Presents instructions for making over a dozen bold, brightly-coloured quilted items, including sunflower placemats and a four-patch lap quilt. Instructions for all techniques - including applique and the no-sew "pen stitch" - are provided, and colour photographs illustrate each finished project.
In addition to 13 published book titles Cheryl is also the author of several thousand articles for publication in craft and needlework magazines including Woman's Day, Country Living, Traditional Quilter, Crafts and many more. She worked with Coats & Clark for almost 20 years as a designer, and has also designed for other major companies including DMC, HTC, Zweigart, Pellon. Cheryl also created a line of quilting fabric for P&B Textiles.
Cheryl has formerly hosted a nationally-distributed PBS Series called "The Creative Life," which featured over 78 episodes full of creative ideas. Prior to the national series, she also hosted an additional 13 episodes airing locally in the Portland, Oregon area on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).
Cheryl is still active in the Needlework and How-To Communities, and currently serves as the Guide for About.com's Needlepoint site, and as the Social Media Liason for DMC Threads. In the Spring of 2011 she plans to release her new NeedleKnowledge.com web site, an online guide "for all things needlework."
