Teachers:
A) Laurie Swim, Lunenberg Nova Scotia
Laurie has written three books, two published internationally, on quilt art. The Joy of Quilting with an Introduction by Alex Colville, 1984, made her an early leader in the art quilt field. Laurie's third book, Rags to Riches: The Quilt as Art with an introduction by Mary Pratt, was published in Canada in 2007.
check out a filmed interview with Laurie https://www.laurieswim.com/about
Read an article/interview from CQA on Laurie Swim: http://cqacanadianquilting.blogspot.com/2013/01/an-interview-with-laurie-swim.html
B) Jack Edson quilter:
Video interview with Jack about his work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fisZwBwZS20
Images from Art History inspiration
question and answer with Jack Edson:
from an exhibit of his work: https://buffaloah.com/a/elmwd/1300/bp/edson/edson.html
C: Janet Bolton: English Stitch Course:
Check out Janet Bolton's homepage
D) Renske Helmuth: Marsha took 1 year course on hand applique
Here is Renske's webpage: http://renskehelmuth.blogspot.com/2007/02/contact.html
article on Renske Helmuth from newspaper--- note tons of advertising on page:
example of Renske's work: https://www.aneedlepullingthread.com/canadian-quilters-association-the-best-of-the-best/
Fabric and Pattern Designers
E) Amy Butler Fabrics
Amy has an online magazine that is easy to read: http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/blossommagazine/
Meet Amy Butler Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=28&v=d9XTs4vJrrg
F) Kaffe Fassett Fabric
Kaffe Fassett: Colour and his home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ab_-uRAKKc
Kaffe Fassett on Quilting video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzd9BEuKdh0
G) French General Fabric:
The French General fabric collections are inspired by historical document fabrics but colored in a fresh new way. Each collection features a shade of red, which has become synonymous with the French General brand.
The Warp and Weft: blogspot for French General: http://frenchgeneral.blogspot.com/
Their web site: https://www.frenchgeneral.com/
H) Jacquie Gering: quilter and pattern designer:
artist statement: I am drawn to modern art, mid century design, most things vintage and fabric. My goal is to rethink quilting by finding and articulating my own voice. Ultimately it is about me, alone in my studio, creating my own process and expressing my preferences in my work. Simple is my preference, but i tend to overcomplicate. Quilts are life represented. quilts are personal.
Jacquie's website: https://www.jacquiegering.com/
she has a good blog if you are interested: http://tallgrassprairiestudio.blogspot.com/
episodes of Jacquie Gering teaching techniques: https://freshquilting.com/index.php/category/jacquie-gering/
I) Wendy Williams Pattern Designer-- Australian
Youtube interview with Wendy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w61XJrx78Yc
This is Wendy's website where you can buy kits etc... https://flyingfishkits.com/
J) Jen Kingwell : Fabric and pattern Designer--Australia
Jen Kingwell designs for Moda
Jen's Webpage: https://www.jenkingwelldesigns.com/
sister shop for Jen kingswell: https://www.amitie.com.au/shop/Patterns/Jen-Kingwell-Designs.htm
videos on Jen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prx5us9GkH8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K0egmjB9BE
K) Denyse Schmidt Quilts Pattern and Books:
She has two published books: Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration and
Denyse Schmidt Quilts
She has a web page too: http://www.dsquilts.com/
L) Rachel Rossi Design:
Here is Rachel's webpage: https://www.rachelrossi.design/
Rachel has a blog as well: https://www.rachelrossi.design/blog/
Miscellaneous
M) Design Seeds :
Design Seeds is a colour blog by Jessica Colaluca. Her background is incorporate design for such companies as Ford, Reebok, and Timberland. She creates colour palettes inspired by images submitted via Instagram. The colour palettes look like paint chip swatches and can be used by quilters for colour ideas.
One part of the website that I found interesting is the Seeds Classics series which feature popular inspiration from 2009 – 2014.
website; https://www.design-seeds.com/
N) Paducah
AQS (American Quilters Society) QuiltWeek is held in Paducah, Kentucky
There are bus trips to Paducah and there are spring and fall quilt shows.
Spring Paducah will be April 22-25, 2020
The American Quilt Museum is here: https://quiltmuseum.org/
While checking out Paducah I came across the American Quilters' Society which has it's own Quilt TV channel on Youtube: