Cindy needham

I am FINALLY able to post a progress report on my newest star quilt. I work best on a tight deadline and I desperately want this piece ...

I'll start with the "quick" information first! I knew that my first Ultimate Stencil videos were old and needed some refreshing and upd...

This video will take you to the "next step" learning basic designing techniques for pieced quilts. CLICK HERE for the video URL. CLICK HERE for the small 8-page handout that accompanies this video.

I've been on a roll this week prepping for my 5-day teaching engagement at Quilting Adventures in New Braunfels, TX. There are always s...

In this video I talk about my design process for my newest linen wholecloth quilt. CLICK HERE for the video.

After The Nun's Quilt won her award in Paducah this past week, there was a LOT of interest in her story. Many quilters felt how special this piece was and wanted to know more. I thought it was time to tell her story once again and add new chapters to her journey since this was last told. (I am adding close up shots of the quilt as the story is told). On Christmas Eve Day 2010 I was perusing around on Ebay to see if there were any fabulous linens for sale and I came across a picture of a…

I've started the long process of rewriting handbooks and with that comes new class samples to go with the new instruction. One of my feathering lessons teaches my students how to create a simple feathered heart with a French Curve. I thought I could double this lesson by showing the importance of Sunshine and Shadow

Karen Azevedo and I have been good friends for many, many years and I have always been in awe of her incredible talent. She does amazing quilting and handwork and was also one of the featured quilters at my 2016 special exhibit in Houston. One of her passions is Provencal Boutis. I am the lucky recipient of a few

I am very excited to share our first ever extended Linen Ladies Workshop. I have been teaching one-day classes on how to create these beautiful quilts and trust me, that isn't nearly enuf time! It seems I have to really push to get as much instruction packed in as I can while still allowing my students time to design and mark a linen. This past week 20 of us indulged in four days of workshop time dedicated to wholecloth linen quilts. We were snugged up in the conference room of the Hyatt…

Martha Briese of Oregon did this beautiful machine quilting when Cindy Needham was the guest teacher for Martha's guild. You can see more about this project on her blog: Nana. Wow, I'd like to try this. It looks like flowing Zentangle!