Cyndi McChesney has been quilting for over 40 years. She has enjoyed a wide-ranging, fulfilling career in the quilting industry as an author, quilt shop owner, custom quilt maker, and instructor throughout the US and Canada at national shows, guilds, and quilt shops. Cyndi achieved the distinguished title of National Quilt Association Certified Teacher of the Year, has won awards in the Hoffman Challenge, the Colorado State Fair, Mancuso Visuals #1 2020, for Best Long-arm Workmanship, and the Vermont Quilt Festival 2021 for Exceptional Merit. Her quilts have been exhibited at the Houston International Quilt Festival and AQS Paducah, among other local and national shows. Cyndi’s first book, Fun With Panels, with C&T Publishing, was released in the fall of 2022. Cyndi’s passion for quilt-making is evident in her students' comments and her never-ending quest to find new techniques and skills to share so that quilting is a fun, enjoyable life-long endeavor. Cyndi resides in New Kent, Virginia, with her dog, Strider, and enjoys hiking, biking, and walking the beach! cedarridgequilting.com