I made my first quilt out of Marimekko fabric as an impoverished chemistry graduate student at M.I.T. It took another 17 years for me to make my second one – after a corporate career and some child rearing.
When we moved to Pennsylvania, my sons were both in school and I started taking some basic quilting classes to occupy my time. It didn't take long before I fell in love with quilting and started to design my own quilts. I then started teaching at a local quilt shop. At the request of my students, I developed my own line of Judaic quilt patterns.
Fascinated by the color and texture of fabric, I discovered that I could create art and folk art without knowing how to paint with a brush. The challenge became how to turn my ideas into a quilt.
I find that I "build" my quilts one section at a time. Putting together the pieces of the puzzle is both challenging and energizing. This process sometimes necessitates the development of a new technique or use of a non-traditional fabric.
My inspiration for my quilts comes from the emotions I feel for my family as well as my love of nature and cycling. I have many creative moments while riding my bicycle through the scenic byways of our country.
Then I can't wait to return to my studio to translate those ideas into fabric.
RECOGNITION
2010
- "Motherhood", QSDS Special Exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum
- "Concentricity", Tactile Architecture 2010, International Quilt Association
2009
- "Willoway, A Folk Art Farm", Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, Sept/Oct
- "Happy Hannukah" - Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, Dec/Jan 2009
- "A Shrine For Planet Earth" - Museum Of The American Quilting Society, Paducah, KY - Quilts Of The Mid-Atlantic
- "Happy Hannukah" - McCall's Quick Quilts- Dec/Jan 2009
2008
- "A Merry Menorah" - McCall's Quilting, Nov/Dec 2008
- Quilt Fest of NJ, Somerset, NJ - "Willoway - A Folk Art Farm" - Judge's Choice
2007
- "Wheels" - Fiberplay 2007, Michigan
- "Cycling Haiku" included in Elemental: Contemporary Quilted Art – Fiber Art Center, Amherst, MA
- "Embellishing the Family History" featured in Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, July/August issue, No. 394
- McCall's Quick Quilts, January 2008
2006
- Quilter's Heritage Celebration - Lancaster, PA
"Family Musings In Blue" - 2nd Place Wallhanging Category
- "ARTQUILTSimages" - PAQA South - Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC - "Joyous Gates"
- Denver National Quilt Festival - Denver, CO
"Family Musings In Blue" - Best Use of Embellishment, Wallhanging Category
- Nashville Quilt Exposition - Nashville, TN
"Family Musings In Blue" - Semi-Finalist
- Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative - "Leaving Us"
- QuiltArt 2006 Grab Bag Challenge - "Growth"
2005
- "Quilting Arts" - Fall Issue - "In The Spotlight - Cheryl Lynch" - "Motherhood"
- Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Spring - "Aleph-Bet Sampler"
2004
- Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Autumn - "Aleph-Bet Sampler"
- McCall's - "A Season of Quilts" - "Shalom!"
2001
- Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Summer Newsletter - "Shalom!"
- Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Summer - "Aleph-Bet Sampler"
- Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Spring - "Aleph-Bet Sampler"
2000
- Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Autumn - "Aleph-Bet Sampler"
- Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Summer - "Create -A-Kippah"
- Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Spring - "Create-A-Kippah"
1996
- Quilter's Heritage Celebration - Lancaster, PA - "Gardenscape"
1995
- Moscow Country Fair - Moscow, PA
"Grow Old Along With Me" - 2nd Place
- Peddler's Village Quilt Competition - Lahaska, PA
"Grow Old Along With Me" - Best Use of Fabric
1994
- Undercover Quilters Quilt Show - Aston, PA
"Whitney Lake" - Honorable Mention
COMMISSIONS
2010 - Torah Covers (3) - Temple B'nai Israel, Easton, MD
2007 - Torah Cover - Temple Sholom, Broomall, PA
2005 - Class Quilt for The Baldwin School - Bryn Mawr, PA
2005 - Torah Covers for Temple Shalom - Broomall, PA
2004 - Class Quilt for The Benchmark School - Media, PA
2002 - Class Quilt for The Haverford School - Haverford, PA
2000 to present - Commissions for private clients
