Cynthia England class members? Simply Quilts tapes, anyone?

Has anyone here had a class with Cynthia England? Please share any comments
you may have about her and the her teaching and the class.

Simply Quilts episode #655 aired in September 2003 and on it, C. England
showed her picture piecing technique. I would be more than happily willing
to pay for / trade fabric for / name first child after /

a VHS or DVD copy of that episode. I live in New Mexico. I can also just
borrow said VHS or DVD tape, and mail it back to you within one week,
paying for your postage to and from, plus gratuity.

Cyndi

Have you seen this?
http://www.englanddesign.com/book/pi...iecingbook.htm
I don't get Simply Quilts here but saw this episode while visiting my
parents.

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Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"QuiltShopHopper" wrote in message
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Has anyone here had a class with Cynthia England? Please share any
comments
you may have about her and the her teaching and the class.

Simply Quilts episode #655 aired in September 2003 and on it, C. England
showed her picture piecing technique. I would be more than happily
willing
to pay for / trade fabric for / name first child after /

a VHS or DVD copy of that episode. I live in New Mexico. I can also just
borrow said VHS or DVD tape, and mail it back to you within one week,
paying for your postage to and from, plus gratuity.

Cyndi

Yes! Thanks, Mary! For some reason, I learn better if I do it with my
hands rather than reading how to do something. I have to get knee deep and
dirty in it to make the knowledge absorb into my brain.

Cyndi

"Mary in Oregon" Have you seen this?
http://www.englanddesign.com/book/pi...iecingbook.htm
I don't get Simply Quilts here but saw this episode while visiting my
parents.

I saw that show before I got back into quilting and sat there with my chin
on my knees. I'm afraid a quilt like that would be more work than pleasure.

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"QuiltShopHopper" wrote in message
...
Yes! Thanks, Mary! For some reason, I learn better if I do it with my
hands rather than reading how to do something. I have to get knee deep
and
dirty in it to make the knowledge absorb into my brain.

Cyndi

"Mary in Oregon" Have you seen this?
http://www.englanddesign.com/book/pi...iecingbook.htm
I don't get Simply Quilts here but saw this episode while visiting my
parents.

I took two classes with Cynthia England when she visited my guild in VA
(back in Oct/Nov? before I moved to London).

The first class was a kit, to try out and get used to the method of
piecing. It was about 6 hours and I did about a quarter of my kit. She
spent a lot of time showing us over and over again, as much as anyone
needed to be able to see what was going on. And wheneven one of us would
go "Oh, bummer" (or whatever) she'd make a lesson for everyone out of
showing how to fix that particular mistake.

The second class was a short (3 hours? Pat?) design class, which was all
about finding a good picture and splitting it up into regions. So that
we should be able to make our own patterns.

Cynthia is (IMHO) a good teacher, she is intertaining and has an
incredible amount of energy. I walked out of the classes roaring to go
home and finish the project, however... Life got in the way (big time)
and then I was moving across the Atlantic. So I haven't finished the
kit. My feeling at the time was this "The jury is still out on the
method" - I understand what is supposed to happen, but to me it still
seems like there is a lot of making things fit. And since I actually
like normal paper piecing, I'm not sure it Cynthia's method is for me.

But the classes were good. The only thing I remember that she did not
cover was choosing fabrics. But she does talk about that some in the book.

Hope this helps.
Hanne

QuiltShopHopper wrote:
Has anyone here had a class with Cynthia England? Please share any comments
you may have about her and the her teaching and the class.

Simply Quilts episode #655 aired in September 2003 and on it, C. England
showed her picture piecing technique. I would be more than happily willing
to pay for / trade fabric for / name first child after /

a VHS or DVD copy of that episode. I live in New Mexico. I can also just
borrow said VHS or DVD tape, and mail it back to you within one week,
paying for your postage to and from, plus gratuity.

Cyndi

About 6 years ago I took her class and bit by bit finished the winter landscape
picture. I love the wallhanging and people often think it is a painting but it
will be a one and only. All those bitty pieces!! I do have some things that
get finished because I get determined to finish the piece. Right now it is a
queen sized reversable log cabin that has been in progress since Fall of 2002.
It is truely a "thinking woman's quilt. Takes a lot of concentration. Hope to
get back to it soon.
Faye in CO