About 

My name is Maria Dzreeva. I was born in Russia and moved to Santa Barbara, California in 2011. I began my adventure in the world of patchwork and quilting in 1995 when I was a student and become a professional quilter in the 2000s. A few years ago after taking a few drawing and painting classes, watercolor become my new passion. Then I found my own way to combine painting, sewing and quilting skills together to create textile arts in a new way. I am very excited to share my textile art with you on this website.

Publications

• Quilting Arts Magazine, April/May 2017
• Quilting Arts Magazine, October/November 2018 (miniature quilt “Night Sky Walk” on the cover)
• Art Quilting Studio, Autumn 2018 (the article “Postcards from Nature”)
• Art Quilting Studio, Autumn 2020 (the article “White Forest”)
• Quick+Easy Quilts, Fons and Porter, October/November 2022
• Love Patchwork & Quilting Magazine, Issue 128, 2023
• McCall’s Quilting July/August and September/October, 2024

Exhibitions

• 2024 Coastal Quilters Guild Quilt Show, Santa Barbara, California
• 2022 Coastal Quilters Guild Quilt Show, Santa Barbara, California
• 2022 AQS Quilt Show, Paducah, Kentucky
• 2021 Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England
• 2019 SBAA Holiday Exhibition, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, California
• 2019 Dream Weavers & Embroiderers of Truth, Santa Barbara, California
• 2019 Road to California, Ontario, California
• 2018 “Harvest of Colors” Coastal Quilters Guild, Santa Barbara California
• 2018 Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England

Rewards

• 2024 Honorable Mention for the quilt “Cornflower Field”, Quilters Guild Quilt Show, Santa Barbara, California
• 2022 Best Overall Workmanship for the quilt “Time Machine”, Quilters Guild Quilt Show, Santa Barbara, California
• 2022 NACQJ (National Association of Certified Quilt Judges) Ribbon for quilt “Time Machine”, Quilters Guild Quilt Show, Santa Barbara, California
• 2022 First Place for quilt “Time Machine” in Innovative/Contemporary I category, Quilters Guild Quilt Show, Santa Barbara, California
• 2022 Honorable mention for miniature quilt “Woodland Meadow”, AQS, Paducah, Kentucky
• 2021 1st Prize for miniature quilt “Woodland Meadow”, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England
• 2019 Honorable mention for miniature quilt “Blue Gzhel”, Road to California, Ontario, California
• 2018 Highly Commended for miniature quilt “Blue Gzhel”, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England
• 2018 “Best machine quilting” and third place in “Traditional Mixed Techniques” for the quilt “Guiding Star” in Harvest of Colors” Coastal Quilters Guild, Santa Barbara California

Membership

• American Quilter’s Society
• Santa Barbara Art Association
• Coastal Quilters Guild of Santa Barbara & Goleta