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Kathie Beltz

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Home: Greenfield, New Hampshire

I am totally addicted to quilting, and enjoy associating with other quilters who are equally addicted.  I’ve been quilting since 1995, teaching since 2004, and judging quilts since 2007.  My specialty is precision machine piecing, and I’m always trying new techniques, gadgets, and patterns.

I have been fortunate that some of my quilts have won awards at almost two dozen shows across the country, including Indiana Heritage Quilt Show, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, MQX Quilt Festivals, National Quilting Association, Quiltweek Lancaster, Quiltweek Paducah, Road to California, Vermont Quilt Festival, and World Quilt Show – New England.  My quilts have been juried into the AQS show in Paducah in multiple years, winning ribbons in 2015 and 2017.  My FreeFall quilt was juried into the International Quilt Festival in Houston.

As an award-winning quilter, I lecture, give demonstrations, and teach workshops at guilds, quilt shops, and quilt shows nationally.  I especially enjoy teaching beginners.

In 2013, I was trained by Deb Tucker to teach her techniques, patterns, and tools from Studio 180 Design. 

In 2017, I launched Kathie Beltz Quilt Designs, my own line of quilt patterns. These patterns are for smaller projects that look complicated but are easier to make than you may think.

I also have extensive quilt judging experience.  My judging philosophy is to acknowledge excellence in quilting, and to educate and encourage quilters of all skill levels.  I like to consider my judging work as an extension of my teaching, guiding quilters to improve their skills through constructive comments.

I recently became a Member of the Board of Directors of the New England Quilt Museum.  There’s a lot going on, and it’s keeping me busy!

For more information on workshops, lectures, or judging, I can be emailed at [Kathie] @ KathieBeltz.com (remove brackets and spaces).

Visit Kathie’s website www.KathieBeltz.com.

For more information on workshops, lectures, or judging, please visit my website www.KathieBeltz.com.

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

Pat Harrison

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PatHarrison-smHome: Exeter, Rhode Island, USA

Pat Harrison is a National Quilting Association Certified Master Judge, teacher, author, lecturer, designer, and award-winning longarm quilter.

A retired school librarian and teacher, Pat has been longarm quilting since 1999. She has won numerous awards for her quilts at local, regional and international shows including Paducah and Houston.

Pat enjoys all aspects of quilting, especially all those little gadgets and tips that make quilting more successful and fun. She also enjoys designing quilts using EQ7 for herself and quilting magazine.

Visit Pat’s Website, Ocean Waves Quilting Company.

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

Melody Crust

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Melody CrustHome: Seattle, Washington

Melody Crust, a popular quilting instructor, brings her natural teaching ability and contagious enthusiasm to quilters from coast to coast. An award winning quilter and nationally celebrated fabric artist, her work has been featured in dozens of books and magazines.

In addition to her busy teaching schedule, Melody is in constant demand as curator and judge for national and regional quilt exhibitions and has authored: Stitching Through the Layers: The Art & Elegance of Straight Line Stitching; Eye Candy Quilts: Super-fast fun with beads, baubles, buttons and more; Quilt Toppings: Fun and Fancy Embellishment Techniques, and A Fine Line; Techniques and Inspirations for Creating the Quilting Design.

See samples of Melody’s work, check out her workshops, order autographed copies of her books or contact her directly at her Website.

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