Andrea Paredja

Andi Perejda’s original career was in medical research, but after starting a family in 1983, she found there weren’t enough hours in the day to do everything, so she “retired.”  After moving to the Central Coast of California from the Los Angeles area in 1990, Andi took a patchwork class and the rest, as they say, is history.

Andi has enjoyed taking classes from many well-known quilters and has found that there are some techniques she loves, such as hand quilting and hand appliqué.  But quilt making is too exciting to limit oneself to just one or two techniques, so she can be found making almost anything!  She especially likes creating her own designs and has started beading and dying fabrics.

In addition to teaching appliqué, hand quilting and her Circle of Illusion, Andi is an award-winning quilter and is a NQA certified quilt judge.  She has recently produced three teaching DVD’s with Kelly Abbott at Jukebox Quilts.

Judging Experience:

Hoffman Challenge, Kelly Abbott, Curator, 2005

Coastal Quilter’s Guild, Santa Barbara, CA  2004 & 2002

California Exposition & State Fair, Sacramento, CA  2004

Santa Barbara County Fair, 2004

Glendale Quilt Show, Glendale, CA  2004 & 2005

Cotton Patch Quilters, Bakersfield, CA  2004 & 2002

Santa Maria Valley Quilt Guild, Santa Maria, CA  2003

Univ. of CA Agriculture & Natural Resources Cooperative Extension, San Luis Obispo County, CA  2002

Anne Copeland

Quilt and Textile Appraiser Certified by the American Quilter’s Society

Anne Copeland is a member of the American Quilter’s Society,

Professional Association of Appraisers of Quilted Textiles

(PAAQT) .  She is co-founder of the Recipers of the past, a quilt history/quilt restoration study group, and founder of Fiberarts Connection of Southern California, an organization to promote and support fiber artists in the area.

Anne has also judged a number of major quilt shows including Pacific International and the National Quilting Association show in Riverside, California, as well as many local shows.  She received her certification as a quilt appraiser in 1993, and has continued her studies to maintain her knowledge of the contemporary and antique quilt market for wearable art.  She performs appraisals at quilt shows, antique malls, and special appraisal events, as well as for private clients.

Anne serves as a consultant for art quilters, assisting with preparation of curriculum vitas, brochures, press releases, articles, book editing, evaluation of potential markets, grant writing assistance, and related work. Her workshop, “Self Promotion for Fiber Artists” offers good information for gaining confidence into getting out there, searching out markets, dealing with contracts and agreements, and other business aspaects.  Her web sites are:     http://www.artquiltconsultant.com and http:www.fiberartsconnsocal.org.

Together with Spencer H. MacCallum, Anne assisted with the promotion of artists in the Mexican pottery media since the mid-1970’s.  Today, Juan Quezada and the Potters of Mata Ortiz are enjoying the reputation and growth of Maria and the potters of San Ildefonso, New Mexico.

Anne coauthored a research paper on the development of the kit quilts business published by American Quilt Study journal Uncoverings 1994.  She has numerous articles published in various national quilting magazines.