Back to All Events

Feathered Friends 8”x8” – The Cardinal Art Quilt; #1 of Seri with Dr. Susan Kruszynski


Dr. Susan Kruszynski, professional educator and author of two books on art quilting, will share with you tips and techniques she uses to make her one of a kind art quilts.

The kit contains all materials needed to create a beautiful art quilt of a feathered friends cardinal scene; directions, fabrics backed with an iron-on adhesive, and a stretched art canvas for hanging. You supply basic sewing tools.  The wooden frame of the fabric-covered stretched art canvas makes the art quilt attractive and super easy to hang or to set on a shelf.

You will love this form of art and find it easier than you thought possible.

Dr. Susan Kruszynski – lives in Muskegon, Michigan, and is an award-winning art quilt designer, teacher, author, and gallery artist. Feeding her artistic nature, Susan, at age 8, started experimenting with fabrics to produce colorful creations.  She began landscape fiber art design with collage art quilts in 2014.  A native of Michigan, her works, that range in sizes from 3”x5” to 40”x60”, are often inspired by the trees and woodlands along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Susan currently divides her time between creating original collaged art quilt designs,teaching art quilting, marketing this fiber art in shows and galleries, running her Quilting Fabrics in Time business, and only just recently retired as a literacy specialist from Muskegon Community College.  Susan uses her 40+ years of K-College level teaching experiences and a PhD in Education to teach this art through in-class experiences in and around the state of Michigan, through on-line instruction, and with art quilt books from Fox-Chapel Publishing. 

Date: Friday, February 14 at 10:00 am - 4:30 pm or Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Class Fee: $40
Kit Fee: $30, payable day of class to instructor

Instructor: Dr. Susan Kruszynski

Earlier Event: February 13
Make Your First Quilt