Sue Sherman Quilts

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Welcome to Sue Sherman Quilts

Welcome to Sue Sherman QuiltsWelcome to Sue Sherman QuiltsWelcome to Sue Sherman Quilts
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Welcome to Sue Sherman Quilts

Welcome to Sue Sherman QuiltsWelcome to Sue Sherman QuiltsWelcome to Sue Sherman Quilts
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About Sue Sherman Quilts

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Sue Sherman, National and International Award-Winning Quilt Artist, Presenter and Teacher

  • My quilts use the magical properties of fabric and thread to reflect some of my other lifelong passions. I love to travel, especially to places with lots of history, iconic vistas or interesting wildlife.  Many of my quilts feature wildlife from my own photos.
  • I would love to bring my quilts and their stories to show your quilt guild, either in person or virtually.
  • I have been working with fibres and fabric for as long as I can remember: I love the feel of fine natural fabrics, and how they respond to my hands and tools. I love the many ways they radiate colour, from the subtle nuances of earth tones through the dramatic impacts of bold magentas, reds and blues.
  • For most of my life I pursued a career as an engineer working for a major consulting firm focussing on transit infrastructure. This has given me a strong technical background for geometry and shapes of my quilt designs, and also a strong attention to quilt construction details to ensure a robust and durable finished piece.
  • I have been accepted by the Studio Art Quilter Associates (SAQA) as a Juried Artist Member (JAM) based on a submission including CV, Artist's statement, and photographs of selected works.

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Quilt Canada - National Juried Show

At the 2018 Quilt Canada National Juried Show, my miniature hawaiian quilt "Plumeria of Koko Crater" won the "Award of Excellence for Hand Quilting".  At the same show, Roman Mosaic Tapestry was also selected by the jury as a semifinalist.


At the 2019 National Juried Show, "Huddle!" was awarded "First Place: Art-Portrait" category, and Paradise Landscape" won the "Award of Excellence for Hand Quilting".

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AQS Charleston Quilt Show

"Paradise Landscape" was awarded "Third Place Large Quilts - Hand Quilted" at the 2019 American Quilters Society (AQS) show in Charleston, SC, and was also juried into the 2019 Grand Rapids and Fall Paducah shows.


Juried Shows and Awards

2020 Festival of Quilts (Birmingham, UK)

2020 Festival of Quilts (Birmingham, UK)

2020 Festival of Quilts (Birmingham, UK)

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Galapagos Land Iguana (63"x34") was awarded a "Judges Choice" award, and was "shortlisted" in the Pictorial category.  Due to Covid-19, the 2020 Festival of Quilts was conducted virtually, including judging.

SAQA Musica! Exhibition

2020 Festival of Quilts (Birmingham, UK)

2020 Festival of Quilts (Birmingham, UK)

"Listen for the Music" was selected as one of 31 pieces for this exhibition

"Listen for the Music" was one of 31 pieces selected for this SAQA art quilt exhibition which premiered at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY, in 2020, and will continue touring to 2023.

2019 National Juried Show

2020 Festival of Quilts (Birmingham, UK)

2019 National Juried Show

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Huddle! placed 1st in "Art-Portrait", sponsored by TrueCut.  In the same year, it was also juried into  AQS shows in Paducah, Grand Rapids and Charleston.

2018 NJS/2019 IQA

SAQA Aloft Exhibition

2019 National Juried Show

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Plumeria of Koko Crater won 3rd Place, Miniature" at the 2019 IQA Judged Show in Houston, sponsored by TruCut, and "Excellence in Hand Quilting" at 2018 Quilt Canada, sponsored by Unique Quilting Products. It was also juried into 2019 Spring Paducah.

2019 Quilt Shows

SAQA Aloft Exhibition

SAQA Aloft Exhibition

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Paradise Landscape, based on Kim McLean's Village Quilt, won "Excellence in Hand Quilting" at the Canadian National Juried Show, sponsored by  Unique Quilting Products, and a third place ribbon for Large Quilts - Hand Quilted at the Charleston AQS Show.

SAQA Aloft Exhibition

SAQA Aloft Exhibition

SAQA Aloft Exhibition

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"Tambuzi Takeoff" was selected for this SAQA art quilt exhibition which premiered at the AQS Daytona Beach show in 2020 and will continue touring to 2023.

Photo Gallery

Trunk Shows and Workshops

Quilting Journey of a Renaissance Woman

Penguin Rock or Shimmering Penguin quilt workshop

Quilting Journey of a Renaissance Woman

My trunk show is available to present to your guild either virtually (such as Zoom) or in person.  It includes highlights of my quilts along with their stories.  $CAD300 in Canada, or $USD250 outside Canada.  Please email me at Sue@SueShermanQuilts.com to discuss.

Wild Animal Applique Art Quilt workshop

Penguin Rock or Shimmering Penguin quilt workshop

Quilting Journey of a Renaissance Woman

One-day workshop to make my applique quilts (shown below).  Not all students needs to select the same pattern.  When delivered as a virtual class, it can be either one day or 2 half days. Please email me at Sue@SueShermanQuilts.com to discuss. 

Penguin Rock or Shimmering Penguin quilt workshop

Penguin Rock or Shimmering Penguin quilt workshop

Penguin Rock or Shimmering Penguin quilt workshop

One or 2-day workshops are available to make the Magdalena Collection quilts (see below).   Not all students need to select the same pattern.   Please email me at Sue@SueShermanQuilts.com to discuss.   

Traditional Hawaiian Quilting workshop

Traditional Hawaiian Quilting workshop

Penguin Rock or Shimmering Penguin quilt workshop

This is a slow stitching one-day workshop to make a small (20") Hawaiian quilt while learning about some of the social and cultural significance of quilting in Hawaii. The quilt will be hand appliqued and hand quilted.   When delivered as a virtual class, it can be either one day or 2 half days. Please email me at Sue@SueShermanQuilts.com to discuss.   

Dye Painting

Traditional Hawaiian Quilting workshop

Dye Painting

This one-day workshop will teach how to prepare fabric dyes and fabric for dye painting, and how to paint with dyes to create limitless fabric opportunities.   A virtual version of this class is now possible with a comprehensive workshop kit to be sent to each participant. Please email me at Sue@SueShermanQuilts.com to discuss.    

Stonehenge Magdalena by Northcott Fabrics

Fabric panel

All-over penguins!

Border fabric

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Fabric design based on my penguin quilts! Available at your local fabric shop.

Border fabric

All-over penguins!

Border fabric

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 Fabric design based on my penguin quilts! Available at your local fabric shop. 

All-over penguins!

All-over penguins!

Additional matching fabrics

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  Fabric design based on my penguin quilts! Available at your local fabric shop. 

Additional matching fabrics

Additional matching fabrics

Additional matching fabrics

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 Available at your local fabric shop. 

Penguin Rock Quilt Pattern

Additional matching fabrics

Shimmering Penguins pattern

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Pattern includes 2 small quilts.  Both can be made from one panel, plus additional fabrics.   Kits or patterns available at your local fabric shop or at  SueShermanQuilts on Etsy . 

Shimmering Penguins pattern

Additional matching fabrics

Shimmering Penguins pattern

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 Pattern includes a lap quilt and a queen size quilt using fabrics from Northcott's Stonehenge Magdalena and Stonehenge Gradations collections.   Kits or patterns available at your local fabric shop or at  SueShermanQuilts on Etsy.  

Art Quilt Patterns & Kits (see links in following section)

Bashful Honu Pattern or Kit

Bashful Honu Pattern or Kit

Bashful Honu Pattern or Kit

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Pattern contains full-size Pattern Pieces page, full-size Layout Drawing and detailed illustrated instructions to make this realistic quilt. Kit  includes pattern items plus hand dyed fabric to make quilt top as shown.  2-sided fusible webbing needs to be purchased separately.   

See the YouTube video tutorial on the Turtle Encounter quilt, which uses the exact same methods as this one.

YouTube Video

Giraffe Duo Pattern or Kit

Bashful Honu Pattern or Kit

Bashful Honu Pattern or Kit

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 Pattern contains full-size Pattern Pieces page, full-size Layout Drawing and detailed illustrated instructions to make this realistic quilt. Kit  includes pattern items plus hand dyed fabric to make quilt top as shown.  2-sided fusible webbing needs to be purchased separately.  

 See the YouTube video tutorial.

YouTube Video

Turtle Encounter Pattern or Kit

Turtle Encounter Pattern or Kit

Turtle Encounter Pattern or Kit

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 Pattern contains full-size Pattern Pieces page, full-size Layout Drawing and detailed illustrated instructions to make this realistic quilt. Kit  includes pattern items plus hand dyed fabric to make quilt top as shown.  2-sided fusible webbing needs to be purchased separately. 

 See the YouTube video tutorial.

YouTube Video

Free Shell Shopping Bag Pattern

Turtle Encounter Pattern or Kit

Turtle Encounter Pattern or Kit

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 Free downloadable pattern (see below) to make a fun and fashionable reusable shopping bag that rolls up to store in your purse, and unrolls to hold your groceries, fabric, new pants, etc.  

Easy to make one bag from 3 fat quarters, or a yard of fabric.

 See the YouTube video tutorial.

YouTube Video

Free Pattern Download

Sue Sherman Shell Shopping Bag pattern (pdf)Download

If you're interested . . .

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Custom Quilt Orders

  

At any given time I have a limited number of completed quilts available for immediate sale, as seen in the Photo Gallery. I can also do custom orders based on any design you see on this website, or work from an idea or image of your own.  You can also ask me about new designs I'm currently working on that aren't yet ready to show on this website.  If you would like to discuss a quilt purchase or custom order, please email me at sue@sueshermanquilts.com


Quoted prices are in Canadian dollars.

to purchase patterns/kits

Please visit online retailers who carry my products, including:

www.thequiltstore.ca

www.cottagetreasures.store


or visit my Etsy shop at   SueShermanQuilts on Etsy 

For instructional videos, visit my YouTube channel

  for instructions on making these quilt patterns/kits, see 

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyLU6wYnluvmMN7DFHlJ-Vw 

YouTube

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