of the Month (TOM) Session 6 ~ Country Treasures, Chester, VTJune 16, 2013
Warwick Valley Quilter's Guild ~ Warwick, NY ~ Indian SummerJune 18, 2013
Sew Much Fabric, Norwich, CT ~ Private Class Glacier Star Session 4June 27, 2013
Sew Much Fabric, Norwich, CT ~ Private Class Glacier Star Session 5July 17, 2013
My 2 Baby Sisters Session 1~ 35th Ave Sew and Vac Phoenix, AZAugust 17, 2013
My 2 Baby Sisters Session 2 ~ 35th Ave Sew and Vac Phoenix, AZAugust 18, 2013
Mariner's Compass (TOM) Session 1 ~ Whiting Mills Studio, Winsted, CTAugust 25, 2013
Glacier Star (TOM) Session 1 ~ Whiting Mills Studio, Winsted, CTAugust 31, 2013
Mariner's Compass (TOM) Session 2 ~ Whiting Mills Studio, Winsted, CTSeptember 8, 2013
Indian Summer Session 1 ~ Whiting Mills, Winsted, CTSeptember 25, 2013
Glacier Star (TOM) Session 2 ~ Whiting Mills, Winsted, CTSeptember 28, 2013
Mariner's Compass (TOM) Session 3 ~ Whiting Mills Studio, Winsted, CTSeptember 29, 2013
Lecture and Trunk Show ~ ELQG, Inc. Peconic, NYOctober 4, 2013
Cactus Flower Table Runner ~ ELQG, Inc Peconic, NYOctober 5, 2013
Glacier Star (TOM) Session 3 ~ Whiting Mills, Winsted, CTOctober 12, 2013
Sunflower Illusions and Total Eclipse ~ Sun Valley Quilts, Sun City, AZOctober 21, 2013
Indian Summer Session 2 ~ Whiting Mills, Winsted, CTOctober 31, 2013
Glacier Star (TOM) Session 4 ~ Whiting Mills Studio, Winsted, CTNovember 2, 2013
Mariner's Compass (TOM) Session 4 ~ Whiting Mills Studio, Winsted, CTNovember 3, 2013
Mariner's Compass (TOM) Session 5 ~ Whiting Mills Studio, Winsted, CTNovember 17, 2013
Glacier Star (TOM) Session 5 ~ Whiting Mills Studio, Winsted, CTNovember 23, 2013
Glacier Star (TOM) Session 6 ~ Whiting Mills, Winsted, CTDecember 14, 2013
Mariner's Compass (TOM) Session 6 ~ Whiting Mills Studio, Winsted, CTDecember 15, 2013
Linsey Woolsey Quilt Guild Attleboro, MA ~ Lecture/Trunk ShowJanuary 13, 2014
Linsey Woolsey Quilt Guild Attleboro, MA ~ Workshop TBDJanuary 25, 2014
Arizona Cactus ~ Quiltz Phoenix, AZ ~ Fabric Selection DayFebruary 11, 2014
Glacier Star Technique of the Month (TOM) Session 5 ~ 35th Ave Sew and Vac Phoenix, AZMarch 8, 2014
Glacier Star Technique of the Month (TOM) Session 6 ~ 35th Ave Sew and VacMarch 9, 2014
Bali Bed Runner Retreat ~ Strong House Inn, Vergennes, VTMarch 14, 2014
Huntington Quilters, Centerport, NY ~ Lecture/Trunk ShowMay 6, 2014
Huntington Quilters, Centerport, NY ~ Workshop (TBD)May 10, 2014



