2024 Invitational & Featured Artist
INVITATIONAL ARTIST: Sue Royer
Although I dabbled in sewing during my childhood, my quilting journey began much later in the 1980s as a new mom when the only television station we could get on our antenna TV in rural Maryland was PBS. I watched the early pioneer TV quilters Eleanor Burns, Alex Anderson and Georgia Bonesteel which piqued my interest and I started taking quilting classes at the local community center. My quilting career was sidetracked by the popular decorative painting craze and I spent several years painting, but especially loved painting on fabric. So why not combine the two and make painted quilts? So, I have been creating and learning how to make my portrait quilts for the past 10 years. I am moved by photographs that have a story, particularly of the hardships faced by families during the Great Depression. I learn something new with each quilt and how to improve my technique. The first award was at the York Quilt Guild Show when my “The Fiddler” quilt won Viewer’s Choice. The most surprising award was the Best of Show in 2022 at the York Quilt Guild Show and the West Virginia Quilt Festival for my “WV Gothic: Grandma and Grandpa Hatfield”. I also enjoy making commissioned portrait quilts which are represented in the show with my sister-in-law’s grandchildren, Rowan and Landyn. I have evolved into a small business called Appalachian Thread Works Quilt Company to make commissioned quilts and quilted items on request.
I am fascinated by all genres of quilting and have great respect for the creativity and inspiration behind these quilts and quilt makers. Each stitch is a journey, each quilt a destination. A quote I read sums it up nicely, “Every stitch we make tells a story of creativity and passion.” (Author unknown). Sue Royer
Come view her artistry, with a display of beautiful quilts inspired by photographs
FEATURED ARTIST: Cindy Leen
Although I dabbled in sewing during my childhood, my quilting journey began much later in the 1980s as a new mom when the only television station we could get on our antenna TV in rural Maryland was PBS. I watched the early pioneer TV quilters Eleanor Burns, Alex Anderson and Georgia Bonesteel which piqued my interest and I started taking quilting classes at the local community center. My quilting career was sidetracked by the popular decorative painting craze and I spent several years painting, but especially loved painting on fabric. So why not combine the two and make painted quilts? So, I have been creating and learning how to make my portrait quilts for the past 10 years. I am moved by photographs that have a story, particularly of the hardships faced by families during the Great Depression. I learn something new with each quilt and how to improve my technique. The first award was at the York Quilt Guild Show when my “The Fiddler” quilt won Viewer’s Choice. The most surprising award was the Best of Show in 2022 at the York Quilt Guild Show and the West Virginia Quilt Festival for my “WV Gothic: Grandma and Grandpa Hatfield”. I also enjoy making commissioned portrait quilts which are represented in the show with my sister-in-law’s grandchildren, Rowan and Landyn. I have evolved into a small business called Appalachian Thread Works Quilt Company to make commissioned quilts and quilted items on request.
I am fascinated by all genres of quilting and have great respect for the creativity and inspiration behind these quilts and quilt makers. Each stitch is a journey, each quilt a destination. A quote I read sums it up nicely, “Every stitch we make tells a story of creativity and passion.” (Author unknown). Sue Royer
Come view her artistry, with a display of beautiful quilts inspired by photographs
FEATURED ARTIST: Cindy Leen
