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Spotlight: Joan Ford, Pattern and Notion Designer
Joan Ford started her career as an accountant, has used her business skills to grow a successful quilt pattern business, and now has even designed and produced The Nest to…
Embroidered Forest Friends Soft Toys
Meet Forest Friends: Bert, Lucy, Chester and Ruth! Bert and Lucy are bears; Chester and Ruth are bunnies. All designed by Kathy Schmitz, and we fell in love with them…
Spotlight: Deb Messina, Pattern Designer
Deb Messina has been sewing and quilting most of her life. She's a former quilt shop owner and designs patterns for her QuiltBlox line. Her quilt patterns are designed especially…
Spotlight: Jen Kingwell, Quilt and Fabric Designer
Jen Kingwell started quilting with EPP (English Paper Piecing) when she was in nursing school, and hasn't stopped. She got into designing quilt patterns to show her customers what to…
Spotlight: MJ Kinman, Textile Artist
Diamonds are a girl's best friend, especially for MJ Kinman who has mastered expressing the beautiful colors and facets of diamonds in fabric. She now hand paints her fabrics to…
Spotlight: Frieda Anderson, Fiber Artist
Frieda Andersen is a self proclaimed "Investigator of Ideas". With a formal education in Art History, she has always been interested in making things - using her hands and mind…
Spotlight: Laura Wasilowski, Textile Artist
When you see a Laura Wasilowski quilt, you can't help but smile. Her whimsical pictorial art quilts use wool, as well as her own hand-dyed fabrics and threads, to depict…
Spotlight: Tonya Alexander, Quilt Designer
Love scrappy quilts with lots of color and movement? You'll love Tonya Alexander and her Stash Lab Quilts patterns! We were lucky to meet Tonya at Quilt Market and admired…
Spotlight: Eli Maor, Lifelong Crafter and Teacher
Eli Maor grew up in a home that breathed art and content, so she absorbed creativity with her entire essence. She recently authored The Craft Kingdom, featuring over 90 craft,…
Spotlight: Carol Ziogas, Textile & Sashiko Artist
Carol Ziogas has been sewing most of her life, and became a self-employed artist at 17! She loves to collect textiles and books about textiles, and discovered a love for…
Spotlight: Kathy Schmitz, Embroidery Artist
The fun, whimsical embroidery designs that Kathy Schmitz creates often begin with doodles. And who doesn't love to doodle? Kathy elevates her doodles to finished embroidery designs that both experienced…
Spotlight: Meags & Me, Quilt Designers
This mother/daughter team has found a common creative passion, and they make the most of it! They design fun and happy quilts and share how to make them with the…
Spotlight: Jason Yenter, Fabric Designer
Jason Yenter grew up in the fabric business when his mother owned In The Beginning, a quilt shop in Seattle. He is now an amazing textile designer and President of…
Spotlight: Barbara Emodi, Seamstress and Author
Barbara Emodi, like many sewists, has been sewing since childhood and never lost her spark for making clothes. Now she shares her passion with others through classes, her blog, YouTube…
Spotlight: Jeri Hauth, Illustrator
Have you ever been introduced to someone and felt like 'why haven't I met you before'? Jeri Hauth and I have our daughter's friendship in common, and they thought we…
How to Make a Jelly Roll Rug
I had seen and admired the beautiful and colorful pictures of jelly roll rugs and wanted to try to make one for myself! Spoiler alert - it is a lot…
Spotlight: Julie Paschkis, Artist
Inspired by nature, folk art and patterns, Julie Paschkis is happiest when she is making things. While her work has a distinctive style, she is not afraid of trying new…
Wally Gator Plushie
A soft and cuddly alligator? I wouldn't try it with one I met up with in the swamp, but the Wally Gator Plushie is very user-friendly! I made him from…