My Crazy About Curves Workshop on DVD is now available.  Enjoy this excerpt:

Have you ever wished for an easy method of machine piecing intricate curves, or wanted to incorporate curved designs into a quilt but had no inkling where to begin? Hi, I'm Vikki Pignatelli. When I first began quilting, I visualized beautiful curved designs, but the traditional method of piecing curves left me frustrated. I knew there must be an easier way. After much trial and effort I did find a way. . . and now I’m crazy about curves!

What's Newz....

Coming soon!

Nurture Your Creative Spirit:
Wisdom and Insight Learned Through the Art of Quilting

It is my joy to announce the publication of my new book scheduled for release in June, 2012.

Although written from a quiltmaker's point of view, Nurture Your Creative Spirit is a book appealing to artists in any medium.

I reached deep within my heart and soul to write Nurture Your Creative Spirit. My most personal thoughts and spiritual feelings are revealed in these pages. My insights, wisdom and hard-earned knowledge, learned from being a quilter and visual artist, are shared openly with you.

Accompany me. You will see yourself in these pages as I relate my journey. What can you learn about yourself and your art?

Through Nurture Your Creative Spirit you will:

• Read about the symbolism, stories and inspirations behind my quilts
• Explore the lessons art taught me including:
  Determination
  Persistence
  Being passionate about one's work…the most important trait of all
  Keeping a Sense of Humor
  Having Faith in Yourself
  Courage and curiosity
  Motivation
  Staying flexible and open-minded
  The folly of perfectionism
  
• Bring enlightenment into your own creativity and spirit
• Increase your creative self-awareness and understanding
• Discover the need of having a good support system
• Know the difference between critique and criticism
• Understand how being grateful and staying optimistic impact your work
• Be inspired by the abundance of colorful photographs
• Preorders at a discounted price will begin April 22, 2012

Many of you have purchased and used Wonderfil’s Invisifil 100wt. polyester thread on my recommendation ... and if you know me personally, you know I only recommend to my students what I like and use myself.  I LOVE this thread and continue to use it for all my top-stitch piecing needs. However I agreed with my students that there were many key colors missing from their collection. This past autumn I approached the company with a proposal to include additional colors.

I am thrilled to tell you that The Wonderfil Specialty Threads Company agreed and has added 30 new colors to their Invisifil collection ... and it will be known as the Vikki Pignatelli collection of colors!  In addition, the threads come in a box featuring a detail of my quilt, “Rhapsody in Pink” as the background for the entire package. Each of the five new sets will contain six spools of thread, and each spool contains 400 meters  (437+ yards).

The new Invisifil Threads are now on my shop page.

My online shop has expanded and new merchandise is now available! My students are continually requesting that I put on my website the merchandise I have in my classes ... books, DVDs, Invisifil threads from the Wonderfil Company, Truflex 40" curves and some of my best selling patterns. Please check out my newly expanded online shop for the all the items you've been asking for.

Even better news ...

For a limited time $5 shipping per cartload within the United States.

$34.95 - 2 Disk Set DVD (NTSC Format for US)

My new DVD "Crazy about Curves" is available in two formats: NTSC for USA viewers and the PAL version for my overseas audience. The price for the 2-disk, 3 hour 50 minute set is $34.95. Read more on my Shop page.

Please note: For Canadian DVD Customers: I can substantially reduce your shipping fees to Canada (using USPS first class mail). Please email me at vikki@vikkipignatelli.com to place your order. I will send you an invoice (with lower shipping) through Paypal, payable by credit card.

My latest quilt, All Against All Odds, has been added to my gallery page.

I am honored and thrilled to announce that I was interviewed by Karen Musgrave for The Alliance of American Quilts. The interview will be archived with the Library of Congress and is the Alliance's project #903. Please view my interview by clicking here.

I had the opportunity to blog about my international travels to the UK and Down Under. You can read about my adventures on the Subversive Stitchers: Armed with Needles blog. Thank you to Dawn Goldsmith for allowing me to share my story.

I have a Student Gallery page. If you've used my techniques to make a quilt, please submit them to me for consideration with a short artist’s statement. We need jpegs with at least 800 pixels on the longest side.  Also, I need your permission to post your quilt. The length of time that quilts are exhibited online will vary depending on response of artists and the space

I am the founder of the Sacred Threads Quilt Exhibition. The national exhibit, held biennially, displays work from all over the United States and Canada and features themes of spirituality, inspiration, healing and grief. The 2011 exhibit was held in Herndon, VA from June 22 - July 4. We have a CD available of all the images and artist statements.

$10.00 plus a flat rate of $2.95

Please contact me for more information about my books, classes, lectures and workshops at vikki@vikkipignatelli.com

Quilting By Improvisation: Exploring Curves, Openwork, and Dimension    

Retail price $29.95

Quilting Curves: An Innovative Technique for Machine-Piecing Curves with Incredible Ease

Retail price $27.95