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Fran Fister learned to knit when she was 6 and crochet when she was 7, but quilting came along later. Her very first quilt was a kit from Woolworth’s, with blocks of stamped embroidery and fabric for the sashing and borders. Fran started the quilt for her hope chest...

What’s it like to win a Blue Ribbon at the International Quilt Festival in Houston? Well, Cindy Richards knows because it happened to her! In 2007. Her quilt, Dancing Ribbons, was awarded the top prize in the Art Miniature category. This famous little quilt measures...

Jan Kramer came to quilting after a lifetime of sewing garments. Her mother was an excellent seamstress and Jan learned from her, taking pride in careful sewing, good material, and a professional result. So, it’s no wonder that when she happened upon the Village Quilt...

After years as a serial entrepreneur, Denise Russell has made her “avocation” into her “vocation” – she is a full-time pattern designer for Missouri Star Quilts. Who knew there were even such jobs out there? Denise began quilting in 2005 when she lived in Maryland....

Bonnie Davidson began quilting in the early 2000s, when her mother came to visit and brought along a quilted placemat project. Well, the blocks for those placemats turned into Bonnie’s first quilt – a bed quilt with those blocks on point. Bonnie’s interest took off...

Sally Joerger’s sewing life took a turn towards quilting when her sister invited her to a quilting retreat and gave her some scraps to work with. Sally organized them by color and when her sister turned them into a quilt, Sally thought “I can do that!” – and a quilter...