Meet One of Our Members!
Spending time with Catherine Redford is sort of like being at a quilting concert or a needlework symphony, if there were such things. She is an exciting fiber artist, author, teacher and speaker. Where did it all start? Catherine began sewing as a youngster in the girl’s school she attended. Later, in 1995, she and her husband brought their family of four children to the United States from the northwest of England near Manchester, where she was raised. They settled in Naperville, where she took a beginning quilting class and then moved forward in giant strides to where she is today – “eclectic, exploring the modern aesthetic.”
She joined Riverwalk Quilt Guild in 1999, bringing along with her plenty of energy and wit, as well as sewing knowledge, to share. Her skills include tapestry and crewel work, wool applique, embroidery, beadwork, English paper piecing, and many other techniques, including beautiful machine quilting, which she now teaches. She especially enjoys using old patterns in new and unexpected ways. Her goal, she says, is to learn how to do what she does better! “Practice,” she adds, “is the most important element in helping anyone improve.”
Inspired by projects and quilting conversations found online, she likes to visit the websites www.sotakhandmade.blogspot.com and www.QuiltingDaily.com. Some of the many quilters who have particularly inspired her include Diane Gaudynski in the area of machine quilting, Gloria Loughman of Australia, and Phil Beaver of Indiana. When she looks for help on a project, Catherine may consult with friends from the Professional Art Quilter Alliance, of which she is a member. Or she kicks ideas around with her bee, the Sew and Tells. Be sure to watch for issues of Modern Patchwork where Catherine is a frequent contributor.
Active in the guild, she has served in many ways – as contracts and programs chair (twice); vice-president (twice); president; and co-chair of the RQG 2007 Quilt Gathering. Her quilts shown here include There’s Magic in the Garden, a RQG challenge quilt, which received the “Viewer’s Choice” award at one of the guild’s Gatherings. Christmas Hexagons and I’ll Fly Away ( which appears in the Winter 2016 issue of Modern Patchwork) display her love of English paper piecing and machine quilting.
To learn more about Catherine and see her many projects, as well as her calendar of presentations and classes, check her website www.catherineredford.com. She is also at www.facebook.com/catherineredfordquilter/ and at Instagram@catherineredford.
Thank you, Catherine!
She joined Riverwalk Quilt Guild in 1999, bringing along with her plenty of energy and wit, as well as sewing knowledge, to share. Her skills include tapestry and crewel work, wool applique, embroidery, beadwork, English paper piecing, and many other techniques, including beautiful machine quilting, which she now teaches. She especially enjoys using old patterns in new and unexpected ways. Her goal, she says, is to learn how to do what she does better! “Practice,” she adds, “is the most important element in helping anyone improve.”
Inspired by projects and quilting conversations found online, she likes to visit the websites www.sotakhandmade.blogspot.com and www.QuiltingDaily.com. Some of the many quilters who have particularly inspired her include Diane Gaudynski in the area of machine quilting, Gloria Loughman of Australia, and Phil Beaver of Indiana. When she looks for help on a project, Catherine may consult with friends from the Professional Art Quilter Alliance, of which she is a member. Or she kicks ideas around with her bee, the Sew and Tells. Be sure to watch for issues of Modern Patchwork where Catherine is a frequent contributor.
Active in the guild, she has served in many ways – as contracts and programs chair (twice); vice-president (twice); president; and co-chair of the RQG 2007 Quilt Gathering. Her quilts shown here include There’s Magic in the Garden, a RQG challenge quilt, which received the “Viewer’s Choice” award at one of the guild’s Gatherings. Christmas Hexagons and I’ll Fly Away ( which appears in the Winter 2016 issue of Modern Patchwork) display her love of English paper piecing and machine quilting.
To learn more about Catherine and see her many projects, as well as her calendar of presentations and classes, check her website www.catherineredford.com. She is also at www.facebook.com/catherineredfordquilter/ and at Instagram@catherineredford.
Thank you, Catherine!
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