Elly Sienkiewicz Washington, D.C.
For several decades now, Elly Sienkiewicz has been designing, stitching,
writing and teaching on quilts. Author of 19 appliqué books, Elly received
the Quilt Industry’s 2003 Silver Star Award for significant influence
on the contemporary quiltworld. Elly’s Appliqué 12 Easy Ways!
won the Quilt Industry Classics Award for Best Book on appliqué. C&T
Publishing sponsored two major Baltimore Album Revival Exhibitions to celebrate
her books’ impact on the decades-long Baltimore Album and Appliqué Revival.
Before becoming so deeply involved with group-made Albums, Elly’s
individual work hung at shows across the country and at Museums and Galleries
in and around Washington, DC, her home town. Inspiring as both a teacher
and speaker, she has lectured for the Smithsonian Institution, across the
country, and on five continents. Her work is widely published in quilt
magazines in the US, Europe, and Japan, and in The Magazine Antiques, Folk
Art Magazine, Victoria and Threads. Visit her website at: www.EllySienkiewicz.com
Karen Kay Buckley Carlisle,
PA
Karen began quilting in 1983, and in April of 1986 won her first quilting
award in a J.C.Penney quilt block contest. Karen’s block was joined with
fifteen others and exhibited at the Great American Quilt Show in New York
City. In the fall of 1986 Karen opened her own quilt shop, The Country Quilt
Shop in Philadelphia, and it was a huge success. Karen entered her first
major quilt competition in 1991. The “Dragon” quilt received
many awards and was the start of Karen winning many local and national awards
including seven Best of Show awards. She has published four books: “From
Basics To Binding: A Complete Guide To Making Quilts”, “Above & Beyond
Basics”, “Love to Quilt...Bears, Bears, Bears”, and “Applique
Basics: Flower Wreaths”. Karen has had thirteen quilts appear on the
cover of major magazines. She is very passionate about what she does, loves
designing her quilts and sharing tips and tricks with all her students. If
you would like more information about Karen and her quilts you can visit
her website at: www.karenkaybuckley.com
Bonnie McCaffery Hawley, PA
Bonnie McCaffery has been quilting for over twenty years.Her quilts have been
exhibited across the country. In 1994 she had her first solo exhibit of her
quilts at the Gingerbread Gallery. She was chosen as the recipient of the
Jewel Pearce Patterson Scholarship Award in 1998 and traveled to Europe to
attend European Quilt Market and International Quilt Expo in Austria. Since
then she has returned to Europe to teach in England, Scotland, Ireland, and
France. And she had another trip to Denmark, & Sweden in March/April
2002Bonnie’s quilts have been seen in such publications as American
Quilters Society Magazine, Quilting International, Quilter’s Newsletter
Magazine and Craftworks. She has appeared twice on Simply Quilts - once with
Fantasy Fabric and once with the Portrait Quilts. Bonnie specializes in kaleidoscope
quilts, free form applique quilts, dimensional quilts, layered quilts, Fantasy
Fabric, Fantasy Floral quilts and her newest venture - Painted Faces. She
loves visiting with guilds everywhere and sharing her quilts and inspiration.
Her goals are to travel, teach, and create visually pleasing fabric wall
quilts that work well in homes and offices. Visit her website at www.bonniemccaffery.com
Christine Porter Bristol,
England
Christine teaches and lectures throughout Britain and the US where she is
also a quilt show judge and she has won awards for her quilts in both locales.
She has been the co-editor of Patchwork & Quilting magazine, which is
Britain’s first and leading quilting magazine. In this role, she wrote
many articles and did the book and new product reviews. Christine was the
founder of the Cabot Quilting Conferences held throughout the UK who brought
top American and other international quilters to the UK, enabling British
quilters to learn from some of the best in the world. Her first book Quilt
Designs from Decorative Floor Tiles, was released in 2003 followed by her
second book, Tessellation Quilts in May 2006. Her quilts have been featured
in books by Joen Wolfrom and she also designs patterns for Joen’s company,
JWD Publishing. Christine has also been a guest on Simply Quilts with Alex
Anderson and has recently made two DVDs, Let’s Get Started and From
Fabric to Quilt – an Inspirational Journey. Website: www.christineporterquilts.com
Velda Newman Nevada City,
CA
Velda Newman is an internationally recognized contemporary quilt artist, author
and lecturer from Northern California known for her large scale, mostly organic
designs. Velda creates original quilts of exceptional beauty and craftsmanship.
For the past 18 years Velda's work has appeared in many national and international
exhibitions and has been featured in over 30 publications, including Quilter's
Newsletter and Threads magazine. She lives in Northern California and is
the mother of four and the grandmother of ten. Website: www.veldanewman.com
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