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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Bring a little summer outside activity to your kitchen with this Campin' tea towel pattern by Patch Abilities. I had the pleasure of meeting Julie Wurzer, the creative mind behind…
Learn how to dye fabric with tea to makes a lovely patina for an aged look to a basic fabric. Sometimes this is referred to as tea staining fabric. Tea…