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The Quilters Circle Podcast: Annabel Wrigley

October 8, 2020 By Editor & filed under The Quilters Circle Podcast.

Annabel Wrigley is an Australian fabric designer, textile artist and author living in Virginia. She is the author of five sewing books for children with C&T Publishing and has spent the past 10 years teaching sewing classes to children and adults. Her latest book, Sew Unicorns, Dragons and Mermaids will be released in November, and is the perfect sewing book for kids and kids at heart.

The Quilters Circle Podcast: Teri Lucas

September 21, 2020 By Editor & filed under The Quilters Circle Podcast.

I’m Teri, the Chief Creative Weirdo at TerifiCreations, and the author of Color, Thread & Free-Motion Quilting Learn to Stitch with Reckless Abandon. I’m an accidental free motion quilter, starting after working on a hand quilting project for several years, and just wanting that quilt done. I offer quilters the information they need to do the free-motion quilting they want

The Quilters Circle Podcast: Bernie Tobisch

August 14, 2020 By Editor & filed under The Quilters Circle Podcast.

Bernie Tobisch was born in Germany and moved to Canada as a young boy. He grew up in Saskatchewan and moved to Alberta in his early twenties, where he began his career as a sewing machine technician with Singer. He became a dealer after a few years and continued to service machines. In the late 1980s, he moved to the Vancouver region, opened up shop, and has been there since. He has a daughter, Bonnie and son, Gord. He also has one grandson, Dylan, whom he thinks would make a great technician!

The Quilters Circle Podcast: Amanda Niederhauser

July 22, 2020 By Editor & filed under The Quilters Circle Podcast.

I’m a Southern California girl, wife, and mom to 3 children and one spoiled cat.  I’ve been a quilter for 23 years and a sewist since I can remember! I design and sell quilt patterns, I am a fabric designer for Riley Blake Designs, and I write a blog called Jedi Craft Girl. I love connecting with the quilting community, let’s be friends!

The Quilters Circle Podcast: Mary Hertel

June 25, 2020 By Editor & filed under The Quilters Circle Podcast.

You can call me by my nickname “Marney”, but my real name is Mary Hertel.  I design paper pieced patterns.  I am an art instructor, pattern designer, mother and friend. You can find me in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, but I do not have a “brick and mortar” shop. I sell on-line and at Quilt Shows around my area.  You may also find some of my patterns at your local quilt shop. I’ve had a super creative drive all of my life.  My designs are fueled by my past.  Growing up in a rural farm community gave me a love for nature and animals, as you will see from my designs. 

The Quilters Circle Podcast: Mary and Jen Cannizzaro

June 11, 2020 By Editor & filed under The Quilters Circle Podcast.

Mary Cannizzaro and Jen Cannizzaro are mother and daughter, friends and business partners. They are two of the most energetic people you will ever meet. In 2014, the duo opened Cannizzaro Creations, a quilting studio in Rockland, Massachusetts. They began longarm quilting for many quilters in the area, with Mary traveling to Massachusetts a few times a month to quilt. They have been commissioned to created dozens of quilts for fans of their work.

The Quilters Circle Podcast: Catherine Redford

May 28, 2020 By Editor & filed under The Quilters Circle Podcast.

Catherine Redford was born in England where she learned to knit and sew as a young girl. After relocating from London to Naperville, Illinois, she learned to quilt and never looked back. She's an award-winning quilter, an active member of her local guilds, and a popular teacher at the local and national level. Catherine is a frequent magazine contributor and has enjoyed being a guest on Quilting Arts TV.

The Quilters Circle Podcast: MJ Kinman

May 14, 2020 By Editor & filed under The Quilters Circle Podcast.

I like to tell people I make the biggest diamonds in the world. The adventure started nearly 30 years ago when an image of a gorgeous gem captured my imagination. As a new quiltmaker, I was unsure how to transform that image into a quilt, but knew there had to be a way. I began searching for the right techniques and, seven years later, made my first gem. My series entitled “Bourbon Diamonds” celebrates Kentucky’s favorite spirit. My current series is based on the National Gem Collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.

The Quilters Circle Podcast: Daisy Aschehoug

April 29, 2020 By Editor & filed under The Quilters Circle Podcast.

Daisy Aschehoug’s quilts have been published in Modern Quilts Unlimited, Love Patchwork and Quilting, Simply Moderne, and Modern Patchwork. She’s won awards and has projects included in multiple compilations. Before quilting, Daisy guided rafts, fought wildfires, and facilitated contentious natural resource management plans. As a recent expat living with her husband and two sons in Norway, she is currently planning how to travel through Europe while sharing her love of quilting.

The Quilters Circle Podcast: Heather Black

April 29, 2020 By Editor & filed under The Quilters Circle Podcast.

Heather’s passion for quilt design is founded in her past as a landscape oil painter and her desire to be creative. She first tried quilting in 1995 but didn’t catch the quilting bug until 2011 when she designed, pieced and hand quilted her first queen size quilt. Shortly after that she discovered modern quilting and from that point on Heather has been designing and making quilts whenever possible. Her quilts and patterns have been featured in various quilting publications and is an active member in various local guilds included The Modern Quilt Guild.