Amber Elliot
Amber Elliot has been sewing since her grandmother gave her a needle, thread, and some of her old clothes. She spent her childhood frankenstein-ing cast offs and ‘making’ new ensembles. She made her first quilt as a teenager, and was hooked. Not only is Amber designing patterns now, but also helping other quilt pattern designers…
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Sonia Spence is passionate about quilting and is inspired by colours, shapes or ideas that pop into her head. She loves making her designs a reality and believes that nothing is impossible. I loved when she told me she didn’t know she couldn’t do it. What a great perspective. Here’s some of Sonia’s quilts. …
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Meg of Pola Quilting had the idea and mission to teach others how to create beautiful things using fabrics which would otherwise be discarded. And so she began her Pola Quilting YouTube channel with easy to follow tutorials without rules and stress. Now, she is ready to spread the love of upcycling by selling unique…
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Most days you can find Roni Neer in her sewing loft with multiple projects going on at once. After she kept getting asked about having a quilting class, she finally decided that there would be enough interest to try it and fell in love with teaching. I love the quote from her grandmother who said,…
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Karen Bolan is a quilt teacher, lecturer, and pattern designer. She’s drawn to the layers of design and expression possible in quilting, and loves the learning that comes from experimenting. Her designs are out of the box, and integrate a love of geometry, experimentation, interconnection, depth, and texture. Karen teaches and writes quilting patterns with…
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