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About Sue Sherman Quilts
Sue Sherman, National and International Award-Winning Quilt Artist
My fabric creations connect me to the spectacular places and wildlife I have seen in my travels. I aim to give the animal kingdom a voice, by transforming white cotton into lifelike images through many hours of precise painting with dyes and thread. I am passionate about protecting earth’s creatures along with their habitats, and hope my work will inspire you to share my sense of urgency around this message.
My quilts have won awards at national and international quilt events including the (Canadian) National Juried Show, the American Quilters Association (Paducah, Charleston), the International Quilt Festival (Houston) and the Festival of Quilts (Birmingham). I am also a Juried Artist Member of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA).
My textile art journey includes experiments with many different techniques before settling on my current technique of painting with dyes.
Juried Shows and Awards
2023 National Juried Show
2022 International Quilt Festival (Houston)
2022 International Quilt Festival (Houston)
"Life in the Anthropocene" won "Best in Show" at the Canadian National Juried Show for 2023. You can see the winning quilts at NJS Award Winners 2023 - Canadian Quilters Association/Association Canadienne de la Courtepointe
2022 International Quilt Festival (Houston)
2022 International Quilt Festival (Houston)
2022 International Quilt Festival (Houston)
"Dear Humans . . ." won the "Superior Threads Award for Thread Mastery", one of the six top prizes in the "judged show" of this international festival. You can see my interview about this quilt, with Bob Ruggiero, Quilts Inc's VP of Communications, at https://youtu.be/oF7-gMxMwds This quilt also won the "Visitors' Choice award at Quilt Canada in 2022.
"Birds in Art" exhibit
2022 International Quilt Festival (Houston)
2023 National Juried Show
"Monk Parakeets" has been juried into the 2022 "Birds in Art" exhibit at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, WI. It will be shown alongside bird-themed art in many different media.
2023 National Juried Show
Fur, Fangs, Feathers & Fins
2023 National Juried Show
"Sanctuary?" won the Sustainability Award of Excellence at the 2023 (Canadian) National Juried Show.
Fur, Fangs, Feathers & Fins
Fur, Fangs, Feathers & Fins
Fur, Fangs, Feathers & Fins
Galapagos Marine Iguana has been juried into the SAQA exhibition commonly known as "FFFF". The exhibition will tour for about 3 years, after its premiere at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
2021 IQA Judged Show
Fur, Fangs, Feathers & Fins
Fur, Fangs, Feathers & Fins
Penguin Playground was awarded a "judge's choice" award at the 2021 International Quilt Festival in Houston. This quilt was also featured in the Winter 2021 issue of the magazine "Art Quilting Studio".
2021 National Juried Show (virtual)
2021 National Juried Show (virtual)
2021 National Juried Show (virtual)
Galapagos Land Iguana (63"x34") was awarded a third place ribbon in the category "Art Depiction of Human and Animal Form". This quilt also won a "judges choice" award at the 2020 Festival of Quilts (Birmingham).
SAQA Aloft Exhibition
2021 National Juried Show (virtual)
2021 National Juried Show (virtual)
"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. It also featured in the March 2021 issue of Art Quilting Studio magazine.
2019 National Juried Show
2021 National Juried Show (virtual)
2019 National Juried Show
Huddle! placed 1st in "Art-Portrait" category, sponsored by TrueCut. In the same year, it was also juried into AQS shows in Paducah, Grand Rapids and Charleston.
If you're interested . . .
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 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
Errata:
- Northcott "Dream Village" PTN2811, Page 4 green floral cutting instructions: 'Cut 3 strips 4" wide x WOF. Subcut into 26 squares 4"x4".' Although this cutting instruction will work as shown, it does not match Figure 4 which shows height of Piece A slightly higher than Piece E. Instruction on Page 4 can be changed to 'Cut 3 strips 4-1/4" wide x WOF. Subcut into 26 squares 4-1/4"x4-1/4".'
- Northcott "Dream Village" PTN2811, Page 4 cutting instructions: for the green floral, add to the beginning of the 3rd and 4th paragraphs "With the 4" side at the top and referring to Figure 3 on page 3".
- Northcott "Dream Village" PTN2811, Page 4 cutting instructions: for the dark pink and purple spot fabrics, change "Using template H from page 13 . . " to "Using template H from page 17 . . ".
- Northcott "Dream Village" PTN2811, Pages 5 and 6 cutting instructions: for the pink gingham, stripe and yellow ice cream fabrics, change "Using template I from page 13 . . " to "Using template H from page 17 . . ".
- Northcott "Shimmering Penguins" PTN2673, page 6. Under the column heading "Triangles Needed to Make 1 Block" the sub sub headings should read "S M L S M L S M L", to match the sub sub headings on the right side of the table.
- Northcott "Shimmering Penguins" PTN2673 Queen Size quilt cutting instructions top of page 16, for 30 large dark grey triangles: Second line should read "Subcut into fifteen 6-7/8" squares".