Cloth &
Chocolate

Meet the Artists:

• Their Personal Insights into Quilt Art
• Biographical Info
• Contact Info

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Members:

• Marina Baudoin
  Twila Blume
• Ruth Cohen
• Melinda Lowy
• Judy Lundberg
• Karen Schulz
• Margreta Silverstone
• Linda Syverson Guild
• Esther Weiss

Biographical Information

Cloth & Chocolate (CC) is a diverse group of women, dedicated to exploring the artistic aspects of their quiltmaking.  Their goals are to contribute to contemporary fiber arts, to display and sell their works and to teach others.  The individual members are:

Marina Baudoin - Professional Quilter

Marina uses ethnic fabrics and vibrant colors as her inspiration.

Exhibitor at American Quilters Society, Machine Quilters Exhibit, Friendship Star Quilt Show.

Commission work for quilts.

Twila Blume - Information Technology Specialist

Color, texture, and connections to personal experience inspire my textile compositions.

Award winner Friendship Star Quilt Show 2006 Exhibitor at Friendship Star Quilt Show, Hoffman Challenge

Ruth Cohen – Quilt Teacher and retired System Analyst

Ruth interprets her travels in many of her quilts.

Exhibitor at International Quilt Festival, American Quilter’s Society, Southern Maryland Quilt and Needlework Show, Sotterly Plantation, MD, Sandy Spring Museum, George Washington University Hospital, Strathmore Center for the Arts, Jewish Community Center for Greater Washington

Commission work for quilts and wearable art

Melinda Lowy – Scientific Educator

Melinda studies abstract art and ethnic fiber art to use in developing her own style.

Published in AQS 2002 Wall Calendar, C. Walter’s More Snippet Sensations, Maryland Quilts video

Award winner at American Quilter’s Society (AQS) show, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival,

Quilter’s Heritage Celebration, Southern Maryland Quilt and Needlework Show

Judy Lundberg – Graphic Artist, Quilt Teacher and Lecturer

Judy explores innovative uses of color and shape.

Published in L. Smith’s Machine Quiltmaking, F. Labanaris’ Quilts With a View, and C. Walter’s

More Snippet Sensations

Award winner at Southern Maryland Quilt and Needlework Show, NC Quilt Symposium

Exhibitor at Tactile Architecture, International Quilt Festival, American Quilter's Society

Commission work

Teacher

Karen Schulz –Psychotherapist

Karen believes in the transformative power of creativity.

Award winner at International Quilt Festival.

Exhibited in International Quilt Festival, Quilters Heritage Celebration

Published in Quilting Arts Calendar 2007

Commission work

Margreta Silverstone –Child Welfare Management Analyst

Margreta explores motion and color in semi‑realistic designs.

Exhibited in American Quilter's Society, Sacred Threads, Mid‑Atlantic Quilt Festival,

and Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza,

Published in AQS 2004 Quilt Art Engagement Calendar and Maryland Quilts video

Commission work

Linda Syverson-Guild – Registered Architect

Linda’s architectural education is reflected in the color, linear and geometric expression found in her work. 

Winner of Judge’s Choice Award in the “Century of Progress Competition”

displayed as part of a group at the Allentown Art Museum, 

Ft. Washington Quilt Exhibition and Pacific International Quilt Exhibition

            Honorable Mention in the “From the Mill Competition,”

displayed at the American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA

Commissioned work

Esther Weiss – Human Resources Specialist

Esther’s talents in design are varied and also include painting and photography.

Commission work with Judaica emphasis