Velda Newman

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Velda Newman is a contemporary American quilter from Northern California, specializing in close-up depictions of the natural world. Common subjects for her quilts are flowers, fruit, and fish.{{cite news |last1=Caudell |first1=Robin |title=Gallery takes on extreme nature quilts |url=https://www.pressrepublican.com/news/local_news/gallery-takes-on-extreme-nature-quilts/article_ce382357-1816-52c4-b064-06bcda849491.html |accessdate=4 September 2020 |work=Press-Republican |date=10 June 2013 |language=en}}

Newman has received numerous national and international quilting awards, including her quilt "Hydrangea" being listed as one of "The 20th Century's 100 Best Quilts".{{cite web|url=http://www.bryerpatch.com/gallery/100BestQuiltsOfThe20thCentury.htm|title=100 best quilts of the 20th century with links to pictures|author=Caryl Bryer Fallert|publisher=bryerpatch.com|date=11 July 2011|accessdate=1 June 2013}}{{cite web |title=Art Quilts by Velda Newman |url=http://www.artofthequilt.com/newman.html |website=The Art of the Quilt |accessdate=4 September 2020}}