Hi! My name is Cindy and I am excited to welcome you to Cascadia Quilts. Take a look around or keep reading to find out a little more about me.

How I Got Started

I have been sewing off and on for about 25 years but was bitten by the quilting bug about 8 years ago when I took a beginner quilting class at a local quilt shop. A few years into it, I fell in love with longarm quilting and my very patient husband agreed we could convert our dining room to my quilt studio and put a longarm in it! I took a break from my tech career to longarm quilt for others full time for about a year, which was an incredible experience. Since then, a lot has changed -- we moved to another house where I now have a quilting room with a door on it! That was awesome! :) I have also returned to my day job in tech and now this website is focused on my own quilty adventures, designs, and experiments.

What I’m doing now

Product research

I am a former scientist and now engineer. I love testing tools and techniques and finding and sharing the objective pros and cons of each one. Expect some content in these categories to show up on my blog soon!

Pattern design

I got into pattern design a few years ago and was thrilled when my first-ever pattern was published in Make Modern Magazine. I love quilts that feature optical illusions, vivid color combinations, or some feature that catches your eye. I will start sharing more patterns on this website and my social media in the coming months — can’t wait!

Tips and tricks

Occasionally, I hear about interesting new-to-me quilting tips and I will share those here and spread the knowledge!

Behind the scenes

I live in Seattle, WA with my high school sweetheart and now husband and our two dogs. I work as a software engineer at a large tech company by day.

FAQ

Will you longarm quilt a quilt for me?

I was fortunate to have many wonderful quilting customers and make many amazing new friends while I was longarm quilting full-time (check out my reviews here). I hope to be quilting for people again sometime in the future but my schedule does not permit it right now. I am happy to refer you to other wonderful longarm quilters in the meantime!