Do you know Carole Lyles Shaw? Well you should! I’m honored to introduce Carole, a modern textile artist who most definitely quilts in color!
Each month, inside the Playful Color Quilt Guild, I interview a guest artist to share a new perspective on the creative process. Members also get a look at a different creative color style! In a world where anything is possible, it’s refreshing to see a new perspective open up and stir our creativity!
This month’s featured Playful Color artist is very special because she just so happens to also a member of our community inside the Playful Color Quilt Guild! Meet Carole Lyles Shaw!
Carole is known for her bold use of color and designs full of chunky, modern shapes. In our conversation we talk about how she thinks about color and how she approaches creating art. (Members, log in here.)
About Carole:
Carole Lyles Shaw is a quilt designer, author and workshop teacher. Carole started quilting over 20 years ago when she decided to make quilts for her nieces and nephews. Though largely self-taught, Carole was generously mentored by the heirloom quilters in her first guild, the African American Quilters of Baltimore.
She co-founded the Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild and served on the Board of Directors of The Modern Quilt Guild from 2015-2017. Carole authored Madly Modern Quilts and Patriotic Modern Quilts. She also writes a line of modern quilt patterns.
Her modern quilts have been juried into several shows, including the Modern Quilt Guild Showcase at the 2018 International Quilt Festival in Houston; QuiltCon 2019; American Quilter’s Society QuiltWeek in Paducah (September 2018); MidAtlantic Quilt Festival 2019; Modern Quilts: Redesigning Traditions at the Ontario California Museum of History and Art (2016) and the Modern Quilt Guild Exhibit at the Texas Quilt Museum (2016). Her quilts have been published in many books and magazines, and exhibited in museums and galleries in the US and internationally.
Carole’s Quilty Eye Candy:
Here are just a few of Carole’s bright and lively quilts!
Where you can find more Carole:
Do you know Carole? Well you absolutely should! Find out more, give her a follow, and enroll in her on-demand workshops using the links below.
- https://carolelylesshaw.com/
- Take Carole’s classes
- Instagram @carole_lylesshaw
- Facebook Carole Lyles Shaw
Comment with a “thank you” or a question below!
Thank you so much Carole for sitting down with me to chat. I so enjoyed our conversation and getting to know you more. I know our members and community enjoyed it!
Show some love to Carole below!
Thank you for sharing her work! These are fantastic.
Oh my, just beautiful. I will follow up on her and hopefully learn from her too!
Beautiful quilts. Thank you.
I loved visiting Carole’s Instagram site. Lots of inspiration and posts I can relate to. Especially the one where she removed a binding that didn’t work and labeled the post ” know when to walk away”. Very relatable post.
These quilts are so much fun to look at. They sing!
I love, love, love your quilts! I am fairly new to quilting and my goal is to one day be able to achieve something as outstanding as yours! Thank you for sharing them!
beautiful quilts! Love all 3 but the AfroModerne was my favorite! Great use of ombre!
Thanks for introducing us to Carole Lyles Shaw. I love her lively quilts that are full of inspiration, excitement and movement.
Thank you for sharing your work with us and the entire world! I am so grateful that this platform allows artists like you get the recognition you so deserve. Your works are gorgeous!
Carol, Simply love your colour choices used in your quilts. Would love do attend one of your courses but unfortunately impossible in today’s Covid climate. I cannot even fly or drive interstate here in Australia so an international flight is out of the question. Stay safe, regards Pat.