I have been a maker, designer, and artist all of my life. I have a BFA in graphic design, but have always loved to sew and paint. I began making art quilts in 1987, and have won numerous awards from national quilt shows, wrote articles for Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors magazines and was a guest artist on Quilting Arts TV many times. I’ve written and self published 3 instructional books and have taught art quilting workshops nationally as well as in Australia, New Zealand and Germany since 2006.

I currently work in a makerspace where I teach students how to do hand embroidery and visible mending, use sewing and embroidery machines, printmaking, painting and dyeing textiles, knitting and other textile arts. My aim is to help students learn new techniques while developing the skills they need to successfully bring their ideas to life.

Thanks so much for joining me here and wanting to learn the peaceful satisfaction of Mindful Stitching.

Judy Coates Perez