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Expo Patchwork & Quilt Exhibit, Mexico City: Fifteen by Fifteen

A special Expo Patchwork & Quilt Special Exhibit was held this past weekend at The World Trade Center in Mexico City. One of the exhibits was a series of works created by the 15 members of a group I belong to called Fifteen by Fifteen.

Fifteen by Fifteen is a group of like-minded textile artists from various places throughout the world, who have come together to participate in an art quilt challenge. Our artistic styles vary, but we share a love of art quilting, the desire to learn and experiment, and most importantly share and grow.

Below are images from the exhibit. One of the members, Genevieve Guadalupe is shown explaining about the artwork and about our group. I made the series of Cats, which are shown in detail on my website: Black and White Cat, Abstract Cat and Complementary Colors Cat.

The 15 artists:

  • Joan Brailsford – United Kingdom
  • Maryte Collard – Lithuania
  • Chantal Guillermet – France
  • Genevieve Guadalupe – South America
  • Helen Hazon – United Kingdom
  • Greetje Hein – The Netherlands
  • Caro Higgs – France
  • Eke Krug – Norway
  • Els Mommers – Dutch Caribbean
  • Cindy Kaye Richard – Israel
  • Sonia Flores Ruiz – Mexico
  • Susan Slesinger – United States of America
  • Ann Turley – Unites States of America
  • Bozena Wojtaszek – Poland
  • Paoli Zanda – Switzerland

Visit the Fifteen by Fifteen website.

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International Retailer for Handi Quilter Long Arm Quilting in Israel

Handi Quilter logo

Welcome to Handi Quilter, Israel. I am the official Handi Quilter long-arm and mid-arm retailer in Israel, ready to help you!

The Handi Quilter machines are very powerful, graceful machines that will enhance your quilting experience immensely.
The throat space of these machines ranges from 16″–20″, which will make quilting so much easier and more enjoyable.
You will not need to struggle to push the bulk of your quilt through a small throat space any longer!

There are four machines that would most likely fit the needs of quilters in Israel. I am very excited to speak to you about these great options!

Amara Long-arm
Avante Long-arm
Simply Sixteen Mid-arm
Sweet Sixteen Sit-down Mid-arm

I can give you all the information you need about these machines, import them for you door to door, install them and teach you to use them.
If you are interested in exploring this opportunity, drop me a line or give me a call.

Thanks!
Speak to you soon.
Cindy
Call at 052-337-4078 or contact me here.

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Jerusalem Post features quilting in Israel

The Jerusalem Post weekend supplement, In Jerusalem, featured an article on 20 September 2017, “Quilting Puts Israel on the Map.” The article discusses the Israel Quilters Association and also quotes Elsy Menko, the chairwoman of the organization of quilters in Israel. In addition the article discusses the current exhibit, “Home,” which is showing for a few more days at the Jerusalem Theater.

A portion of the article is devoted to interviewing me as well and a photo showing my 2nd place winning quilt is included in the article. “Put up Your Feet and Take It Easy,” is a quilt showing my family members lounging in our living room together. Family is the epitome of Home for me! I find feet to be particularly expressive and this is the second quilt I have done involving feet that won a prize. The first quilt, called Sole Mates, is a quilt of my daughter and son-in-law as they stood together at a family gathering. Sole Mates is showing early November at the International Quilt Association 2017 exhibit, “Hands All Around” in Houston.

The article is also available online if you have a subscription to the Jerusalem Post daily e-paper.

Jerusalem Post Magazine article: Quilting puts Israel on the map, page 1

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Featured Article in Art Quilting Studio

Art Quilting Studio just released their Summer 2017 issue and I have a featured article in the current magazine. It’s so exciting to see my work in print and to share my techniques. My article contains photos of “Sole Mates” and “Discovery”. These two pieces have won prizes and have been exhibited internationally. “Sole Mates” will be showing in the International Quilt Festival in Houston in November 2017. “Discovery” is currently part of a SAQA exhibit in Europe.

I am really pleased with the article. It’s a high-level periodical that comes out twice a year. It is sold on news stands if anyone wants to get a copy. There are great articles and I am proud to have mine among them. More information about the issue is here:
Art Quilting Studio, Summer 2017

Art Quilting Studio Summer

Art Quilting Studio web page

Hope you enjoy!

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Free motion quilting on the Handi Quilter Avante longarm

I want to share my latest accomplishment. This time I made a bed quilt for my kids on my Handi Quilter Avante longarm machine. It took me a little bit of time to make friends with my new machine. I will admit I was slightly intimidated even though I had been trained to use it by the trained staff at Handi Quilter in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a change from my comfortable home machine — moving the machine rather than the fabric — and the speed was just incredible. However, it didn’t take long for me to see the merits of my new friend. I definitely found a new comfort zone. Continue Reading →

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International Retailer for Handi Quilter in Israel

I just came back from a great trip to the US where I met and learned from a great team at Handi Quilter. I am now going to be selling the Handi Quilter long-arm and mid-arm machines in Israel. So, if you are interested in exploring this opportunity, drop me a line or give me a call.

The Handi Quilter machines are very powerful, graceful machines that will enhance your quilting experience immensely.
The throat space of these machines ranges from 16″–20″, which will make quilting so much easier and more enjoyable.
You will not need to struggle to push the bulk of your quilt through a small throat space any longer!

There are four machines that would most likely fit the needs of quilters in Israel. I am very excited to speak to you about these great options!

Amara Long-arm
Avante Long-arm
Simply Sixteen Mid-arm
Sweet Sixteen Sit-down Mid-arm

I can give you all the information you need about these machines, import them for you door to door, install them and teach you to use them.

Thanks!
Speak to you soon.
Cindy
Call at 052-337-4078 or contact me here.

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Quilted Fiber Art Landscapes of Israel, Commissioned Series for a Spiral Staircase

This series of six quilts was made as a commission for someone who plans to hang the quilts along her spiral staircase.
It was the best commission ever! I took the photos and she chose the ones she liked best.
Each quilt is the same size, 12″ x 22″ and bordered with the same fabric. But that’s where the similarity ends!
They are all beautiful places in Israel — that’s why I enjoyed making them so much!

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I won a prize!!! “Opposites” quilt exhibit, Jerusalem theater

Photo of award for Sole Mates

“Opposites” quilt exhibit, Jerusalem theater. I called it Sole Mates.

She sat on his lap. She was elegant and careful about her outward show. He wore baggy pants and scoffed up shoes. They were opposites in their appearance but they were attracted to each other because opposites attract. They were soul mates and also “sole mates”!

The exhibit will run through 10 October 2015.

Here are some photos.

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Wonderful exhibit of color opens at Beit Gavriel, Israel

Rainbow of Colors at the Jerusalem Market. W: 48 in x H: 42 in. 2014.

My piece, Rainbows of the Jerusalem Market, is included in the wonderful exhibit, Color Palette, which opened on Friday, 8 May 2015. The exhibit, which will run for the month of May, is being shown at the gallery overlooking the Kineret in Beit Gavriel, Israel. The exquisite art is shown in lovely light across from a luscious view of the Sea of Galilee. The exhibit is run by the Israel Quilters Association . Continue Reading →

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