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KAFFE FASSETT is a bestselling author and designer who believes that anyone can participate in and enjoy creative crafts. He shares his vision of the decorative arts through lecture tours, worldwide exhibitions, workshops, television appearances, and books. Designing for companies including Designers Guild and Rowan Yarns, Fassett has launched a …
Janet Brandt learned about beautiful things from her mother. Everything from fashion to furniture, her mother taught her a classic and elegant approach. From her father, she learned the value of good craftsmanship. From her Gramma, she learned to hook rugs. As a teen, Janet started in fashion display and …
Born in a North Central Texas prairie town, Ricky Tims is often asked, “What in the world made you start quilting?” His quilt story begins before he was born with his Granny and a brand new Sears Kenmore sewing machine. Ricky spent a lot of time with his grandparents growing …
June Featured Author Many members of our guild credit Alex Anderson for getting them hooked on quilting. Her inspiration and love of quilting began in 1978 when she completed her Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt. Alex Anderson has an art degree from San Francisco State University, is the host of HGTV’s …
Like many of us, Gwen Marston became inspired to make quilts while viewing an exhibit of antique quilts in a museum (sometime in the 1970s). As most quilters do, she started learning the art of quilting by making quilts from traditional patterns passed down through generations. In 1990, Gwen began …
April Featured Author Barbara Brackman has been crazy about fabric since she was a child. During the 1950s, she spent a lot of time watching old movies on television, and while watching, she kept her hands busy by embroidering dishtowels. Barbara became interested in quilt patterns in the 1960s while …
Our OPQG library includes five titles from author Karla Alexander. Make plans to check them out at the next guild meeting! Dynamic Quilts with Easy Curves (the topic is curved piecing) published 2012 New Cut for New Quilts (the topic is patchwork quilting) published in 2006 Stack a New Deck …