Quilters Calendar & Guild Network

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Connecticut

Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill

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Home: Connecticut, USA

Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill is a designer, quilt pattern publisher, award-winning quilter, educator and creative entrepreneur. As a trained and practicing graphic designer, her quilts start with a concept and research shapes the design. Her work is inspired by her everyday life and experiences. Sheri strives to enhance people’s everyday lives through beautiful meaningful design. Through sharing her work and teaching, she loves to empower and inspire others to enjoy the process of making.

Sheri’s quilts have gained international recognition, including awards from Quilt Week/Paducah, QuiltCon, International Quilt Festival, the Quilt Alliance and the Modern Quilt Guild. Additionally, her work has been featured at art centers and galleries around the country. Her work has been included in books and publications such as Modern Quilts: Designs of the New Century, Modern Patchwork and International Quilt Festival Scene. She self-publishes and distributes her quilt patterns, which can be found at quilt shops throughout the country and online. She also gives presentations/trunk shows and teaches nationally.

In 2017, she created and filmed two segments for Fresh Quilting, a new public television show co-produced by the Modern Quilt Guild and KS Productions. In 2016, she was awarded the first annual Craftsy Quilt Designer Fellowship.

In 2015, Sheri founded Whole Circle Studio, LLC. Whole Circle Studio specializes in the design of custom modern quilts, patterns and other licensed products. Learn more about Sheri, her work and program offerings at Whole Circle Studio and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/wholecirclestudio/

Sheri is offering online and virtual presentations for guilds!

Please let Sheri know you found her on The Quilter’s Calendar!

Michelle Hiatt

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MichelleHiatt-smHome: Huntington, Connecticut.

Michelle Renee Hiatt is passionate about quilting. She started her love affair 20+ years ago in the 1990s. Michelle Renee is the designer for her own pattern line Sew On The Go as well as Modern 180, a modern pattern division of Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 Design. Additionally, Michelle is a certified Studio 180 Design Instructor, as well as a certified Professional Process Expert (LSSMBB); she uses her process improvement techniques and applies them to her quilting and teaching others how to simplify their piecing while improving the quality of their quilt making.

Michelle Renee’s designs have appeared in Modern Quilting Unlimited and Fon’s & Porter’s Love of Quilting. She is known for her humor, enthusiasm and encouragement! Michelle can be reached on her website.

Please let Michelle know you found her on The Quilter’s Calendar!