Meet the Instructors

Gayle Bong
As a designer, Gayle specializes in rotary cutting shortcuts for scrap quilts and quilts with 30 and 60 degree angles. Gayle has authored seven books for quilters and designed numerous other quilts, all are available through her classes or web site www.gaylebong.com

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Dorothy Koldeway / Ewe-nique Creations
I have been sewing and teaching for 34 years. Three years ago I started working with wool. Since then I have started hand-dyeing my own wool and designing patterns using the wool in unique ways.
Dorothy may be contacted at ewe-nique@charter.net.

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Grace Marko / All Hands Around Quilt Shop
As a quilter for 40 years, Grace learned to sew at age 10. Made own clothes for self and family, did custom drapery/curtain orders for 10 years. Owned a quilt shop since 2001. For more information about All Hands Around Quilt Shop go to www.ahaquilts.com

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Patricia Simons
Patricia represents the family owned and operated business, Quilter's Rule, and attends over 20 quilting shows a year.  Shortly after joining Quilter's Rule, she learned to quilt.  While attending a WonderCut retreat (held by Alice Walter and Deb Hopkins, the designers of the WonderCut Ruler and the WonderCut Triangle Ruler), she completed her second quilt, a Lone Star quilt, usually on display in our booth at quilt shows, and discovered the joy of quilting.  As Quilter's Rule developed the Design Tools line, Patricia has developed a knack for designing different quilting patterns to fit each individual quilt.  She demonstrates the techniques at shows and has begun teaching a class called "Unlocking Your Creativity (The Key is Templates").  She has instituted "Design Basics 101", which are step-by-step instructions using design templates to create your own patterns, hosted on the internet at www.quiltersrule.com  She looks forward to sharing her techniques to help you develop your own style and expertise.

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Susan Ward
Susan Ward at A Common Thread Designs has been teaching and designing quilts since the mid-1980's.  Susan has recently renewed her collaboration with Orchard's Edge Quilting and Retreat Center in Bayfield, WI, and is the primary teacher for workshops and retreats.  Her newest line of patterns includes a Northern Pines Series using specially designed cutting guides for use with joined bias strips.  Other available patterns and retreat options may be found at www.acommonthreaddesigns.com

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Sheri Wood
Sheri began machine quilting in the mid 1970's and later learned to hand quilt and dye her own fabrics.  She operates the longarm quilting machine at The Village Smithy in Bishop Hill, IL and runs White Robin Designs: designing and marketing tools, patterns and fabrics for quilting.  She lectures and teaches workshops on machine quilting, designing and dyeing fabrics.  Sheri can be reached at sheri@whiterobindesigns.com or check out her web site: www.whiterobindesigns.com

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