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When not in a quilt shop, at a quilt show, or in her studio, Barbara helps nonprofit organizations raise money through her consulting business, Mission Match Consulting. She shares her Phoenix, Arizona, home with two cats that enjoy watching her work, as long as dinner is never late.
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The charm of an antique quilt is apparent in this simple yet graphic design. Using only reds and cream, the maker set squares on point so a pattern of rectangles was created.
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It is easy to take a basic elements in quilting designs like CANDACE VARIATION and modify it to become a block, border, or even a pantograph as
in VIRGINIA HORIZONTAL.
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ndividually, these award-winning quilters from Wisconsin teach at local technical colleges, as well as for guilds, shops, and at shows throughout the United States. Together they lead quilting cruises in the United States and abroad.
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Jeanne Raffer Beck is a full-time textile artist, teacher, and writer from Canandaigua, New York, in the beautiful Finger Lakes region. She has been creating layered, richly-textural wallhangings using dyes, paints, and threads on fabric for over a decade. Her work has been juried into many exhibitions and published in numerous books and magazines. Jeanne teaches surface design and textural stitching techniques nationally.
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For quilters, Jeana’s name has long been synonymous with beautiful appliqué design. Her quiltmaking career began over twenty years ago when she drew her first Baltimore album-inspired appliqué designs because no patterns were available. She has since published dozens of books and patterns showcasing her skills. Jeana was introduced to back-basting appliqué by a quilt shop owner in California over ten years ago, and she has expanded, improved, and popularized the technique throughout the country.
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This clever 44″ x 60″ panel quilt pattern by Nancy Smith and Lynda Milligan shows some great ways to get creative with any panel.