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Dawn Heese

July 2, 2024 by Heather Johnston

Home: Fayette, MO

Dawn Heese is an author, pattern designer, and Marcus fabric designer. She is a fourth-generation quilter and grew up stitching from a young age.

Her career in the quilting industry was launched with the publication of her first book, Geese in the Rose Garden, published by Kansas City Star.

The following year she started Linen Closet Designs, named for her grandmother’s linen closet filled with vintage quilts. Here she produces patterns for quilts, punch needle, cross stitch, and hooked projects as well as fabric.

Dawn’s work is regularly featured in magazines in the US and abroad. She teaches and presents trunk shows and workshops nationally and in France, sharing her love of applique and quilting

Dawn has several trunk show presentations and workshops to choose from including: Working with Wool and The French Connection.

Dawn’s ninth book was released in 2023. It is her third book with the French publisher, Quiltmania and is co-authored with Bonnie Sullivan. Dawn and Bonnie are co-creators of Made by Hand, a yearly membership dedicated to all things made by Hand.

Click here to go to Dawn’s website- linenclosetdesigns.com

Click here to go to Dawn’s Facebook Page and view her videos- LinenClosetDesigns

Contact Dawn here- [dawne86] @ hotmail.com (remove brackets and spaces)

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Eileen Daniels

March 11, 2017 by Rita

Home: Brodhead, Wisconsin

Eileen, an award winning quilter, offers fun trunk shows with 25 plus items using vintage textiles in quilts, or wool applique with embroidery. Please visit her website Daniels Studios

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Shannon Shirley

January 2, 2013 by Rita

Home: Woodbridge, Virginia

Author of Creating Children’s Artwork Quilts. Shannon Shirley has been quilting since 1989. She is an award winning fiber artist, an instructor, speaker and author. She has been teaching professionally since 2006 and loves to share her eclectic styles of quilting with students of all levels, whether in her own studio or on the road.

Shannon makes commission pieces and loves the challenge of designing to meet the needs of each of her clients.

She creates children’s artwork quilts, incorporates vintage linens, makes art quilts from her own photographs and makes memory quilts just to name a few.

She grew up in an Air Force family and loves to travel but settled in Northern Virginia in 1975. Visit Shannon’s Website.

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