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Marjan grew up in the Netherlands, and after living on several continents, she settled in Northern California. “I am an artist who uses fabric and thread as my medium instead of paper and paint, and a sewing machine instead of a brush,” says Marjan. Her art quilts are organic fused fabric collages that are fun and fast to make. She teaches her techniques nationally and internationally.
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Pat grew up surrounded by art. Her mother—a quilter, seamstress, painter, woodworker, and glass artist—encouraged Pat and her brothers to try their hand at many arts and crafts. Both of her brothers became skilled artists in different mediums, and Pat found her passion in fabric. “For any fabric lover, new fabrics are full of new possibilities,” she says of the recycled water bottle fabric.
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Karen is known for her finely-detailed mixed media textile works that are influenced by her roots in traditional quiltmaking, couture construction, and her lifelong passion for vintage Japanese textiles and design. Born in Wisconsin but now living in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Karen holds a degree in fashion design. Her works are shown in galleries, museums, and art exhibitions throughout North America.
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Since beginning the study of katazome (Japanese stencil dyeing) in 1995 with the American master John Marshall, Karen has become an expert in this traditional Japanese dyeing technique. She produces art quilts, silk garment yardage, interior linens, and indigo-dyed cotton fabrics. This Corvallis, Oregon, resident has twice exhibited in Japan, and she teaches katazome in the United States and Europe.
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An entrepreneur since 1973 when she started Quilt-In: Lessons•Supplies•Designs, Helen Squire has been an active participant in the growth of the quilt industry as a designer, lecturer, teacher, and television consultant.