KATHY DUNIGAN

Kathy Dunigan is a true southern belle from Tallulah, Louisiana, who just happens to be “blooming where she has been planted” in Destin, Florida! Never one to stray from her roots, her appliqué work blends “all things Baltimore" with the lush and rich fauna of the Deep South. Kathy began quilting in 1987, but discovered appliqué in 1993, with her first project – an 18-month-long Baltimore Album class, featuring a book by Elly Sienkiewicz. She fell in love with Elly’s methods and, along the way, mapped out her own fun path. She never hesitates to “embellish, enliven and embolden” her appliqué. Beads, trims, ribbons and “findings” all find their way home into her work.

Learn some grand “shortcuts” such as “Kathy’s skinny stem technique” and “no mark appliqué” to her clever way to weave those intricate Baltimore baskets, all while enjoying a festive atmosphere.

Website: KathyDuniganAppliqueAcademy.com

Linda Hahn

Linda J. Hahn is the author of 14 books, designer for Banyan Batiks by Northcott, Janome Artisan, and EQ Artist.  She is also part of the Road to California show management team. In the quilting world, she is recognized for her innovative techniques and creative designs. Her work includes a variety of quilting styles and patterns, often featuring intricate designs and vibrant color combinations.

Linda is best known for her work with the "New York Beauty" block and has made significant contributions to this pattern by offering innovative techniques and approaches for creating it. Her work often focuses on simplifying complex designs, making them more accessible to quilters of various skill levels.  

When she is not traveling to present lectures and workshops, she can be found at her local gym where she teaches Zumba Fitness classes.

Website: FrogHollowDesigns.com

Tara Miller

Tara Miller is the creative force behind The Quilt District, a place where you can sink your teeth into design, color, and the history of quiltmaking. She has spent years working her craft as a speaker, instructor, pattern designer, author, and independent researcher. Tara is coming to us from Atlanta, Georgia.

From 2021 to 2022, Tara produced the monthly AQSG livestream show, Quiltside Chats, in partnership with the International Quilt Museum (IQM), with several episodes sponsored by Quiltfolk magazine. From April 2021 to September 2023, she produced The Six Know-It-Alls, a monthly panel presentation and discussion with six quilt experts. She is on her own Quilt District YouTube channel, where she shares visits to various museums and quilt industry shows, along with interviews and discussions with historians and quilters of interest. She has written articles and patterns for Quiltmania magazine and appeared in the April ’24 issue as both a featured quilter and author of the article spotlighting the DAR exhibition, Sewn in America. In addition, Tara is among the featured quilters in Issue 30 of Quiltfolk magazine.

Website: QuiltDistrict.com

CATHERINE REDFORD

Catherine Redford was born in England where she learned to knit and sew as a young girl. After relocating from London to Naperville, IL, she learned to quilt and never looked back. She's an award-winning quilter, an active member of her local guild, and a popular teacher at the local and national level. Catherine is a frequent magazine contributor and has enjoyed being a guest on Quilting Arts TV and theQuiltShow.com. She is enjoying the resurgence of interest in handwork with a wool appliqué and embroidery book published Fall 2020. With two DVDs and a book on Modern Machine Quilting techniques. Catherine delights in finishing her own quilts on a domestic machine.

After taking many different classes, Catherine’s style could be described as “eclectic,” but she is known best for her originality and innovation when completing projects, particularly in the realm of free-motion quilting and embellishment.

Website: CatherineRedford.com

Cindy Seitz-Krug

Cindy Seitz-Krug, owner of Quintessential Quilting, has been quilting award-winning quilts on her domestic sewing machine for more than 30 years. Some of Cindy’s top awards include Best of Show honors at Road to California, Pacific International Quilt Festival, and American Quilter’s Society Quiltweek.

Cindy has taught quilting classes all over the country and has even taught in China.  Her teaching method is fun and relaxed, and her students rave about all they learn from her.  She has authored two popular books on “grid-based” quilting designs.  She also has three on-line quilting classes.  Additionally, Cindy is an NACQJ Certified quilt judge. She now lives in Luna, New Mexico.

Website: QuintessentialQuilting.com

KAREN K STONE

A quilter since 1986, Karen K Stone’s inspiration manifests equally of innovation and tradition. She received the Master of Innovative Artistry award at IQF in 2009, and People’s Choice at Quilt National ’95, and is now part of the QN collection at the International Quilt Museum. Her pieces have won Best of Show in Dallas in 2020, juried into Quilts=Art=Quilts 2022, Visions 2024, and won awards in QuiltCon 2022 & 2023, IQF and AQS shows, and at Quilt National ’23. Having enjoyed success in design, publication, she continues to teach and judge nationally, and reinvent herself in new work.

Karen holds degrees in Piano from Baylor and Indiana Universities, has two beautiful daughters, three exemplary cats, and rides her bike in historic Deep Ellum in Dallas, Texas.

Website: KarenKStoneQuilts.com