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About Irena Bluhm Designs
You can also visit: http://irenabluhmdesigns.blogspot.com/
Irena Bluhm Designs is an internet based business, owned and operated by Irena Bluhm; an award winning quilter, instructor, pattern designer and author of 8 books. Irena is also a National Sales Representative for Gammill Quilting Systems.
Irena Bluhm was born and raised in Poland. She moved to Germany in 1981 and then to the United States, California in 1991. After her husband retired in 2001, they purchased a 71 acre property in rural Antlers, Oklahoma where her large studio is located. With 18 years of garment making/design and 12 years of doing art for hobby, she has transitioned the experience in creating fine art and other skills into making quilts for shows and exhibits exclusively. Irena is very passionate about creating quilting design patterns, innovative ways of making show quality quilts, writing books and teaching.
Her enthusiasm is very contagious as she loves to share, encourage and inspire other quilters to try something new that they never thought they would be able to do. After long arm quilting for just a little over 1 year, Irena started teaching long arm quilting nationwide in March 2006 at many major venues MQX 2006, 2007, HMQS 2007, MQS 2007, AQS 2007 in Paducah, Innovations 2006 and 2007, MQS 2008, AQS Quilt Expo 2008 in Des Moines, IA and Germany, Europe
She is planning on a busier teaching schedule for 2009 and 2010.
Irena is hoping that her encouraging nature, very contagious enthusiasm for creating art and what she loves to do is going to inspire many others to try her techniques. Some students, who participated in her workshops, are producing award winning quilts.
Since she started submitting her quilts to natioanl and international contests over 3 years ago, she developed a strong and lasting passion for this art form. Her work has won 55 awards in national and international quilt contests so far. She has designed hundreds of quilting patterns and only a very small portion has been published and is available on the market. She also has authored eight books so far and more books will be created as time goes by.br>
If you have any questions, E-mail: irena@irenabluhmscreations.com
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