Cathy Perlmutter

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SUPERPOWERS:

  • Polyhedral Enthusiast
  • Joyful Improv Maven
  • Quilting Energizer
  • Soulful Stitcher

Cathy Perlmutter is a quilter, designer, writer, and teacher with a zest for spreading the joy of quilting. She aims for everyone who uses her books and patterns to have as much fun as she does. “Quilting is a delightful gateway to art-making,” she says. “It should be a joyful, soul-satisfying experience. I’m a firm believer that improvisation brings even more joy. Some of the best moments in my quilts have been happy accidents, but you can set the stage for serendipity and be ready to embrace it when it occurs!”

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Testimonials

Exciting and Unique

Get ready for an exciting and unique quilted tour of your favorite city! Cathy has led us down an amusing, creative and just plain fun path, this time showing us many ways to create the city of our dreams by inviting us to look closely at the details of actual buildings and using them as inspiration. Her step-by-step directions are innovative and logical, and show us how to translate our vision into the unique and beautiful cities of our imagination. This (approach) is a colorful and beautiful adventure you will enjoy working with for years to come!

Jeri R

Liberated Methods for Skyscrapers

I love your liberated methods for skyscrapers. Also, easy-to-follow illustrations and photos, interesting information for us country folk who haven’t been to the big cities, and prompts to try wild colors. And it’s scrap busting, though my scrap piles never decrease!

Jane

Detailed, Clear, and Informative

I've been a quilter for over 30 years, learned a lot, and have a vast quilting library. Never have I met a teacher like you. The materials you prepared for us, especially here, in the building workshop - are so detailed, so clear, and you gave us so much information- sharing your knowledge with us. It makes me want to create wonderful things, so you'll have satisfaction from teaching us. I literally sat and made each and every page, just to practice, and because it's fun. thank you so very much!

Josepha H.

Love, Love, Love!

We love, love, love your talk!! You are so creative in your presentation and ALL the pieces you stitch!

Bonnie V

Had a Blast

We had a blast having you!! What a great presentation!

Karen H.

Inspiring

You were awesome and I bet you inspired many timid quilters to get started!

Dale B.

Creative & Imaginative Teaching

Cathy Perlmutter has proven once again that you CAN teach creativity and imagination. Her wonderful, whimsical quilts are a joy to see, and believe it or not, you can make them too! Cathy teaches you how to look at buildings, find their quirks, and riff on them. A fun, easy class that a beginner can ace, with so much useful information that even an experienced quilter can learn some new tricks!

Andrea S.

Seeing Buildings in a New Way!crascraa

Your teaching style, and pace are great for me. I have sewn 6 buildings and have enjoyed myself more than should be legal. It really is fun to make buildings along with you. I enjoy the tours of cities, especially those I haven’t yet seen (but wish I could!) You have me looking at buildings in a whole new way!

Jane H.

Great Instruction

You are truly a great teacher! Plus your work is just beautiful. I love your use of colors and shapes. Everything I watched so far was very well explained. I'm a very anxious person in classes, but as I watched the intro and got to the treasure hunt, I was thinking 'This is great instruction, I think I can do this!'

Arlene W

Impressed!

I can tell that you have put a lot of thought, effort and time into this class. I am impressed!. You have done an amazing job. The handouts and your videos are very clear and detailed. You explain why you do things a certain way. You are very generous in sharing your expertise.

S.L.

Enjoyable and Interesting

The class was enjoyable and interesting. The instructions were clear and easy to follow. There were different techniques for piecing and appliqué. I picked up many useful tips and tricks. I enjoyed hearing Cathy talk about her process for designing and assembling the buildings and city. There is definitely a cityscape quilt in my future!

Myriam G.