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Spotlight: Leslie Tucker Jenison, Quilt Artist
Leslie Tucker Jenison makes contemporary quilts - works of art in fabric. Anything can spark an idea - for a single piece or for a series to explore a subject…
Spotlight: Hollis Chatelain, Textile Artist
Inspired by her humanitarian work in Africa, Hollis Chatelain creates art quilts that raise awareness of the human condition in the third world. Back in the States, she wanted to…
Spotlight: Betsy La Honta, Product Developer
Betsy La Honta grew up in a home filled with creativity and the supplies to take time to play. She is now product developer for C&T Publishing and gets to…
Spotlight: Carole Lyles Shaw, Modern Quilter
As a modern quilter, Carole Lyles Shaw focuses on a set of tried and true design principles, resulting in work that is a bold combination of planning and improvisation. Eager…
Spotlight: Susan Brubaker Knapp, Fiber Artist
Susan Brubaker Knapp is one busy artist! She is known to fiber artists as the host of television's "Quilting Arts TV", as well as an award-winning art quilter, instructor, pattern…
Spotlight: Valerie Goodwin, Mixed Media Fiber Artist
As an architect, Valerie Goodwin is well-versed in key design principles. Bringing this formal training to her work as a fiber artist, Valerie creates art quilts inspired by maps. Her…
Spotlight: Marilyn Lone, Textile Artist
Marilyn Lone translates the world around her in her art quilts. Her work is brave and bold, making effective use of color and value to communicate her artistic vision. Marilyn…
Spotlight: Erika Anderson, Founder Army of Lovers
With Erika Anderson Army of Lovers, love makes the world go 'round, one handmade, hand-delivered valentine at a time. Erika has recruited a growing army (anyone can enlist!) of people…
Spotlight: Bonnie Browning, American Quilter’s Society
Bonnie K. Browning is well-known in the quilt world. If you don't recognize her name, you will know her tremendous impact on quilters all over the world. She makes the…
Spotlight: Ana Paula Brasil, Textile Artist
With roots in Brazil and at home in Canada, Ana Paula Brasil creates exuberant fiber art full of color and personality. Her art quilts, often created in series, convey stories…
Spotlight: Amy Herzog, Knitter
Amy Herzog is on a mission to make knitting a creative adventure that results in wearable garments that fit. She has literally written the book on the subject, and is…
Spotlight: Karen Payton, Fiber Artist
Karen Payton combines recycled textiles, paint, fabric scraps and stitch to create portraits inspired by hippies, love, music and joy. She shops thrift stores and transforms the fabric with bold…
Spotlight: Oksana Kokovkina, Embroidery Artist
Oksana Kokovkina has always had a passion for creating and a love for dogs. Now a professional embroiderer, she prefers to work in miniature because small pieces are intimate and…
Spotlight: Lindsey Campbell, Artist and Weaver
Lindsey Campbell has a passion for craft and its transformative power to change lives for the better. She balances teaching weaving to others via online classes, writing instructional and inspiring…
Spotlight: Carol Milne, Knitted Glass Artist
Carol Milne has blazed a new artistic path with her work in knitted glass. Bringing the visual illusion of softness and drape to a material that is fixed in its…
Spotlight: Gyleen Fitzgerald, Writer and Quilter
Gyleen Fitzgerald makes quilts that blend color, pattern, and texture to provide a contemporary sensibility to traditional quilting. Her engineering tools and innovative techniques simplify the construction of visually complex…
Spotlight: Sara Trail, Social Justice Sewing Academy
Sara Trail created a quilt in memory of Trayvon Martin. Then her love for sewing and passion for social justice intertwined. After graduating from the Harvard University Graduate School of…
Spotlight: Earamichia Brown, Fiber Artist
Earamichia Brown always wanted to be a fashion designer. But she always excelled at academics, so she started her career as a lawyer. Now she follows her dreams and communicates…