In 1987, Alice began instructing, and soon coordinated all teaching at the leading quilt shop in her area. Now she teaches in many shops in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, as well as in other areas of the states, other states, in Canada and on cruises. She has a full schedule of lectures to quilt guilds around the country as well. It is impossible to know how many people this gifted teacher and designer has taught, but it is safe to say they number in the thousands.

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Cheri has produced award winning appliqued quilts. Cheri has won numerous awards in shows sponsored by the American Quilters Society, International Quilting Association and National Quilters Association. Her appliqued quilts have won Best-of-Show three times at The Machine Quilters Showcase and twice at the Dallas Quilt Celebration. Three of her award-winning quilts have been featured in the American Quilters Society wall calendar.

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Thirty years ago Eleanor Burns introduced her first Quilt in a Day book, beginning a quilt making revolution. She invited all types of sewers to participate in an age-old tradition using her unique style; a diverse combination of cutting and sewing applications which replaced scissors and templates with rips and strips, bringing rotary speed to patchwork.

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In 1987 Quilters Newsletter Magazine hired Hari as an illustrator/designer. This job was her introduction to the quilting world. She quickly became interested in machine quilting because the definition of the stitches was more like the pen and ink drawings/illustrations that she has always enjoyed doing. She also found that machine quilting traditional patterns could be a painful stop and go process, so she started developing quilting designs that could be stitched in a continuous line to make them easier to machine quilt.

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Irena Bluhm was born and raised in Poland. She moved to Germany in 1981 and moved again to the United States in 1991. She works at her spacious studio located on a farm property in a rural area of Antlers, Oklahoma. Irena's extensive experience includes 18 years of garment making and design; and another 12 years of creating art, using various mediums.

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Growing up, I spent many school vacations at my grandparent's farm, where my grandmother, who had the patience of a saint with a little girl and her clumsy fingers, taught me to do all kinds of handwork (probably in an effort to keep me from going out and terrorizing the chickens). Her love of quilting, and my desire to grow up to be just like Grandma, has led me to an amazing and rewarding career as a professional quilter. And if that weren't enough fun, quilting has led me to teaching, which is, I believe, exactly where I’m supposed to be. I get to teach quilting stuff! Not rocket science, or dental hygiene, but quilting stuff! Could there even be a better job? (Not that I have anything against rocket scientists or dental hygienists, mind you. I'm sure you're very lovely people and I'm glad that you are willing to do your jobs so I don't have to. Especially dental hygienists.)

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Linda V. Taylor has invested years of experience and talents into making some of the world's finest quilts and understanding the longarm quilting industry. Linda has made over 4,000 personal quilts, and been involved in the creation of over 16,000 quilts!

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Pam Clarke has been quilting since the late 1960’s and sewing since she could hold a needle. She lives in Spokane WA, has 3 children and 3 granddaughters; she grew up in Sacramento CA. Pam has been machine quilting and teaching machine quilting, piecing and appliqué classes since 1988. She is the owner of Homes Stitches a professional machine quilting business that was started in 1988. Her work can be seen in several published magazines and books.

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Rick Taylor (husband of Linda V. Taylor) has been involved in the longarm quilting machine business since 1995. He is one of the directors of Lindas Electric Quilters, LLC and Rocky Mountain Electric Quilters, LLC, authorized dealers for the Gammill machines. Through the years, his extensive knowledge and experience in working on the machines has earned him an impeccable reputation in the industry. He is able to impart his 'know how' to others with his easy going and easy to understand manner. He can be found roaming the country imparting his knowledge at quilt shows.

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A veteran quilter of 30 years, Shar Jorgenson is a familiar face to thousands of television viewers. Her PBS television series, Quilting from the Heartland and Quilting with Shar bring innovative techniques to quilt makers of all skill levels. Her enthusiasm down-to-earth style and extensive experience guide viewers through the steps of creating beautiful quilts, quickly and easily with today’s tools. 

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Hello, I am Todd Fletcher - also known as QuiltGeek.  I have been involved in the longarm quilting industry for almost a decade -delivering and servicing Gammill longarm quilting machines.  This also includes the computerized quilting machine, the Statler Stitcher.  This has been with the Texas dealership for Gammill.  I actually married into the industry.  My wife's mother is Linda V. Taylor.

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I love, love, love to make things. One of the first gifts that my husband gave me was a set of calligraphy pens and instructions that he purchased when he lived in Ireland for two years. That gift has been the wonderful foundation for my everything fiber/paper/ink obsession. On our 10th anniversary he gave me a spinning wheel and on our 15th anniversary a harp. He is a great gift giver and I am thankful for the bounty that I have been blessed with.