June Colburn's 20-year odyssey, living and traveling in South America, Europe, and Asia, began in 1973 with itchy feet and a Master's degree in library science. While working for private international schools, June's motto "Have sewing machine, will travel," led her into week-end and holiday adventures hunting for fabrics in souks, bazaars, flea markets and temple sales from Quito to Paris, Istanbul to Singapore. Talking with the people who weave, dye, embroider, sew and sell native textiles influenced the photos she took, the books she read, the treasures she collected and the rest of her life. A sewer since elementary school, June learned patchwork techniques while living in Holland in the mid-70's. She began teaching those lessons in Switzerland and then in Japan, where several of her students later became teachers themselves. The exquisite kimono fabrics of Japan defined June's creative direction. After a few years of experimentation, June began designing home accessories and clothing which she sold during various trunk shows In 1986, June won a first place award in the Kobe City Fashion Design Contest with a patchwork suit reminiscent of Eastern European folk costumes. Her quilts were included in exhibits of work by resident foreign artists at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1991 and 1992. June returned to the United States in 1993, and now lives in Florida. Kimono and other ethnic textiles continue to inspire her work, some now available to quilters and sewers in her signature line of patterns. June also shares her knowledge and love of Asian textiles through trunk show lectures and classes. Visit her website at www.junecolburn.com

Rosemary Eichorn is a fiber artist, teacher and lecturer with a lifelong love of sewing and fabric. Observe her passion for gardening and her appreciation of the splendor surrounding her coastal mountain home and you’ll understand the inspiration for her sumptuous collages and artwear. Rosemary’s sewing machine is her principal art tool and thousands of quarter-yard pieces of fabric are her palette.She was featured in the Threads magazine designer challenge. Her book, The Art of Fabric Collage, was published by the Taunton Press in 2000 and has been reprinted twice. Her Sewjourner Patterns are designed to provide blank canvases for collage and other creative sewing and surface design techniques. Her work has been featured in various needle art and quilting magazines, has won awards including best of show and grand prizes in local & national shows. She has been a featured artist as well as juror and judge for quilt guild shows. Visit her website at www.sewjourn.com

Barbara Randle has transformed the traditional technique of Crazy quilting into modern, fun pieces for the wardrobe and home. In 2000, she and a small group of friends and sewing enthusiasts formed a sewing group specifically to crazy quilt. Together, they created incredible purses, pillows, throws, tote bags, window treatments, lampshades and more. Barbara was chosen by the Bernina Company to star in their “Portrait of an Artist” ad campaign, is a member of the Bernina National Teachers Association and has taught at Bernina University. She has been published in many magazines and her first book, Crazy Quilting with Attitude, is in its fourth printing and has sold over 30,000 copies. Her new book, More Crazy Quilting with Attitude, was released August 2005. She has had her designs published for the McCall Pattern Company under the Vogue brand. Visit her website at www.randledesigns.com