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ABOUT
Blending inspirational photography, mosaic design and quilting combined with a bit of technology, a digital die cutting machine, I create mosaic art quilts. It all begins with the photos I capture. My images speak to me personally. They express feelings, mood, color and light connecting me to the people, places, and objects in my photos. After choosing a photo to work with, I freehand draw a mosaic design of it which is later used to create a digital pattern. Next, I carefully select commercial batiks and hand-dyed fabrics to achieve the perfect combination of shading, contrast, and interest. In the end, all of the small, intricate fabric pieces are precisely cut using a digital cutter, fused into place and free motion stitched creating an art quilt that is both filled with emotion and visually stunning.
Heidi Proffetty, is an award-winning quilter and professional teacher known for her unique style of mosaic art quilts. In 2019 & 2018 she won a 1st place award for her quilt, "Is She Ready Yet?" at International Quilt Festival in Houston and at American Quilter’s Society in Paducah, her quilts have traveled with Cherrywood Fabric’s Challenge exhibits and have also exhibited in local galleries. She has been a featured guest artist on Quilting Arts TV and in 2018 and was a featured guest on The Quilt Show which aired on March 10, 2019. Heidi is also a regular contributor to the Janome Sewing Machine’s Maker/Artisan program where she frequently provides free projects and content related to digital cutters, quilting and sewing.
Looking ahead, she will continue to make mosaic styled art quilts, in both her original figurative and non-figurative Moroccan Mosaic styles, enter quilt shows and offer lectures and workshops to teach others her original techniques of creating mosaic quilts and other various quilting and sewing workshops.
Heidi lives in Massachusetts and when she isn’t quilting, she’s enjoys spending time with her two teenage daughters, flying with her husband, relaxing on a beach, baking and beekeeping.
RESUME
Appearances:
The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims, (Show 2406, Aired March 10, 2019)
Quilting Arts TV, series 2200, episode 2304 (Aired August 2018 on PBS)
Quilting Arts TV, series 2100, episodes 2103 & 2105 (Aired February 2018 on PBS)
Magazines:
American Quilter Magazine NOV 2021
American Quilter Magazine JUL 2021
Patchwork Professional JAN 2020
House & Garden Magazine JUNE 2019
Quilting Arts Magazine FEB/MAR 2019
Quilting Arts Magazine JUN/JUL 2018
Quilting Arts Magazine OCT/NOV 2017
Online Interviews:
SCHMETZ: Inspired to Sew Issue #75 MAR 2020
Create Whimsy Online Magazine Spotlight Artist DEC 2018
International Quilt Association Journal Winter 2018
Superior Threads - Superior Stars FEB 2018
Juried Shows/Exhibitions:
2022
AQS: QuiltWeek Show, Spring - Paducah, KY - 1st place winner-Small Wall Quilts-Moveable Machine
2021
QuiltCon Together Virtual Quilt Show
2020
Quilts: International Virtual Quilt Festival, In My Mind Exhibit
AQS: QuiltWeek Show, Spring - Paducah, KY (Show cancelled)
MQX: Quilt Show New England - Manchester, NH (Show cancelled)
2019
MQX: Quilt Show New England - Manchester, NH
AQS: QuiltWeek Show, Spring - Paducah, KY - Is She Ready Yet?" - 1st place winner-Small Wall Quilts-Pictorial
Michigan's Fiber Arts and Quilters Convention, Port Huron, MI - " A Simple Moment" - 1st place winner- Art, Modern & Specialty
Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Festival Houston, Texas
2018
Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Festival Houston, Texas - "Is She Ready Yet?" - 1st place winner People-Portraits-Figures
Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Market/Portland, OR
Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Festival/Chicago, IL
2017
The Van Gogh Challenge sponsored by Cherrywood Hand Dyed Fabrics, MN - "Starry Night on a Sunny Day" - 2017 Dutch Gallery Finalist
Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Festival Houston, Texas - "Daddy, Hold my Hand" - 3rd place winner People-Portraits-Figures
Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Festival Houston, Texas - "Blossomed" - 2nd place winner People-Portraits-Figures
The Little Black Dress, The Brush Art Gallery & Studios, Lowell, MA
2016
Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilt Festival Houston, Texas
The Lion King Challenge sponsored by Cherrywood Hand Dyed Fabrics, MN - "The Calm Before the Roar" - 2016 Finalist
PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS