KIMBERLY EINMO Dayton,
Ohio
Kimberly is an author, designer, and international instructor of quilting, machine
embroidery and heirloom sewing techniques. She also represents the Pfaff
Sewing Machine Company as a Pfaff Sewing Star. While living in Germany
for four years, she designed quilts, many of which are featured in her new book, Quilt
A Travel Souvenir, published by the American Quilter’s Society in
November, 2005. These stunning quilts capture the beauty and essence of
the many different countries and exciting cities she visited in Europe. Her
articles and quilts have appeared in a variety of publications including Fons
and Porter’s Love of Quilting magazine and American Quilter magazine. Kimberly
enjoys sharing her passion for quilting and sewing. Visit her website at: www.kimberlyeinmo.com
SUE NICKELS Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sue has been quilting for over twenty-five years, first by hand then for
the past fifteen years, focusing on machine work. She has taught and
lectured nationally at the AQS, IQA and NQA shows as well as for guilds and
symposiums across the country. Internationally, Sue has taught in England and
most recently in Norway. Together with her sister, Pat Holly, Sue has
written two books on machine quilting patterns. Their collaboration, “The
Beatles Quilt” won the prestigious Best of Show award at the 1998 AQS
Show in Paducah. Their latest quilt “The Space Quilt” won
the Master Award for Machine Artistry at the 2003 IQA Show in Houston and the
Bernina Machine Workmanship Award at the 2004 AQS Show in Paducah. Sue’s
quilt, “Le Panier de Fleurs” won a 3rd place award at the 2000
AQS Nashville Show. Sue’s most recent books are Machine
Appliqué: A Sampler of Techniques and Machine Quilting: A
Primer of Techniques. She also designs machine quilting stencils for Quilting
Creations, Inc. Sue’s website is: www.Sue.Nickels.com
NANCY PEARSON Morton Grove, Illinois
Nancy worked as a graphic artist for seven years after attending the School of
the Art Institute of Chicago and The American Academy of Art. She discovered
the world of quilting while staying with her daughter as she underwent treatment
at St. Jude Children's Hospital in 1985. After making several floral appliqué quilts
she began designing her own patterns and selling them to the quilt world. Her
patterns and her book Floral Appliqué are distributed by Rainy
Day Patterns based in Eugene, Oregon. Nancy has taught extensively at quilt
guilds and conferences around the country as well as teaching internationally
in South Africa and New Zealand. She has created changes in the world of
appliqué with her original appliqué techniques
MARY SORENSEN Longwood, Florida
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
CINDY WALTER Honolulu, Hawaii
Cindy is an inspiring and innovative author, teacher, lecturer, TV personality,
fabric designer and promoter of quilt making. You’ll recognize
her as the co-hostess of the PBS TV show Quilt Central which airs to sixty-six
million homes a week. She is best known as the author of the PRIMEDIA
award winning book, Snippet Sensations. She
has also written Fine Hand Quilting, Attic Windows, More Snippet Sensations,
Snippet Flower Bouquets, Snippet Christmas Celebrations, Basic Appliqué with
1930 Patterns, and The Basic Guide to Dyeing and Painting
Fabrics. Visit her website at www.cindywalter.com
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