Teachers

Patricia C. Barry is a professional quilter who loves to share her knowledge with others. She teaches free-motion and computerized quilting classes as well as business classes for quilters, at local, regional and national quilt shows including MQX, MQS, HMQS and IQA’s Schoolhouse Series. She has been a guest quilting artist on Linda Taylor’s “The Quilting School”.

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Julie Crossland is Certified Trainer of Creative Studio, the software of the Statler Computerized Quilting Machines, and a Certified Art N Stitch Teacher, the premier software for digital design of quilting and embroidery patterns. She is also an American Quilters Society Certified Appraiser of quilted textiles.

Georgia Stull hails from America’s heartland in Missouri. She has sewn for most of her life…everything from wedding gowns to home interiors. Then, she bought a Gammill Statler and it’s all about quilting now! Georgia quilts professionally full time. She was one of the very first Gammill Certified Creative Studio trainers and is certified in the latest version. Georgia is also a member of the Creative Studio Elite Beta Team.

Georgia’s goal is that every student leaves with skills that help them to be more effective and efficient quilters. Visit her website at www.heartlandquiltworks.net

Matt is a gifted programmer and artist, this combination has lead to his writing of CreativeStudio. He began programming at the age of 12, and has always focused on Computer Motion Applications. He has been the Senior Programmer for Statler Stitcher for the last seven years. He is the author and the driving force behind CreativeStudio, and as such he has a unique understanding of how the CreativeStudio processes work. To keep in touch with the quilters he enjoys quilting a new quilt before each version is released.

Penny Roberts is the owner of “Penny Quilts LLC.,” a professional machine quilting business that has thrilled hundreds of customers since 2002. Penny started out machine quilting on her domestic machine for herself and others in 1994. Since then a great love for machine quilting has developed and now is her total focus. To combine her love of quilting with the best computerized quilting programming available, she’s here to teach you to use Creative Studio to the best of your ability.

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Jane Clark is the owner and proprietor of Monarch Quilts in Brighton, Michigan and has been in business at this store since 2005. She draws on over thirty-five years’ experience selling sewing machines, fabrics, and quilting services/techniques to help and serve her customers. She purchased her first Statler in 2003 and has been using it non-stop in her shop ever since.

Jane is well known nationally for her teaching skills and has taught several sewing and quilting classes on the national level as well as in the quilt shops around the country. She most recently taught at Sugar 2010. She finds a great deal of satisfaction in sharing her knowledge about quilting with new quilters as well as those who have been quilting for years.

Anita Shackelford has been a quiltmaker since 1967 and began teaching in 1980. She is an internationally recognized teacher and lecturer who loves combining appliqué and fine hand quilting to create new quilts in 19th century style. She also enjoys using her sewing machine for many parts of the creative process and has recently added longarm quilting to the mix.

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Al Hutchins has been teaching new and experienced Statler Stitcher users since 2006. He has enjoyed teaching classes internationally as well as in many states throughout the U. S. He is a Beta Tester and Certified Instructor for the Creative Studio software program. In order to help Statler Users when questions arise while they are working on a quilt, he created a series of instructional videos called “Understanding Creative Studio”. These videos allow Statler users to review aspects of the program at their own pace in their own studios. Al was born in Tucson, AZ and currently resides in Fayetteville, NC with his wife, Barbara. He enjoys piecing quilts for family and friends as well as quilting customers’ quilts.

Karen Farnsworth has been sewing most of her life and longarm quilting for over 5 years. She and her mother, Laurel, bought their first Gammill with Statler Stitcher in 2007 as a joint venture. Karen began digitizing patterns shortly after and immediately loved the creative process. In 2008, Karen moved her business and family to rural northeast Missouri where she and her husband raise beef cattle and their three kids. She still enjoys quilting for veterans, herself, and customers and runs a successful web-based business where she sells her digital designs to computerized longarm quilters.

Jo Ann Blade is an awarding winning quilter and Certified Creative Studio Trainer with many years of experience. Her training as a certified Bernina software instructor allows her to design original embroidery patterns, as well as quilting designs and patterns for the Statler Stitcher. Jo Ann has been featured in IMQA’s On Track magazine for her quilt titled “Montezuma’s Castle”, as well as other media outlets. She also authors Instructional DVD’s on raw edge appliqué using the Statler Stitcher. She works as a sales representative for Statler Stitcher and makes her home and business in Sedro Woolley, WA with her family and assorted critters.

I am a certified Creative Studio version 4 trainer. I love quilting, embroidery, tatting, sewing, needlework and someday, hope to learn how to knit! For over thirty years, I have been fortunate to have an interesting career in education that I enjoy and that continues to challenge me. After college, I served as an officer in the United States Navy in the areas of education, training, management and organization development. When I left the Navy, I worked as a school librarian and elementary teacher in California. As a state technology mentor and mentor teacher, I found I enjoyed helping others develop their technology skills! It was an easy jump to computerized quilting! Later, my family and I moved to Michigan where I was a reference librarian in the public library. While in Michigan, I opened my quilting and embroidery business, Pine Creek Quilting, LLC. After becoming a certified trainer, I began to teach Statler longarm classes. I am fortunate to now live on the beautiful Bainbridge Island in Washington!

Marie Tallman is the mother of three and grandmother of six. Her studio is located a short drive from the beach in Delaware. She has been making quilts for 35 years and teaching basic quilt making and hand quilting locally for many years. About a decade ago, Marie realized as she was “not going to live long enough” to hand quilt her accumulation of quilt tops. She attempted several less than successful experiments with machine quilting using a domestic sewing machine and decided “there must be a better way.” Her next step was to begin the process of finding the right longarm quilting machine.

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Liz has been quilting for over 15 years. She began her journey into the computerized quilting world as the Product Specialist for Gammill, Inc. in West Plains, MO where she trained new Statler owners.

Liz is an Elite Beta Tester and CS 4.0 Certified Instructor.

Liz moved to Denver, CO in 2007 to be closer to her children. Liz,husband Kent and two West Highland Terriers, Chayse and Skye love to travel in their motor home.. When not quilting, she spends her time with granddaughters Graycen (3) and Devyn (1)

Joan Knight started making quilts in 1977 after marrying into a quilting family. Moving to Alabama from Louisiana provided the business opportunity to purchase a Gammill Statler, become an Area Sales Rep for Gammill, a BETA Tester for Creative Studio, and a Certified Trainer for Creative Studio version 4.0. Although a quilt teacher for nearly twenty years on various quilting techniques, she enjoys teaching Creative Studio the most.

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Sharon Sweetland has taught machine piecing and appliqué by machine in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1989. In 2007 she bought a Gammill Statler Stitcher and has quilted for customers ever since. In 2011 she was certified to teach Creative Studio V4,and has gone on to teach at the Quilting With Machines show in Huron Ohio, where she also won a 2nd place ribbon in the computerized quilting division. Her web site is www.sweetlandofquilts.com

Todd Fletcher – also known as QuiltGeek – has been involved in the longarm quilting industry for almost a decade – delivering and servicing Gammill longarm quilting machines. This also includes the computerized quilting machine, the Statler Stitcher. This has been with the Texas dealership for Gammill.

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My 2 passions in my life are bodywork and quilting. So why not combine the two together, if we treat our body well we can quilt longer. 18 years as a Neurostructural Therapist, gives me the background in an array of modalities to share with you as quilters to help you quilt with edurance.

Debbie Tribble was born in Spokane, Washington in 1958. As an Air Force Brat she was relocated many times along with her younger brother until her father left the service and they settled in Texas. She completed high school and attended college in Arlington, Texas. There she met and married her husband of 34 years, Paul. They have 3 grown sons. Debbie and Paul currently reside in Eureka, Montana.

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Kelly, owner of Jukebox Quilts, has been quilting for nearly 25 years. She is a designer, quilt historian, judge, author, and she and her husband Jim are the Colorado region’s Gammill dealers. She was the curator for the Hoffman Challenge for nine years, is the current curator for Thread Tails and Vapor Trails, a national challenge celebrating 100 years of Naval Aviation, and is the president for the Rocky Mountain Quilt Foundation.

Kelly is a passionate Statler owner and quilt pattern designer, digitizing and utilizing Creative Studio for innovative quilts and techniques. She teaches and lectures around the nation, and has a hard time containing her enthusiasm for all that the Statler can do!

Ny Wetmore is a highly experienced art instructor and artist. Having attended the Kansas City Art Institute, earning a BFA in Fiber, her art education is strongly grounded in studio experience. She has won nationalaccolades for her artistic accomplishments and works. She also has a BS degree in Business Management from Southern Nazarene University and recently completed her Masters in Art Education from the University of Central Missouri.

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I have been a piecer for 25years and a Statler longarmer for 8years. I started as a beta tester at the inception of Creative Studio and am currently a CS4 Certified Trainer. I love sharing information that has made my quilting life easier and more fun.

A wife and mother of 3 (and now grandmother of 2), TJ Speiser learned to hand quilt as a girl at her grandmother’s side in a small town in Southern Illinois. Grandma taught her to tie a knot with two fingers and to appreciate the beauty and work that makes a quilt. She loved the pretty colors of the quilts, but the patterns that emerged by running the needle up and down, captivated her. She went on to college to pursue her teaching degree in Elementary/Special Education.

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Page Johnson is a professional Longarm quilter from Minnesota. She quilts full time for customers and is experienced in both freehand and computerized quilting. Page began teaching at major shows in 2005. Since that time an ongoing supply of customer quilts have kept her winning ribbons and have gained her national recognition.

As a Statler Creative Studio teacher, one of her greatest joys is to challenge herself to constantly find new ways to see how she can use Creative Studio to its utmost potential. Page shares how she applies Creative Studio in real life situations. Her unique approach to quilting reminds us “Time is money”. She demonstrates high end custom as well as everyday techniques.

Page also produces tutorial videos for Statler quilters. It is just one more way to teach others and share her love of quilting. There are samples of her work and videos at www.thequiltingpage.com