February 2012 – Debbi Trevino
All About Batting Debbi Trevino’s love of teaching is evident to everyone taking her classes. She has a vast knowledge of machine quilting on a variety of longarm machines. Debbi has been an instructor at a number of international quilt shows and teaches annually at MQX (Machine Quilters’ Expo), and at the HQMS Home Machine [...]
Leave a Comment »January 2012 – Debby Brown
It’s All About the Tools Debby Brown doesn’t remember life without some form of needle arts. Debby’s first trip to the local quilt shop told her she had found her home. She started hand-quilting for other quilters and soon had a long waiting list. Many of her customers asked if she was going to ‘get [...]
Leave a Comment »December 2011 – Linda Thielfoldt
Borders, Feathers and Wearable Art Linda Thielfoldt, owner of The Quilted Goose in her hometown of Troy, Michigan has been quilting for over 37 years and teaching quilting for over 16 years and loves to share her knowledge. Her classes are taught in a no-rules fun and lively style that will provide inspiration and new [...]
Leave a Comment »November 2011 – Judy Lyon
The Secret Ingredient Judy Lyon grew up surrounded by family quilts. So, it was no surprise that quilts would play an important part in her life. Inspired to make a quilt for her son, she designed a quilt heavily pieced with birds and animals peeking out from leaves in the rainforest. For he quilting, she [...]
Leave a Comment »October 2011 – Loes van der Heijden
Creating Your Own Quilting Patterns with Art and Stitch Do you dream of creating art quilts that use beautiful patterns but feel you lack free motion skills? Your wish can come true with the new, easy to use Art and Stitch software program, a stand-alone digitizing software for longarm quilters and machine embroiderers. With Art [...]
Leave a Comment »September 2011 – Kimmy Brunner
Getting it Square and Flat Two-time Machine Quilting Teacher of the Year winner Kimmy Brunner is a third generation quilter whose award-winning work has been featured in numerous books, magazines and calendars. Known for her beautiful quilting and crazy sense of humor, her style combines laughter with years of experience. She produces digitized patterns for [...]
Leave a Comment »August 2011 – Judy Woodworth
Having Fun with Gadgets Judy Woodworth is an award winning quilter, teacher, author and professional longarm quilter. Her first book, Freemotion Quilting Handbook, was published last year by AQS. She is a regular contributor to On Track (longarm quilting) Magazine plus many others. Judy has won several dozen national awards and is always trying to [...]
Leave a Comment »July 2011 – Kay Capps Cross
Machine Quilting the No-Stress Way Kay Capps Cross is an author, designer, lecturer and teacher specializing in no stress and contemporary long arm quilting. Kay has written four books and has a line of individual patterns called Cross Cuts. Her quilts have appeared in many of the national quilt magazines. In addition, she travels the [...]
Leave a Comment »June 2011 – Sue Patten
Thread Play Get ready to have your socks knocked off! Sue Patten does things with thread and a longarm machine that no one else does. Sue is not your typical quilter. Her high energy and innovative designs and techniques tip you off to expect the unexpected! Sue started her quilt journey twenty-one years ago and [...]
Leave a Comment »May 2011 – Sue Schmieden
The Quick Zip System™ In 1999, Sue Schmieden opened The Quilting Connection in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. This is a full service longarm quilting shop and training center offering professional sales and service, training classes and rentals and a wide range of longarm supplies which are also available on her Web site. Sue teaches longarm workshops both [...]
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