Our next Quilting in the Highlands Teachers for 2013 that we would like to introduce is Sandra Leichner.
Sandra is a top internationally awarded and recognized Master
Applique Artist and is known for her masterpiece quilts that showcase
her unique illustrative approach with hand appliqué and hand
embellishment techniques. Combining an art background with years of
working with textiles and fibers, Sandra creates stunning Artisan quilts
that are both art and traditional in style with breathtaking quality.
Her
work has consistently won major juried national and international
awards including numerous major national Best of Show awards as well as
the RJR Best of Show Wall Quilt at the AQS quilt show in Paducah and two
Master Awards for both Art and Traditional categories at the
International Quilt Festival in Houston. Her work is included in the
permanent collections of two national quilt museums including The
National Quilt Museum.
Sandra
has also appeared on three PBS specials and The American Quilter
television program. Sandra and her quilts have been published in many
sources worldwide and is the author of the book, "Hand Applique with
Embroidery" published by AQS in 2010.
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