Instructor/Lecturer

Cruise

Biography

A prize-winning quilter, Joyce R. Becker focuses her art, writing, teaching and lecturing on landscape quilts.  Joyce's books, Beautifully Embellished Landscapes & Luscious Landscapes, Simple Techniques for Dynamic Quilts were published by C&T Publishing.  Joyce's DVD, Joyce Becker Teaches You Landscape Quilting, is informative, educational, & entertaining.  Feeling blessed to have such a creative profession; Joyce volunteers throughout the quilting community and is one of the founding board members of the Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters.  Many articles authored by Joyce have been published in national quilting magazines.  Joyce was a featured guest on the Home and Garden Television Network's "Simply Quilts," episode #834.  She also appeared on episode #113 of a new PBS series, "M'Liss's World of Quilts".  She recently taped a promotional video for the Tsukineko Company.  Her quilts have been displayed internationally in contests and invitational exhibits and have appeared in books, magazines and on television.  An article by Joyce was published in Quilting Arts Magazine in the fall of 2004, Page 88; "Expand you Horizons -  Landscape Techniques".  Joyce's lively sense of humor and positive attitude result in lectures and workshops that inspire, inform and entertain quilters as she travels throughout the world.  Joyce teaches and lectures throughout the United States for guilds and large conferences, such as the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX, and has also traveled to New Zealand, Hawaii, and Canada to teach and lecture.  Be sure to visit Joyce's website at www.joycerbecker.com or see www.ctpub.com for Joyce's books and DVD!

Though very accomplished with more than 30 years experience in most all types of quilt-making styles, Janet is best known for her photograph-like watercolor designs.  She has demonstrated her artistic skills as an accomplished instructor, an entertaining speaker, and an original designer of quilts (most of which have been acclaimed with numerous local, county, and state awards).  It was at the 26^th National Quilting Association Show in Riverside, she received a First Place and Judge’s Recognition award for the very first of her watercolor quilts.  At the Road to California Show in 2002, Janet won top prize in the Innovative Wall Mixed Division for her “Oriental Theme” creation, a quilt that later hung in the governor’s office in Sacramento.  Her true gift is with the blending and coordinating of color which makes her in demand for original creations, kits and patterns. Janet lives in Grand Terrace, California with her Qubby (quilt-hubby) Steve where they opened Bluebird Quilts and Gallery, which is quickly becoming known as the “Friendliest Store in the Inland Empire!”  Janet loves to travel and teach having done so throughout California and Nevada even while on vacation!  When not on the road (or SHIP!!), Janet can be reached at her store toll free number 877 757-0333 (oh-tweet-tweet-tweet). 

Patti Carey

2010 Sisterhood of Quilters Cruise, 2011 Alaska cruise, and the 2012 Mexican Riviera cruise

Patti Carey began working at Northcott/Monarch 16 years ago and her primary responsibilities are making the samples, designing and printing the shade cards, and working with her assistants to swatch them. She is also responsible for designing displays for trade shows and coordinating the advertising program to promote new fabric collections.  Her popular quilting patterns are often featured in The Quilter Magazine and other quilting publications. 

Laura Denison began sewing as a young child making clothes for her dolls from her mother’s scraps. In college she made two quilts as part of an independent study sculpture project, one of which was purchased by the university. Ten years later, Laura joined the  quilting craze in 1993 and it quickly became a passion. She began teaching in 1997 to share her enthusiasm and her quilting designs. As an award winning quilter, she has exhibited quilts in several local and national quilt shows. Laura is best known for her “bag” designs. With degrees  and work experience in both architecture and interior design, it seemed only natural to her to design quilting in 3 dimensions. She has delighted students for the past ten years with over 25 different purse, tote, pack, and pouch designs (with at least twice as many waiting in her head!). Her quilts look complex, but Laura has simplified the piecing. She began publishing her bag and quilt patterns in 2004.Laura lives in Maple Valley, Washington with her husband, Rich and two children, Trevor and Sarah. Visit Laura's website at www.lauradenisondesigns.com for a glimpse at some of her incredible quilting patterns!

Jo Anne Gordon

 2010 Alaska Sisterhood of Quilters cruise

Jo Anne Gordon has been quilting for over ten years and teaching for four years. She especially enjoys hand quilting, embroidery, and appliqué – she finds handwork is the perfect way to unwind after a long and busy day!  Jo Anne teaches at Needles Quilt Shop in Olympia and Carriage Country Quilts in Des Moines, Washington. She is perhaps best known for her detailed instructions and samples identifying each step necessary to completing a class project. Jo Anne enjoys working with new quilters and loves to see the joy found in their eyes as a project comes together.

Eva Holen teaches creative sewing at the Lake Washington Technical College and finds being a teacher rewarding and challenging.  She is always looking for new techniques and ways to improve her own skills and ways to simplify the process for her students.  This is Eva's second cruise with Quilt Camp at Sea and is returning by popular request of her students on her first cruise!  Eva has been featured in several television shows and magazine articles and brings a lot of excitement to her classes with her enthusiastic teaching methods.

Heidi has a passion for fabric, fiber and surface embellishments. She has been sewing since she was 12 and quilting for 12 years. Heidi is a five-time Sulky Thread Challenge winner whose garments and art quilts have been exhibited Nationally and Internationally. Her garments have been featured in the prestigious Bernina Fashion Show along with 48 other of the most celebrated names in the world of wearable art. Her latest ensemble "The Gathering of Leaves" is featured and exhibited at the Bernina Fashion Show during the 2006 International Quilt Show in Houston and she has won Best Wearable two years running at the Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters. Heidi’s work can be found published in Bernina’s Fashion and Imagination 2003 book Masquerade, and their 2004 book "Fantasy"; in Quilting Arts 2003, 2004, 2005 and on the Cover of the 2007 calendars as well as Issue #9 Quilting Arts Magazine. She has written a two page article on catching the "Embellishment Bug" for Issue #13 of Quilting Arts Magazine and look for an upcoming article in the Winter 2006 edition on water soluble stabilizers.  Heidi likes to work with cottons and silks but also enjoys dying, painting and airbrushing fabrics and loves to apply yards of threads by free motion on her sewing machine.  Her unique works are well "garnished" with unbelievable embellishments from fibers, to ribbons, beads, buttons, ultra suede and even shells. She makes wearable art, art quilts and beaded jewelry. Heidi teaches quilting, surface design, collage, dyeing, embellishment and beading. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her two chocolate spaniels.  Visit her website www.heidilund.com  to see some of Heidi's creations..

Anita has been a quilting instructor for over 10 years and a crafter most of her life!  Her ability to inspire beginning quilters and her enthusiasm for teaching quick and easy techniques to make the novice quilter feel successful has made her one of the most popular instructors on Quilt Camp at Sea cruises!!  Anita lives in Washington State and teaches weekly classes at her shop in Tenino where she also conducts her long arm quilting business.

Lisa Moore

 2011 Mexican Riviera cruise and 2011 Alaska cruise

Lisa Moore is a retired engineer living in beautiful Sitka, Alaska.   She as applied her engineering skills in developing a series of quilt patterns featuring Alaskan images.  Her pattern business is "Quilts With a  Twist".  Her focus is to create the most effective way to piece a quilt,  then provide the best and most complete set of  instructions to accomplish it.  She loves to work with focal or novelty fabrics, and creates quilt patterns that show them off.  Lisa began quilting in the early 90s, and started teaching quilting classes in  1993.  She is continually inspired by the beauty surrounding her in Sitka and by the close group of quilters in a small town setting.  Visit www.quiltswithatwist.com to see some of Lisa's patterns.

2011 Mexican Riviera cruise and 2011 Alaska cruise

Kathy Scott

2011 Mexican Riviera cruise (Lecturer and Quilt 'til You Wilt assistant)

Kathy was born with the desire to quilt. As a child she made "pretend" quilts on an elderly cousin's sewing machine.  As a young adult, Kathy tried to teach herself to quilt with less than pleasant results!  Kathy has been quilting for over ten years (after finally taking some classes)!  She loves hand work as well as machine piecing and quilting.  Kathy loves to learn new tips and techniques.  Her motto is "remain teachable"!  Kathy began teaching quilting classes at Perfect Points Quilting in 2002 where she taught a variety of classes and is currently teaching classes from her home studio in Maple Valley, Washington. Kathy particularly likes taking her love of quilting and sharing it with others in a way that will make their quilting enjoyable and fulfilling.  She loves to discover new techniques (at least new to her!) and share them with others.

Jackie Wolff

2011 Mexican Riviera cruise and the 2012 Mexican Riviera cruise

As a young mother and homemaker, Jackie decided she needed a creative social outlet.  After enrolling in a quilt class, she was soon dreaming about quilt blocks and fabric and at last found a group of women that spoke her language.  She started “hanging out” at a local quilt shop and then began working one day a week.  Three years later (in 1985) she was holding the keys to the shop!  Jackie has owned The Quilting Bee in Spokane, Washington for over 20 years.  She loves to teach and encourages new quilters to start a project and finish it to find the pure joy of creating.  Jackie has been an educator at the International Quilt Market, That Patchwork Place, and many Quilt Guilds and quilting groups. Jackie’s gift of spontaneous creativity, her flair for embellishing and the fact that she never is sitting idle (you will always find her doing handwork) is definitely contagious!