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Brenda Brayfield
Brenda Brayfield was born in Northern Ireland and immigrated with her parents to Vancouver, British Columbia, as a young child. She now lives in Surrey with her husband, Roger. She has three sons, Jim, Ryan, and Kevin. Brenda has been making and showing quilts since she took her first class in 1993 and teaches quilting in local workshops. Brenda's top foundation-piecing technique was developed as an answer to a dilemma she faced while preparing for an upcoming workshop. As her students requested more blocks in a variety of styles and sizes, Brenda's block pile grew and so did the accompanying pile of text. The result was Brenda's first book, "Log Cabin: Rediscovered by Machine," published by the American Quilter's Society.
Books by Brenda Brayfield
Patricia L. Brown
Patricia began quilting in 1978, very reluctantly! A friend kept after her to go with her to quilting lessons and Patricia finally gave in. From the first lesson, she found she couldn’t get enough! Patricia made samplers, Amish-style quilts, and traditional quilts then as time went on, she lost interest in the same old fabrics. She stopped quilting for a while after the birth of her second son.
When her last son left home, Patricia found herself in a quilt shop surrounded by batik fabric and fell in love with quilting all over again. Batiks opened up a new world to Patricia. She believes that by using basic techniques and beautiful fabrics, a traditional quilter can easily become an art quilter.
Website: http://www.quiltedmoon.com
Books by Patricia L. Brown
Bonnie K Browning
Bonnie enjoys teaching others to quilt. Teaching has taken her to guilds and conferences across the United States, and to Austrailia, Turkey, and Japan. But, one of Bonnie's favorite teaching dates is with grade school-age children at the Quilt Camp for Kids, held each July at the Museum of the American Quilter's Society. Bonnie's articles have appeared in "American Quilter" and "McCall's Quilting," and she has shared quilting techniques on Simply Quilts on HGTV. In addition to writing and teaching, Bonnie is involved in other facets of quilting. She is a certified quilt judge and judges at several conferences each year. Bonnie is a staff member of the American Quilter's Society where she serves as coordinator for the quilt shows produced by AQS. Bonnie lives in Paducah, Kentucky, with her husband, Wayne, and White Sox, the cat.
Website: http://bonniebrowning.tripod.com
Books by Bonnie K Browning
Michael G Buckingham
Michael Buckingham has lived and traveled around the United States and Europe working as a graphic designer, illustrator, and cartoonist. Combining his interests in design, history, and quilting, he has created the unique "Presidential Redwork: A Stitch in Time" that both quilters and their families can enjoy. Michael, a staff designer for AQS, resides in western Kentucky's lakes area with his wife and two sons.
Website: http://www.buckgrafix.com
Books by Michael G Buckingham
Barbara M. Burnham
In 1972, Barbara’s mother surprised her with the gift of a year-long Baltimore Album class with Mimi Dietrich. Barbara credits Mimi for inspiring her obsession with appliqué. When the Baltimore Appliqué Society was founded in 1993, Barbara became a charter member. Very active with BAS, she serves as a board member and frequent contributor to the BAS newsletter, and donates her time and talents for museum fundraisers to raise funds that help preserve their quilt collections.
Barbara teaches hand appliqué, hand quilting, and inking on fabric, and offers presentations and trunk shows at local quilt shows and guilds. She writes articles on appliqué techniques and antique quilts, and is active with online groups of quilt collectors, historians, and appliqué enthusiasts. Many of her quilts have been exhibited, and she has won awards for hand quilting and hand appliqué in national competitions, including 1st place for GRAND GEOMETRICS CREATED THE AMISH WAY at the American Quilter’s Society Show & Contest in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 2010. Also, Barbara and machine quilter Marty Vint of Dogwood Quilting of Baltimore, Maryland, won 2nd place for Bed Quilts: Longarm/Midarm Machine Quilted at the American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show in Paducah, Kentucky, with M.E.C. REMEMBERED, the quilt featured in this book.
Barbara and her husband, Ed, live in historic Ellicott City, Maryland, bordering Patapsco State Park.
Books by Barbara M. Burnham
Mary Buvia
Mary Buvia began her quiltmaking career in 1992 after years of sewing and owning businesses. At that time, she knew nothing about the art form and did not even realize classes were available. A friend told Mary about an organization called American Quilter’s Society so she joined in an effort to learn all that she could through their published information. That decision changed her life as she began learning and quilting.
For over a decade Mary has been teaching different techniques to both beginning and advanced quilters. Her goal is to help students avoid all the mistakes that she made along the way. Mary is very proud to watch her students advance and achieve their personal goals. Mary states, “As I continue to reach my own goals, I feel it is our duty and pleasure to pass on the knowledge that we have gained to future generations of quilters.”
Mary lives in Greenwood, Indiana, with her six feline friends and eight friendly raccoons that visit daily for a handout. Visit Mary at: www.marybuvia.com.
Website: http://www.marybuvia.com
Books by Mary Buvia
