Quilters Calendar & Guild Network

resources for quilt guild volunteers

Missouri

Dawn Heese

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Home: Fayette, MO

Dawn Heese is an author, pattern designer, and Marcus fabric designer. She is a fourth-generation quilter and grew up stitching from a young age.

Her career in the quilting industry was launched with the publication of her first book, Geese in the Rose Garden, published by Kansas City Star.

The following year she started Linen Closet Designs, named for her grandmother’s linen closet filled with vintage quilts. Here she produces patterns for quilts, punch needle, cross stitch, and hooked projects as well as fabric.

Dawn’s work is regularly featured in magazines in the US and abroad. She teaches and presents trunk shows and workshops nationally and in France, sharing her love of applique and quilting

Dawn has several trunk show presentations and workshops to choose from including: Working with Wool and The French Connection.

Dawn’s ninth book was released in 2023. It is her third book with the French publisher, Quiltmania and is co-authored with Bonnie Sullivan. Dawn and Bonnie are co-creators of Made by Hand, a yearly membership dedicated to all things made by Hand. 

Click here to go to Dawn’s website- linenclosetdesigns.com

Click here to go to Dawn’s Facebook Page and view her videos- LinenClosetDesigns

Contact Dawn here- [dawne86] @ hotmail.com (remove brackets and spaces)

Please let Dawn know that you found her on The Quilters Calendar!

Jenifer Dick

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Home: Kansas City, Missouri

Jenifer is the author of 6 books since 2005 including: Nine-Patch Revolution, The Modern Appliqué Workbook, Grapefruit Juice and Sugar, The Circuit Rider’s Quilt, Quilt Retro, and Stories in Stitches. In 2015 she started publishing patterns under the name Everyday Stitches. 

Jenifer literally wrote the book on machine applique – The Modern Applique Handbook – and also teaches a variety of piecing techniques including simple paper piecing and guided improv.

She has been talking to guilds for 15 years and teaching just as long. She offers an applique trunk show featuring 25+ quilts called “Because It’s Applique!” And a 25-year retrospective look at her best quilts called “25 Years, 25 Quilts.” Both offer lots of tips, hints and advice to make your own quiltmaking easier and more fun! Workshops include Invisible Zigzag Applique, Starburst, a Paper pieced showstopper (that’s really simple to make!), Exploding Nine-Patch, an explosion of color and fun! and more, which can be seen on her website.

Her Blog: www.42quilts.com and her website: www.everydaystitches.com

Please tell Jenifer that you found her on The Quilters Calendar!

Linda Bratten

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Home: Armstrong, Missouri

Linda began sewing at a young age, but started quilting after the birth of her first son in the late 80’s. Linda has taught quilt guild programs throughout the Midwest.

She has also taught at the Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival, MQX Midwest and the Machine Quilters Showcase sponsored by The International Machine Quilters Association. She is an online instructor for Craftsy, and a National Educator with Baby Lock.

Linda has recently self-published a series of workbooks to enhance her Free-Motion Machine Quilting classes and has created several patterns and machine embroidery designs that she uses in her workshops.

Linda’s programs include several Machine Quilting Workshops with the Domestic Machine, Mixed Media Techniques both programs and workshops, Photo Transfer Techniques programs and workshops, and Thread Sketching/Painting Techniques workshops. Along with her presentations, when possible, she will bring a trunk show of her work.

She can be found on her website at Linda Bratten Creations. Fill out a contact form to request a detailed document outlining her current programs.

Please let Linda know you found her on The Quilter’s Calendar!

Carl Hentsch

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Home: Newton, Iowa

Carl is the author of Amish-Inspired Quilts for Today’s Home, New York Beauties & Flying Geese and Stars ‘n Strips Forever as well as several gorgeous quilt patterns.

Carl specializes in foundation paper piecing, curved piecing and intermediate to advanced patterns.

Carl offers lectures, trunk shows, half-day and full-day workshops. Carl is also available for multi-day retreats.

See more about Carl on his website: www.3DogDesignCo.com

Please let Carl know you found him on The Quilter’s Calendar!