About Us
Mary Ellen Kranz has sewn and quilted since childhood. She found her career path in computers but continued to pursue quiltmaking. Twenty years of experience teaching computer technologies provided her with an understanding of how PCs, printers, scanners and digital cameras could blend together in the process of creating fiber art.
Mary Ellen’s classes provide an opportunity to try out these tools and the latest quilting software under the guidance of a creative and patient teacher. For the past fifteen years Mary Ellen has taught throughout the country at shops, guilds, regional quilting events and national conferences including the AQS Quilt Show in Paducah, Quilting by the Lake, the Houston International Quilt Festival, and Maine Quilts.
Mary Ellen was the featured guest of Alex Anderson’s Simply Quilts on HGTV. Her articles Joyful Image Quilts, Julia’s Quilt and Window Box have appeared in popular magazines. Mary Ellen and Cheryl Hayes are co-authors of Blending Photos with Fabric: A Beautiful New Way to Combine Photography, Printing, and Quiltmaking published by The Electric Quilt Company. Mary Ellen’s new book, Blending Photos with Fabric 2, published by The Electric Quilt Company, will be available in 2008.
Mary Ellen Kranz lives in Belfast, Maine in the summer and fall and Greensboro, North Carolina during the rest of the year. She can be reached at maryellen@quiltingimages.com.
As a quiltmaker, teacher and author, Mary Ellen Kranz shares her knowledge of how to combine quilting, digital photography, and computer software with quiltmakers across the country. Her quilts appear in shows and galleries and reflect a broad range of quiltmaking skills and techniques.
Cheryl Hayes began her teaching career as a kindergarten teacher, graduated to teaching fourth grade, then middle school Home Economics, and finally arrived at her passionate destination of teaching quiltmaking. Her lovely studio on a mountainside in Hew Hampshire provides the inspiration for many of her quilts. Cheryl is an accomplished long arm quilter and is known for her exquisite craftsmanship in sewing and quiltmaking.
Cheryl's classes teach students the process of accurate quilt construction using the most efficient methods possible. She cares about each and every student and encourages them to follow their heart in making decisions about their quilts.
“I want perfection in the finished product with the least amount of work in the process.”
"The computer is just another tool for quiltmakers. It can help us get to our fabric and the sewing quicker and with better results."
Quilting Images
A beautiful new way to combine photography, printing and quiltmaking
