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Cynthia England combines aspects of painting, stained glass and needle-work in a unique quilting technique she calls Picture Piecing. Add the artistic talents she perfected as a commercial graphic artist to her innovative picture piecing method and the result is the astounding award-winning quilts you see in this online quilt gallery.

Each quilt image below leads to a detailed description of the quilt along with larger photos, including some detailed close-ups. Information on awards received and publications that these quilts have appeared in is also available on each detail page.

 
One Fine Day   Piece and Quiet
One Fine Day   Piece and Quiet
One Fine Day is Cynthia's newest quilt. Piece and Quiet, won Best of Show at AIQA in 1993 and was named one of "The Twentieth Century's Best American Quilts".
 
Through Tuscany   Open Season
Through Tuscany   Open Season
Through Tuscany, from 2006, has appeared in several publications. Open Season won Best of Show in the IQA contest at the 2000 International Quilt Festival in Houston
 
In the Southern Tradition   Power of Houston
In the Southern Tradition Power of Houston
Power of Houston, was also a winner in the group category in 2000 at the IQA in Houston and is now in a permanent exhibit at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.
 
Split Rail   Positano, Italy Coastline - Commission
Split Rail Positano Coastline
 
Blood, Sweat & Flowers   Come Into the Light
Blood, Sweat & Flowers Come Into the Light
 

England Design offers a set of notecards with 4 of these designs: Come Into the Light, In the Southern Tradition, Split Rail and Piece and Quiet. Visit our Notecard page to get more information.



 
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Page last updated: March 30, 2009