Tina Craig (Lecture via Zoom)

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 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.

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 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 is traveling with the Seed Collection.

I have enjoyed teaching at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Mancuso Quiltfest Virtual Schoolhouse, A Quilters Destination Lancaster/Lebanon, 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.

A dream came true when I filmed an episode of The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. Look for episode 3705 which debuted on August 24, 2025.

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 in our free time.

Lecture: 35 Years and Counting: My Quilting Journey

See how Tina’s style changes and grows through 35 years of creating. Follow along from the first lumpy sampler quilt in 1990 through to a few local Best in Show winners. This is a humorous, lively show and tell of more than 30 quilts.

For more information about Tina, see her website seaside-stitches,com.