Amy Ellis

Amy Ellis learned to sew garments as a girl and then taught herself to quilt as a young mom.  She is also...

Amy Smart

A longtime quilter, Amy started her popular blog as a way to share her passion with fellow sewers. She is the author...

Anita Morris

Anita Morris is the creator of Anita by Design, a sewing blog designed to inspire style, confidence and creativity for women of...

Beverly McCullough

Beverly grew up in a creative family of artists and seamstresses so it is no surprise that she loves to create. She...

Candice Ayala

Candice Ayala is the owner and founder of SewingPortfolios.com. She spent the first 28 years of her life in Belize, and now...

Christopher Thompson

Christopher Thompson, known as The Tattooed Quilter was raised in a traditional quilting family, he discovered the modern quilting movement a few...

Dana Willard

Dana started her blog, Made Everyday, as a place to connect with and encourage fellow makers. In addition to posting tutorials, she...

Erica Bunker

Erica Bunker is the founder of the popular DIY fashion sewing blog Erica Bunker DIY Style. Erica learned to sew garments as...

Evy Hawkins

Evy has been sewing since she was a child. During the course of her career she has been a couturiere, a women's...

Heather Valentine

Heather Valentine is the creative mind behind The Sewing Loft. She is a wife, mother, fourth generation seamstress and a former apparel...

Jessica Kapitanski

Lindsay Conner

Based in Indianapolis, Lindsay has been crafting for as long as she can remember. He mother bought her first sewing machine, a...

Lindsay Wilkes

Lindsay owns the Cottage Mama, a boutique children’s sewing pattern company. She is the author behind “Classic Clothes for Girls” and provides...

Marie Segares

Marie Segares is the Proprietress of Underground Crafter. Marie shares sewing patterns and tutorials, crochet and knitting patterns, recipes, and more creative...

Mimi Goodwin

Mimi G. is Editor-in-chief of the popular Fashion, Lifestyle, and DIY blog MimiGStyle.com and YouTube Channel, which houses tutorials, fashion and beauty...

Pam Damour

Pam’s career spans more than 30 years. She offers professional drapery workroom training and travels internationally to teach specialty techniques. She is...

Pat Sloan

In addition to designing her own quilts, Pat has designed several fabric lines with P&B Textiles. She is the author of 30...

Patty Young

Patty is a licensed textile designer for Riley Blake Designs and a publish author of sewing and coloring books. She is the...

Russell Conte

I (that’d be me - Russell Conte) owned a retail sewing shop for nearly 20 years. Initially, the shop specialized in selling...

Sachiko Aldous

Sachiko Aldous was born and raised in Japan. Growing up, she always loved to draw, sew and create whatever she could get...

Simple Simon & Co.

Liz and Elizabeth Evans are  two girls who married brothers and ended up with the exact same name. They also happen to...

Truly Alvarenga

Truly conceives, sketches, designs fits and sews all of her fashions. She has designed everything from her own collections, to wardrobe and...

Zede and Mallory Donohue

SewHere is the latest expression of Zede and Mallory Donohue’s passion for sewing. After running a successful sewing machine dealership for 11...

Amanda Autrey

A self-proclaimed "multi-needle girl" Amanda has been sewing and embroidering (on her Baby Lock Valiant) for only three years, but has found...

Angie Ferer

Angie believes learning has no age limit. "You’re never too old to learn!  When the home embroidery machines were introduced in the...

April Dunn

April has been working in the sewing industry for over 30 years, joining Baby Lock in 2001 and part of the National...

Cassie Cartmell

Cassie started sewing four years ago, knowing nothing about it at all. In that time, she has come to love how sewing...

Chris Tryon

Chris’s passion for sewing is apparent with a glimpse into her sewing studio. At first glance you see her eye catching collection...

Deb Canham

Deb Canham has spent the last 20 years designing and working with her own factory in China and working as a Consultant...

Debbie Cleek

Having done over 130 webinars, reaching over 4,500 software consumers and counting, Debbie can usually be found giving instructional webinars on Designer’s...

Debbie Martinez

In her role as a Baby Lock Educator, Debbie sees herself as both a teacher and a motivator. "Most creators get stuck...

Denise Applegate-Schober

With more than 40 years of sewing under her belt and industry experience that spans over 25 years, Denise has a vast...

Donna Siler

Donna Siler had no idea that the sewing learned as young girl watching grandmother and mother would become a future career. After...

Joan Clemons

Joan has been sewing since her Grandmother first had her embroider a pillow case. In third grade, her Mother taught her to...

Joan Friedrich

As an educator, Joan said the most valuable skill she's learned comes from constantly encouraging the people she teaches. "You will be...

Joyce Keske

Joyce started sewing when she was eight and began sewing seriously in the seventh grade. She said creativity is its own reward....

Karen Parker

Karen started sewing in the first grade after her grandmother gave her a fruitcake tin to hold her sewing supplies. “I've sewn...

Linda Pacini

National Training Manager, Sewing Divisions Linda has worked in the sewing industry for over 22 years, including 10 years at Tacony Corporation....

Lisa Knight

Lisa started sewing at age six, or, as she puts it, "a long, long time." Over the course of those years, she...

Lori Hernandez

Creativity is an important part of Lori’s life because it brings joy, purpose and a sense of accomplishment. Her passion for sewing...

Marj Tyess

Marj Tyess has travelled the United States and Canada as a Threaducator for Wonderfil Specialty thread. She truly makes a machine sing...

Michelle Ahrens

Michelle’s passion for sewing, embroidery and quilting began with her grandmother who stitched for others during the depression, a mother teaching her...

Michelle Umlauf

As an educator, Michelle has learned quite a few things from her students. Most importantly, she said, is how to prepare for...

Mike Johns

Mike has a very simple philosophy when it comes to being a Baby Lock Educator. "It’s really about the people," he said....

Milinda Stephenson

Throughout her time as a Baby Lock Educator, Milinda made an important discovery. "I’ve learned that people who sew tend to be...

Missy Billingsley

Missy Billingsley has been sewing and creating fun projects for more than 30 years. As a Baby Lock Educator for 15+ years,...

Pam Mahshie

Pam has had three-decade-long relationship with the Baby Lock brand, filling various roles in the company, from Education Consultant to Regional Sales...

Patty Marty

Patty’s passion for embroidery, sewing and quilting aided her in joining the Baby Lock Training Team in January, 2012. Her experience as...

Phyllis Summerville

After 65 years of sewing and creating, Phyllis said she still gets a charge when she sees her students realize their potential....

R. Larry Touchette

After 63 years of sewing, Larry considers it a form of undiscovered technology. “I can go into my sewing room for what...

Sara Gallegos

When Sara Gallegos began hosting Fons and Porter’s Love of Quilting, she stepped into big shoes vacated by the show’s hosts –...

Stephanie Struckmann

Stephanie discovered her love of sewing when she was “accidentally” placed in a Fashion Design class in high school. She continued on...

Tammie Gerke

Tammie loves sharing her passion for sewing and quilting with others. In particular, to help students realize the joy of starting with...