Paige started Ponderosa Creative as a new mom, taking a break from the environmental field after being burnt out by academia during her master’s degree at Evergreen. In addition to running her business, she worked in the enviornmental field – specifically municipal stormwater. She designs her Ponderosa Creative Thread Gloss with both the environment and…
Andi Stanfield is known for creating fabulous designs with easy-to-follow patterns for adventurous quilt makers. She is the self-published author of two books, and teaches classes on her techiques. Her first career was as a high school teacher, and she now uses those skills in the quilting world. And, she didn’t stop there. When creating…
Jessica and her sister Jamie are the creators of SewTites® magnetic sewing pins. One day in early 2017, while working on a bag, Jamie decided to use magnets to “pin” the leather pocket in place while piecing. She called up Jessica and told her about the simple and functional idea. Jessica, who is a career marketer…
Patti lives in Southern Ontario, and has held many roles in the marketing department since she started with Northcott in 1986. She is currently their Vice President – Public Relations. She travels to quilt guilds and shops to inspire and educate quilters with interesting and entertaining presentations on how fabric is designed, and how to…
Debbie is a home economics teacher by profession. She began quilting in 1986 after taking a Continuing Education class. Growing up she was enthralled with her grandmothers and their abilities as seamstresses. When fitting clothes took the fun out of the sewing, she turned to quilting. It was a great way to collect fabric and…
Jane Hauprich is an award winning quilter and quilt instructor living on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. She started piecing quilts in 1998. She specializes in free motion custom quilting and believes that each quilt is special and deserves quilting that accentuates it’s beauty and uniqueness. Jane offers free-motion quilting classes using home machines, mid-arms, or longarms. …
Latifah Saafir is a modern quilter known for her bold and innovative quilts. Her quilt patterns feature clean designs with a twist. She adds challenging techniques such as curves and half-rectangle-triangles to her quilt patterns which make them stand out. She also has designed notions to help quilters master these techniques. In this episode we…
Kate Colleran is a quilt pattern designer as well as a fabric and surface designer and a notion designer! She loves color and fun designs, and that is evident in all of her work! Her quilts are a mix of modern and traditional, with bright colors and simple shapes. Seams Like a Dream Quilt Designs,…
Heather Snow is the mastermind behind Purple Hobbies, family owned and operated business. You’re probably familiar with some of their fabulous notions, like the BladeSaver Thread Cutter and Magnetic Pin Cup. Heather creates all of their innovative designs with her sons. Purple Hobbies has embraced 3D printing to make fabulous quilting notions! They have an…
A creative lifetime quilter, Annie Unrein of ByAnnie.com and Patterns by Annie has been designing patterns and teaching since 2000. Her easy-to-understand patterns include complete instructions to guide makers every step of the way. With a focus on practical and useful projects, Annie’s patterns appeal to sewists of all ages and levels and serve as…