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Meet The Artist Learn about the inventor of pieced Roman shades. Terrell spends her time designing and making commissioned pieced Roman shades, valances and wall hangings. Obtain information on commissioning shades, having Terrell create a design plan that you can sew yourself, or fabricating a Roman shade out of your pieced quilt top. Terrell also thoroughly enjoys interacting with other sewers and helping to figure out the best way to cover their windows with shades. She likes creating sewing instructions for the latest trends, such as top-down shades.
Contact Information: Terrell Designs, owned by Terrell Sundermann 5325 Sanford Cir. E. Englewood, Colorado 80113 Phone: (303) 758-0188 Email:
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Terrell Sundermann grew up
in southwestern Kansas and was taught to sew in early childhood by her grandmother.
Terrell received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Illinois in 1979 and
enjoyed gaining experience in manufacturing and technical marketing in
several electronics companies in the Boston area. However, her love (and escape)
was always making beautiful things with her hands. After making a log-cabin
wall hanging, Terrell began experimenting with combining a wall hanging
and a Roman shade. Her background in physics proved invaluable as she
perfected the functional portion of operating a pieced Roman shade. 
When a successful career
in high-tech manufacturing failed to fulfill her creative needs, Terrell
left the corporate world and founded Terrell Designs in 1993. She now designs
and fabricates custom fabric art for windows and walls. Terrell Designs’ clients
include interior designers and homeowners. In addition to pieced shades,
Terrell designs valances, wall hangings and accessories such as pillows
and place mats. Her beautiful shades have been featured in Show Homes in
Colorado and Massachusetts and are installed in homes throughout
the United States. She has been featured in Sunset Magazine, Better Homes &
Garden’s Window & Wall Ideas, Colorado Homes &
Lifestyles,
The Rocky Mountain News Spotlight Magazine and The Boston Globe
Magazine.
Terrell has thoroughly enjoyed
creating functional fabric art for her clients and loves sharing her years
of experience with sewing enthusiasts. Her book Pieced Roman Shades
- Turn Your Favorite Quilt Patterns into Window Hangings, C&T Publishing, 2000 features step-by-step instructions
with many inspiring photographs of actual shades. She teaches 
Terrell lives in
Cherry Hills Village, Colorado with her husband Ned, where they enjoy
all aspects of residing in Colorado: skiing, hiking, bicycling and
gardening. They have three grown children: Terrell's son Selim and
Ned's daughters Shelley and Amy. Recent additions are Shelley's husband,
Nikolas, their children Katherine and Trey and Selim's wife, Carol.