2021 Quilt Show Judge - Cathy Gainey
Cathi made her first quilt in her senior year of high school in the mid-70's and has been quilting steadily ever since. She has taught and lectured on both quilting and wool appliqué at guilds, retreats and small groups for the past 20 years.
Cathi owned a quilt shop called Quilters Market and Dry Goods in Rock Hill, South Carolina for several years. More recently, she owned and operated Shakerwood Woolens specializing in wool and wool appliqué. Opened in 2010, she attended quilt shows as a vendor selling hand-dyed wools as well as many types of cotton, linen and specialty fabrics. Vending at up to 22 shows per year for the 10 years in business gave her the opportunity to view thousands of quilts of every type, size and quality as well as talk with quilters from all over the world.
As a board member of Quilters of South Carolina for over 7 years, Cathi wore many hats. Included in the list of jobs was Membership, Newsletter, Assistant Quilt Retreat chair, Webmaster and District 2 rep.
Cathi owned a quilt shop called Quilters Market and Dry Goods in Rock Hill, South Carolina for several years. More recently, she owned and operated Shakerwood Woolens specializing in wool and wool appliqué. Opened in 2010, she attended quilt shows as a vendor selling hand-dyed wools as well as many types of cotton, linen and specialty fabrics. Vending at up to 22 shows per year for the 10 years in business gave her the opportunity to view thousands of quilts of every type, size and quality as well as talk with quilters from all over the world.
As a board member of Quilters of South Carolina for over 7 years, Cathi wore many hats. Included in the list of jobs was Membership, Newsletter, Assistant Quilt Retreat chair, Webmaster and District 2 rep.
