Website: Seaside Stitches
Hi! I’m Tina Craig. I started quilting in 1990 as an unemployed newlywed looking for
something to do. I took a beginner sampler quilt class at Colchester Mill Fabric Store
and haven’t stopped stitching yet. I try to challenge myself to learn something new with
every quilt.
When we moved to a seaside town in southern Rhode Island in 1997, Seaside Stitches
was born. Back then, I was making and selling hundreds of paper-pieced quilt block
lapel pins. Now, I prefer to teach you how to make your own!
I specialize in precision piecing (foundation paper piecing and English paper piecing)
and domestic machine quilting. I enjoy learning new techniques and have even stepped
out of my comfort zone to try art quilting. Thankfully, virtual workshops have opened up
the whole world to quilt teachers and students.
I love traveling to quilt guilds, but will continue to be available on Zoom. My trunk shows
are engaging and fun. Every quilt I show has a story to tell. Most of my workshops are
technique-based, so students leave with knowledge that translates to many future
projects.
I am a member of Ninigret Quilters, Narragansett Bay Quilters Association, and The
Modern Quilt Guild.
I have been honored to have won awards in local and regional shows including Best of
Show at Ninigret Quilters 2013, 2017, 2023 and Narragansett Bay Quilters Assoc 2016.
My work has also been exhibited at Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, World Quilt New
England, and QuiltCon Together 2021. Celtic Valentine was awarded a handwork ribbon
at Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in 2024. Poppies, Poppies is a finalist in the 2024
Cherrywood Challenge and will travel with the Seed Collection.
I have enjoyed teaching at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Quiltfest Virtual
Schoolhouse, and Mid Appalachian Quilters Seminars in addition to many quilt guilds
across the country. I have presented two demos for Global Quilt Connection Sampler
Platters.
I have a very supportive and talented husband, two awesome adult kids with lovely
spouses, and two beautiful grandsons. We enjoy hiking, beach combing and bird
watching whenever we get together.
