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Mary began quilting in the 1970’s. Part of the quilting “boom” spawned
by the Bicentennial, she found quilt making to be a logical creative extension
of her career as a textile professional working in the U.S. garment industry.
Specializing in traditional fine hand appliqué done from original patterns,
Mary’s distinctive design style is characterized by elegant, formal lines,
complex layering of small pieces, and an emphasis on using a myriad of fabrics
to create visual texture and excitement. Her flawless appliqué technique,
and humorous, hands-on approach to teaching have motivated students to return
to handwork with enthusiasm. Mary designs and markets a full line of appliqué patterns
sold in quilt shops across the country. Visit Mary’s website at: www.MaryAppliques.com
Paula Nadelstern’s award-winning quilts have been exhibited internationally,
in solo exhibits mounted at The Museum of the American Quilters Society, Houston
International Quilt Festival, in New York City and Japan, on television shows
and online websites, and in books and magazines. Her work was included in the
Twentieth Century’s 100 Best American Quilts, a prestigious exhibit mounted
for the millennium. Paula is the author of Kaleidoscopes & Quilts, Snowflakes & Quilts,
Puzzle Quilts: Simple Blocks, Complex Fabric, and another version of Kaleidoscopes & Quilts
to be published Fall 2008. She was a recipient of fellowships from the New
York Foundation for the Arts in 1995 and 2001, and from The Bronx Council on
the Arts in 1996. Paula designs textile prints exclusively for Benartex, Inc.
and travels extensively teaching her unique kaleidoscopic quiltmaking techniques.
Paula’s website is: www.paulanadelstern.com
Charlotte is a lifetime native of Salt Lake City, and since 1983 her specialty
has been one-of-a-kind, original pictorial quilts made with either/both appliqué and
piecing techniques. Charlotte’s quilts have won many prestigious awards;
among them second place in the first Great American Quilt Contest in honor of
the Statue of Liberty Centennial, several first places at the American Quilter’s
Society Show, and two Best of Shows at the Houston International Quilt Festival.
Wearable art is another of Charlotte’s many talents and her garments have
been part of the Fairfield Fashion Shows for six years. Two of her garments have
won awards at the AQS Style Show. Charlotte teaches and lectures nationally and
internationally and she has authored two books explaining her pictorial appliqué technique,
Focus on Features—Life-like Portrayals in Appliqué and Faces & Places—Images
in Appliqué. Charlotte’s website is: www.charlottewarrandersen.com
Sharon Pederson, from Canada’s West Coast, has been a popular
quilting instructor for fifteen years and is the author of five books: Reversible
Quilts, More Reversible Quilts, Sensational Sashiko, Color for the Terrified
Quilter with Ionne McCauley, and Machine Appliqué for the Terrified
Quilter – all published by Martingale & Co. Sharon has taught at
most of the major quilt shows in North America and has expanded her “territory” to
include Great Britain and South Africa. Her appearance on Alex Anderson’s
Simply Quilts opened many doors for her and her many magazine articles have
helped introduce her to quilters around the world. She is known for her technique
in creating wonderful reversible quilts. Sharon’s philosophy is that
you can do anything by machine, and you should have fun doing it. You can always
tell which classroom is hers by the gales of laughter coming from it! Sharon’s
website is: www.sharonquilts.com
Mary Lou has always had an interest in art and working with her hands. After
making many pieced quilts, she developed her own folk style of story quilts
telling about people, places and wonderful things she saw that touched her
heart. In 1997 Mary Lou wrote her first book Whimsies and Whynots-A Playful
Approach to Quiltmaking (published by Martingale) and painted and designed
her first line of fabrics. In 1998, she wrote Everyday Angels in Extraordinary
Quilts (published by Martingale) and designed another line of bright and whimsical
fabrics. In 2001, she wrote her newest book Quilted Memories/Celebrations of
Life (published by C&T). Mary Lou also owns a pattern company, and teaches
nationally and internationally. Her philosophy is that life is a celebration
and quilting can help celebrate life’s finest moments. Visit Mary Lou’s
website at: www.marylouquiltdesigns.com or visit her blog at www.marylouweidman.blogspot.comsm.JPG)
Karen is an internationally known quilter, teacher, author and designer who
has been nominated by students for Quilt Teacher of the Year in 1995, 2000 & 2005.
Teaching since 1989, she is in high demand as a teacher who encourages her
students, makes learning fun and makes the complex easy to understand! Karen
is fascinated with optical illusions and quilts; this is the subject of many
of her workshops. She is the author of 6 books, among them, Optical Illusions
for Quilters and Combing Through Your Scraps. Her newest book is Celtic Patchwork
Illusions published Fall 2006. She began designing fabrics with Blank Quilting
in 2002 and is known for her innovative fabric designs. Her fabric lines can
be seen at www.blankquilting.com. Karen lives in the rolling hills of middle
Tennessee with her husband, Rick and a cute Shih Tzu named Cocoa.