Q U I LTs o c i a l b l o g g e r s
Jennifer Houlden
Christine Baker
FairfieldRoadDesigns.com
crazyquilteronabike.blogspot.com
Jennifer runs Quilts by Jen, a
fantastic educational resource
for quilters with many great free
tutorials ranging from how to
choose fabrics, understanding
the value of fabrics, pressing,
building Bargello runs,
pinning, binding, sandwiching,
couching, quilting, and
much more. Check them out!
Christine has been designing
and publishing quilt patterns
for the last 10 years under the
business name Fairfield Road
Designs. Her patterns range
f r o m f u s i bl e a p p l i q u e a nd
piecing to felted wool applique
and punchneedle. You can see
all her patterns on her website.
Elaine made her first quilt at
the tender age of 13. The urge
to quilt resurfaced when her
daughter moved from a crib. The
rest is history – she now teaches
severa l d ays a week , ma kes
quilts on commission and quilts
for ot hers on t he long-a r m.
Nancy Devine
Jackie White
jabotquilt.blogspot.ca
Jean Boyd
Nancy Devine is a devoted user
and collector of remnants, scraps,
and vintage buttons. She lives in
Aurora, Ontario, and can often
be found working on her latest
project, and playing around with
her vintage (and much loved)
Bernina machine. Find more of
her work and musings on her blog.
Jackie is a quilter who loves
qui lting outside the box
especially when it comes to 3D
and embellishments. Her work
has been published in books and
magazines and she currently
sits on the Board of Directors
for t he C a n ad i a n Q u i lte r s’
A ssociation. W hen she's not
in her studio, she's work ing
a s a Soc i a l Med i a Ma nager.
Jean has been designing and
publishing patterns since 1997.
Her work has been published
in severa l magazines across
North America. Jean holds a
Fiber Arts Certificate in quilting
a nd h a s t aught e x tensive ly
throughout Canada, including
s i x n at ion a l Q u i lt C a n a d a
conferences. She was named
"Canadian Teacher of the Year" in
2003 by the Canadian Quilters
A ssociation and has won
numerous awards for her quilts.
quiltsbyjen.ca
nancywhiskeynancyo.blogspot.com
Elaine Theriault
patternsbyjeanboyd.com
QUILTsocial
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