Wendy Butler Berns' original art quilts are noted for their bold use of color, unusual fabrics and unconventional techniques. Her work has appeared at regional, national and international juried shows, including the International Quilt Show in Houston and the American Quilter's Society show in Paducah, Ky. She received the Jewel Pearce Patterson scholarship for quilting teachers in 2009, and her articles have appeared in Quilting Arts, Quilters ... Read Full Bio »
Wendy's Craftsy Classes
Machine Quilting
Overcome your free-motion fears! Wendy guides you step-by-step through a simple machine quilting process, from setting up a workspace to sandwiching, pin basting and binding. As you practice, first on paper, then with your machine, you'll build confidence in your machine quilting skills.
$39.99
Pictorial Quilting Techniques
Turn your treasured photos into fiber art. Pictorial quilting is the perfect first step into art quilting, as you translate photos into line drawings, find the perfect fabrics for your palette, then create a pattern template. Wendy's easy machine appliquéethod gives beautiful results.
$19.99
Art Quilting 101
In this exploration of design essentials, Wendy shows you how to find and embrace the art quilter inside you. You'll learn to see the world through the eyes of an artist, doodle with free-motion quilting and add textural elements with yarn couching and bobbin drawing.
$19.99
Meet Wendy
What's New
Nov 20, 2012
I am featured in an interview with Bonnie McCaffery ..... chatting about an exhibition I curated featuring work by myself and my students..... called "Out on a Limb" this exhibition came about when I was the recipient of the Jewel Pearce Patterson Scholarship winner for Quilting Teachers and the exhibition traveled around the country. Click here to view my video!!! bonniemccaffery.com/vidcasts/057.html
Feb 05, 2013
Quilting Arts TV Series 1100
DVD of 13 episodes of Quilting Arts TV... I appear in three of the episodes.. over 5 hours of great information
copy and paste this link for more information
http://www.interweavestore.com/Quilting/DVDs/QATV-Series-1100.html?SessionThemeID=16&a=qe130108
Also watch your local PBS station to find out when Quilting Arts TV will be airing in your area... the new season is starting..!!
Upcoming Events
Mar 01, 2013 - Aug 17, 2013
The Clearing Folk Art School, Ellison Bay, Wisconsin
http://theclearing.org/current/classes_summer.shtml
I will be teaching 2 week long workshops at The Clearing this summer!!
June 12-8th "Serendipitous Quilt Sampler-Free Form Piecing, Picture Image Machine Applique and Brave Bold Borders "
August 11-17th "Awakening the Art Quilter Within"
Apr 08, 2013 - Sep 08, 2013
Wisconsin Quilt Expo, Madison, Wisconsin
Thursday, September 5th-Saturday, September 7th
Wendy will be lecturing and conducting a workshop... registration will begin soon!
Apr 08, 2013 - Aug 05, 2013
International Quilt Festival
Long Beach 2013
August 2-4, 2013
Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
Long Beach, California
Wendy will be teaching workshops at Festival on Friday and Saturday, August 3 and 4th... Registration has begun online!!!
http://www.quilts.com/home/shows/viewer.php?page=SummerFestival
Elsewhere