Natalia Bonner is an award-winning quilter, teacher, and best-selling author. She has appeared on television, in magazines, and in books. A Gammill Quilt Artist and Craftsy instructor, Natalia has designed fabric for Moda Fabrics. She lives in St. George, Utah. pieceandquilt.com

Christina Cameli is an enthusiastic quilting teacher and nurse-midwife. After being introduced to quilting by her grandmother, she learned free-motion quilting and over the next decade began teaching classes and writing books. She lives with her children in Portland, Oregon. christinacameli.com

Laura Lee Fritz is renowned for her fanciful whole-cloth quilting and has added the finishing touch of fabulous machine quilting for many top quilt artists.

Cheryl Malkowski designs patterns for her company, cheryl rose creations, has an active teaching schedule, and also is a longarm quilter. Cheryl lives in Roseburg, OR.

Bethany Pease Sheets has been stitching since she was a teen, beginning in her mother’s quilt shop. She now runs a thriving long-arm business and doodles new quilting designs every chance she gets. www.bethanyquilts.com

Sheila Sinclair Snyder is a high-energy, mind-always-working, creative and innovative designer. Always reaching for the next creative endeavor, Sheila is not afraid to step away from traditional thinking. Whether introducing a striking color palette, exploring thread color choices for quilting, piecing new designs, or imagining entirely new projects that combine fabrics and other materials, she creates with a fun and heartfelt approach ("Let's try that!"). She backs it all up with a solid foundation from her many years of teaching, sewing, and writing patterns and books. Sheila inspires both new and experienced quilters with her positive and reassuring enthusiasm that says, "You too can do this!"

Angela Walters is a machine quilter and author who loves teaching others to use quilting to bring out the best in their quilt tops. Her work has been published in numerous magazines, and she is the author of several books. She lives in Kansas City, MO. quiltingismytherapy.com