Jeffrey Gutcheon has achieved distinction in three diverse areas of interest: architecture, music
and visual arts. His first quilts were “concerned with expressing light and depth in the surface of a
quilt.” He went further in viewing the four-sided grid with a diamond shape and wrote the book,
Diamond Patchwork. He taught this technique at the first Quilt National in 1979 as well as his
visions of patchwork at many other venues.
Through Gutcheon Patchwork, Inc. he introduced the American Classic Line of cotton fabrics
especially for quiltmakers. He is proud of the fact that he was among the first to make
contemporary copies of antique prints. Jeffrey learned a good deal about the fabric business and
shared that information in his column “Not For Shopkeepers Only” for Quilter’s Newsletters
Magazine from 1981 to 1993. in 1990 he published A Quilter’s Guide to Printed Fabric, which he
subtitled, “Probably more than you ever wanted to know about making cotton prints for quilters in
the 1990s.”
After receiving a Bachelor of Architecture degree from MIT, he taught and also designed homes
and commercial buildings– but music has dominated his life. As a pianist he formed his own band
and later collaborated on the musical “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” After lengthy court proceedings, he won
the right to receive royalties from this musical work. This experience led him to inform quilters
about copyrighting quilt patterns. With his wife Paula, he continues running Gutcheon
Patchworks in Washington State, but his musical talents now take center stage.
Website: http://www.thecoolgroove.com/gutcheon.html
and visual arts. His first quilts were “concerned with expressing light and depth in the surface of a
quilt.” He went further in viewing the four-sided grid with a diamond shape and wrote the book,
Diamond Patchwork. He taught this technique at the first Quilt National in 1979 as well as his
visions of patchwork at many other venues.
Through Gutcheon Patchwork, Inc. he introduced the American Classic Line of cotton fabrics
especially for quiltmakers. He is proud of the fact that he was among the first to make
contemporary copies of antique prints. Jeffrey learned a good deal about the fabric business and
shared that information in his column “Not For Shopkeepers Only” for Quilter’s Newsletters
Magazine from 1981 to 1993. in 1990 he published A Quilter’s Guide to Printed Fabric, which he
subtitled, “Probably more than you ever wanted to know about making cotton prints for quilters in
the 1990s.”
After receiving a Bachelor of Architecture degree from MIT, he taught and also designed homes
and commercial buildings– but music has dominated his life. As a pianist he formed his own band
and later collaborated on the musical “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” After lengthy court proceedings, he won
the right to receive royalties from this musical work. This experience led him to inform quilters
about copyrighting quilt patterns. With his wife Paula, he continues running Gutcheon
Patchworks in Washington State, but his musical talents now take center stage.
Website: http://www.thecoolgroove.com/gutcheon.html
| Jeffrey Gutcheon |
Designer, originator of American Classic Line of fabric,
author of Diamond Patchwork. Inducted in 1990 at the
Continental Quilting Congress, Falls Church, Virginia.
Research Associate: Barbara Brackman
author of Diamond Patchwork. Inducted in 1990 at the
Continental Quilting Congress, Falls Church, Virginia.
Research Associate: Barbara Brackman