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Linda Syverson Guild

(301) 320-6055

syverson.guild@verizon.net

My fascination with fabric began with sewing classes in elementary school and has continued to this day. I am a professionally trained architect and have worked in various sectors of that field. In recent years my architectural training has proved to be useful when I design the layout and geometry of a new quilt. I enjoy playing with geometric shapes and manipulating them into an arrangement that will capture a person’s attention and draw him in for a closer view. This is the first step in the creation of a new quilt. I love the challenge of manipulating and assembling fabric of various colors and prints to best compliment my design, this is the second step. The final step is the stitching over the top of the fabric creation. This enables me to create or eliminate transitions between fabrics and colors. I like to think of the quilting as the final brush strokes on my latest work of art.


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Accomplishments:

  • Designed and created paraments for Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Bethesda MD
  • Judges’ Choice for the “Century of Progress” Quilt Competition, Allentown PA  Show was displayed at Allentown Art Museum, Ft Washington Quilt Exhibition and Pacific International Quilt Exhibition
  • Honorable Mention for the “From the Mill” Quilt Competition  Show was displayed at the American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA
  • Cloth & Chocolate exhibit - Sandy Spring, MD museum, Winter 2003
  • "Century of Progress" selected to be a part of Tactile Architecture 2004
  • "I Don't Want it to End" touring with Quilter's Quest Quilt Challenge 2004.
  • Cloth & Chocolate exhibit - Goodwin House Alexandria, VA, 2006

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Memberships

  • American Quilter’s Society
  • International Quilt Association
  • Cloth and Chocolate
  • Nimble Fingers Guild