MARGARET MILLER Bremerton, WA
Margaret is a studio quiltmaker who lectures widely on color
and design which encourage students to "reach for the unexpected" in
contemporary quiltmaking. Her full teaching schedule has taken her throughout
the US as well as to many other countries and she is known for her enthusiasm,
humor, and sincere encouragement of quiltmakers of all levels of skill and
experience. Having done various forms of needlework throughout her life,
Margaret learned to quilt and appliqué in l978. Her most recent book
is called Angleplay Blocks, a book of 84 block designs and many quilts which
feature the next classic shape in pieced quilts, the half-rectangle triangle.
Margaret is known for her innovative work with this shape, and is the inventor
of 'AnglePlayä' acrylic
templates to facilitate rotary cutting and perfect piecing of this formerly
'difficult-to-sew' patchwork shape. She is the author of several other quilting
books. Visit her at website at www.millerquilts.com
VIKKI
PIGNATELLI Reynoldsburg, OH
Vikki Pignatelli is a full-time professional award-winning quilt-artist,
international teacher and lecturer. Vikki enjoys a passion for color and curved,
flowing designs. Her quilts have been featured in many books, national publications
and exhibitions. She is the author of two books, Quilting Curves and Quilting
By Improvisation and has written numerous "how-to" articles and was
featured as the guest artist on Episode 102: "Threads of the Spirit" airing
on the Internet's The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. Vikki is
the founder and co-chairwoman of the national biennial Sacred Threads Quilt
Exhibitions, a two-week display of original artwork that explores themes of
spirituality, joy, inspiration, healing and grief. Deeply influenced by her
husband's bout with cancer and his recovery in 1993, most of Vikki's artwork
now focuses on these themes. In her writings and teaching, Vikki's focus is
to inspire, nurture and develop the artistry and self-confidence within each
quilter. Visit her website at www.vikkipignatelli.com
LINDA CARLSON Mexico,
Missouri
Linda Carlson's educational background includes two Bachelor degrees; Elementary
Education and K-12 Music Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Since the early 1980's, Linda has taught all areas of quilting, specializing
in hand applique, machine piecing, and the history of and techniques in making
the large four-block quilt. Teaching throughout the US for guilds, retreats,
symposiums, and large quilt shows in Odyssey, PA; Columbia River Gorge Show,
WA, and the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX has kept her quite busy.
For the past 12 years she has judged quilt shows locally and nationally and has
published several books,including Roots, Feathers & Blooms: Quilts, Their
History & Patterns, Four-Blocks Continued…, Soothe the Soul: Create
Memories for Today, Tomorrow & Forever, and The Best of Four Blocks . . .
And More! Visit her website at www.lindacarlsonquilts.com
LAURA NOWNES Pleasant
Hill, California
Laura graduated from St. Mary’s College with a BA in psychology, and teaches
both nationally and internationally. She has written six books, including the
popular Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!!. Laura has appeared on The Great American
Quilt PBS series, Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson, and the Carol Duvall Show.
She has also had a variety of articles and patterns featured in various quilting
magazines. Laura has been the facilitator of C & T Publishing Retreat for
the past seven years and was nominated Teacher of the Year by Professional Quilter
Magazine. She has been a featured artist at Alden Lane Nursery Quilt Show and
was the featured artist at the 2004 Marin Quilt and Needlework Show. Laura’s
website is: www.dianaandlaura.com
CINDY
WALTER Honolulu, Hawaii
Cindy is an inspiring and innovative author, teacher, lecturer, TV personality
and fabric designer. You'll recognize her as the hostess of the PBS TV show
Quilt Central and also as a regular hostess for www.Quilterstv.com, public
TV for quilters on the web. She regularly teaches quilting at the large shows
in the USA such as AQS and IQA, and around the world including Japan, New Zealand,
Australia, Switzerland, France and Germany. Her articles and quilts have appeared
in many magazines including McCall's Quilting, Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting,
Patchwork magazine of Germany, Magic Patch in France, Quilting Today, and Traditional
Quilts. She is best known as the author of the PRIMEDIA award winning book
Snippet Sensations, and has authored 8 additional books, Fine Hand Quilting,
Attic Windows, More Snippet Sensations, Snippet Flower Bouquet, Snippet Christmas
Celebrations, Basic Applique with 1930 Patterns, Basic Guide to Dyeing & Painting
Fabric, and Contemporary Quilting. Visit her website at www.CindyWalter.com.
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