Teacher Bio: Judy Doenias
Judy Doenias came to quilting as a second career, after working for 26 years for the government. She learned to hand piece in 1987, and two years later, started teaching. As a math lover, quilting appealed to her love of geometry. As an avid knitter and needlepointer, she was also attracted to colorful fabrics and the satisfaction of handwork. Her first quilt remains unfinished, but she discovered a new obsession.
Judy’s work takes many forms. She has experimented with just about every technique, and her interests range from the most traditional topics like English Paper Piecing, Sashiko and Dear Jane, to such contemporary topics as Colourwash, Tessellations and her own particular fascination, Quilt As You Go. Her innovations in this technique, in which the blocks are pieced on a foundation of batting and backing fabric, allow her to make more quilts in less time. Not content with basic patterns, Judy has gone on to adapt designs like Drunkard’s Path, New York Beauty, and Inlaid Appliqué to Quilt As You Go. She puts her unique stamp onto easy designs like Log Cabin and Rail Fence, and her QAYG classes are always popular at The City Quilter.
Her CQ classes run the gamut from beginners (Basic Patchwork by Hand, and Hand Quilting) to advanced (Everyday Best, and the wildly popular CQ University Log Cabin) as well as such novelty topics as Fabric Crochet, Locker Hooking and Toothbrush Rugs.
She is a member and past president of Empire Quilters, and a former member of Manhattan Quilters Guild. Her teaching credits include many guilds, conferences, including Quilting By The Lake and The Great American Quilt Festival, as well as at the American Folk Art Museum.
In addition to quilting, Judy is also interested in Egyptology, astronomy and opera. She has a warped fascination with Lizzie Borden, and an unhealthy addiction to Sudoku. She lives in Forest Hills, Queens, with eight sewing machines, thousands of yards of fabric and three cats.
 photos by Cindy Russell |
 photos by Cindy Russell |
photos by Cindy Russell |
Tipsy Strips
Designed and made by
Judy Doenias
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Quilt As You Go NY Beauty
Designed and made by
Judy Doenias
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The Wanderer
Designed and made by
Judy Doenias
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Teacher Bio: Christine Frederick Janove
Learning hand sewing as a child, I graduated to a sewing machine at age ten, making Barbie doll clothes, clothes for myself, and then clothes for my youngest sister (my own real-live doll). My degree in textiles is from Seton Hill University (’73) in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. My senior thesis was "Quilting as an Art Form," written at a time when this was not a widely accepted notion. That year, together with my college roommate, I made my first quilt.
After moving to New York, I worked for clothing, textile, and pattern companies. I designed and sewed the gowns for my bridesmaids and myself when I got married, made soft sculpture toys and little dresses when my daughters were born.
I didn't begin to quilt in earnest until the early 1990's, when I became one of the founding members of the Quilters' Guild of Brooklyn.
Most recently, I designed the 2008 Quilt Show Raffle Quilt, and headed the team of guild members who pieced and finished its construction.
I have worked part time at The City Quilter since 2002, as a teacher and staffer. I teach “Intro to Patchwork by Machine,” and truly enjoy introducing this art form to new quilters. I also teach project and technique classes, such as "Fabric Postcards", "Binding" or "Machine Quilting".
I quilt with seniors at recreation programs throughout the city and am one of the quilting artists in residence for ArtsConnection, working with high school students.
My personal quilting work tends to be traditional, with an artistic twist, usually upbeat colors, with machine quilting or hand embellishments. I still like to make fabric gifts. My goals as an instructor are to create enthusiasm for this art form, teach basic and proper techniques, then allow students the freedom to design, embellish and have fun with needle, thread and fabric--making each work into his or her own expression.
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FITTING IN
Designed and made by
Christine Janove
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Postcard
Designed and made by
Christine Janove
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Spring Applique
Designed and made by
Christine Janove
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Teacher Bio: Diane Rode Schneck
I come from a long line of quilters, sewers and embroiderers. All of the
women in my family were involved in some kind of craft or handwork. My father was
an architect, so I inherited the drawing and drafting genes, and a fascination
with design. I learned hand embroidery at a very early age, and taught myself
the basics of machine piecing when I was in high school in 1974. The
quilters of Grace Lutheran Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, taught me everything I
know about hand quilting.
What I love about quilting is its infinite variety. This has made it hard for me to concentrate on just one thing over the years. I have done a little bit
of everything, from folk art to Serious Art, but my favorite things are scrap
quilts, (especially string quilts) crazy quilts, hand embroidery, and hand
appliqué, especially the album quilts of the mid 19th century.
I want to try it all! The recent interest in surface design and mixed media
have made this even better. There really are no limits to what you can do, and
what techniques or materials you can use. I really try to pass this enthusiasm
along to my students.
I have worked and taught in quilt stores since 1979, and have been teaching
in New York since 1986. When I’m not at The City Quilter, I work part time for
The Elder Craftsmen, coordinating crafts classes at senior centers around the
city. I also teach at guilds and conferences all over the country, and I
design and publish my own monthly appliqué block club called Heart And Hand, with
subscribers all over the world.
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A Diner Ode, 1995 |
Rose Sampler Quilt Top, 2005
Patterns from "Rose Sampler Supreme" by Rosemary Makhan |
The Late Show, 1993 |
