by Kathleen Barkley
Fun with Panels
Create One-of-a Kind Quilts - Tip & Techniques for Success
Author: Cyndi McChesney
C&T Publishing Inc.
P.O. Box 1456
Lafayette, CA 94549
As a National Quilt Association Certified Teacher of the Year, Cyndi has taught classes throughout the United States and Canada. Cyndi also operates a longarm quilting business from her home studio in northwest Arkansas. She has won awards in shows such as the Vermont Quilt Festival, Mancuso Visuals #1, the Hoffman Challenge and many more. In 2023 Cyndi participated in a quilt-related tour to The Netherlands and Belgium. Her students find her humor and detailed teaching expertise a bonus.
Author Cyndi McChesney demonstrates how to work with a variety of different types of panels in her book, "Fun with Panels". She explains how to use panels for bags, table runners, quilts and placements. Students also learn to map out designs using panels. Chapter Four in her book deals with "wonky" panels and using odd-sized sections. The book walks through the steps of how to create a variety of quilts and other projects without using a pattern. Cyndi suggests that the solo panels that are available today work well with theme borders that highlight the panel motif. Understanding your intended space is important, so you know if your panel is in good proportion to the space available. The goal is to creatively fit the spaces around your panel or between the elements of the panel.
Cyndi will be teaching class(s) sponsored by the Kenai Peninsula Quilting Guild on June 4 & 5, 2027, at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. For more information on the class, contact KPQG Education Chair, Nancy Mathew. Visit Cyndi online and follow her on social media. Website: cedarridgequilting.com. Facebook: /cedarridgequilting. Correspondence may be sent directly to Cyndi via email at cyndimcchesney@gmail.com.
Thanks go to Sue Magyar for the loan of "Fun with Panels".
