J. Michelle Watts is a quilt artist that loves living in the Southwest region of the U.S.. Michelle has been quilting for over 22 years. She has spent the last 15 years creating wearable clothing and quilts and that express her love of the Southwest. Michelle designs southwestern quilt and wearable art patterns, southwest fabrics, teaches classes and lectures throughout the U.S. She is also the author of 3 quilting books. Most of Michelle’s quilts are machine pieced, machine appliquéd and machine quilted.
Designing patterns, teaching classes at Quilt Country in Lewisville, Texas, and dyeing fabrics are some of my favorite things to do. I am a member of The Quilter’s Guild of Dallas and the Denton Quilt Guild. I belong to several quilting groups, including The Twisted Stitchers, a group that is interested in quilting in all its forms. Gardening, photography and travel are some of my other interests. My husband, Mike, and I live in Double Oak, Texas, just north of Dallas, where I was born. We have four children, six grandchildren, two rotten dogs, lots of goldfish and koi and the occasional frog, toad, snake and lizard.
David’s obsession with fabric began at an early age, salvaging tiny scraps from his mother’s sewing area trash bin. This began his love and appreciation for fabric, though not a love for quilting. Following a visit to Houston in 2001 for the International Quilt Festival, David’s obsession with fabrick turned into an obsession for quilting as art. In 2006, David discovered a love for hand-applique and all of his works since then have been stitched together by hand.
Patrick began his career as an actor and singer, which eventually led him to designing costumes for stage and screen. An artist and illustrator since childhood, Patrick works in many mediums. Whether it’s designing quilts, wearable art, stationery products, or home decor, he enjoys creating it all. A prolific designer, he is probably most well known for his very successful and long-running collections of fabric from Timeless Treasures, Robert Kaufman Fabrics, and Moda that include his trademark marbleized solids which are trendsetters in the industry.
Linda J. Hahn
Linda’s classes are fun and empowering. Her infectious passion for quilting shines through in her classes. Linda received her National Quilting Association Teacher Certification in 1999 and was named NQA Certified Teacher of the Year in 2009. When she is not doing something quilt related, Linda enjoys reading books by Jackie Collins, Janet Evanovich and anything Star Trek, watching NCIS, CSI, Star Trek and John Wayne Westerns.