Spotlight: Sharon Svec, Textile Artist
To achieve her artistic vision, Sharon Svec has adapted and reinvented processes that incorporate movement and layers into her work. A complicated pregnancy that restricted movement forced Sharon to take...
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Spotlight: Jenny Lyon, Quilter, Garment Maker, Teacher and Author
With good instruction and practice that brings you joy, successful free motion quilting is at your fingertips. Ask Jenny K. Lyon how she knows - she wrote the book, after...
Spotlight: Ira Rott, Fiber Artist, Pattern Designer and Author
Ira Rott is a fiber artist, pattern designer, and author from Southern Ontario, Canada. Raised in a home with textile enthusiasts, and learning to crochet from her grandmother, Ira has...
Spotlight: Amy Green, Executive Director, Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum
Amy Green has spent most of her career working in museums and non-profit organizations supporting the arts. So it was meant to be when she moved to the Pacific Northwest...
Spotlight: Rebecca Wachtman, Fiber Artist
Inspired by nature and a passion for recycling, Rebecca Wachtman combines the luxury of silk with upcycled materials. The result is an imaginative approach that produces silk paintings, felted work,...
Spotlight: Martha Steinborn, Crazy Quilter & Stitcher
A stitcher for all seasons, Martha Steinborn is a quilter, embroiderer, crazy quilter and font of information on stitches and threads. Her crazy quilting is lush and keeps the viewer...
Spotlight: Jenny Doan, Missouri Star Quilt Company
Jenny Doan took a twinkle of an idea and grew her heartland quilt shop into a creative destination for any quilter with an internet connection. If you need instruction on...
Spotlight: Angela Grasse, Fiber Artist
Angela Grasse has been on an artist's path her entire life, inspired by color and her collection of supplies in her studio. Never one for following a pattern, Angela used...
Spotlight: Sue Bleiweiss, Artist, Author & Architect of Whimsical Worlds Created with Fabric and Thread
Sue Bleiweiss started quilting after an injury put a stop to her weaving passion. But with traditional quilting, there is this "following directions" thing, and that just didn't work for...