Kayla Bain started working with a Gammill Longarm to create a career that would help support her family orientated lifestyle. Kayla now quilts on a Statler and is looking forward to joining this year’s Quilting with Confidence tour.

Her two young children helped her rediscover a passion for creating, leading her back to sewing and crafting. Kayla also enjoys welcoming others into her rural home in Wisconsin with plenty of food, laughter and outdoor fun.

Eva Birch has been quilting for the past 12 years and longarm quilting for the past decade. She has won several national awards for both her own quilts and customer quilts including a first place at Road to California and “Best Use of Negative Space” at the PIQF. She is the co-author of “Applique for Modern Beginners” and her work can be seen in a number of quilting publications. In addition to quilting for others, Eva enjoys designing, making and quilting her own quilts.

Page Johnson is a professional long-arm quilter from Minnesota. She’s been quilting most of her life and began her professional career in 2001. She works full-time as a quilter for customers. She continues, as she has for many years,  to create award-winning quilts in national quilt shows. Her quilts have been found in publications and on calendars showcasing quilting. She is an internationally known teacher for both free-motion and computerized quilting.

Christine Perrigo is an award-winning, internationally exhibited longarm quilter and has been quilting since 2003. With a background in computer science and 15 years experience in the industry, she has a technical approach to computerized quilting and surface design. She focuses on custom digital quilting for modern quilts and approaches each quilt as an opportunity to push boundaries. Collaboration, exploration, and invention are cornerstones to Christine’s process.

Jodi Robinson has been a quilter for more than 20 years. She has taught at national shows and won numerous national awards for her quilting skills. In addition to teaching, Jodi designs pantograph patterns, has self-published nine machine quilting design books, and provides professional quilting services to her clients. Jodi’s books and classes focus on teaching easy methods to create beautiful, freehand designs that will personalize, and make your quilting unique.

Jeanne Schroeder made her first quilt in 1983 as a senior in high school, which she entered into a contest sponsored by McCall’s pattern company. Although she did not win, the experience inspired her love of quilting. Several years later she made a couple of tops and had them professionally quilted. She knew she wanted to be able to finish her own quilts. She bought her Gammill long arm quilting machine in 2005 and has been happily quilting ever since.

Karen Sievert began her quilt making journey in 1997 when her sister dragged her into a quilt shop.  Purchasing her first longarm in 1998, Karen became passionate about free motion quilting. Karen has written two piecing books and teaches domestic piecing classes and free motion quilting on a longarm. She has won numerous national and international awards. Karen’s passion for quilting comes through in her fun, joyful and energetic teaching approach.

Angela Ziai has been quilting for 17 years, longarm quilting for 15 years and a very proud Gammill owner for the past 5 years.  She enjoys problem solving and finding ways to be creative through quilting and machine-based design. Her previous career in Computer Sciences and Financial Management have served her well as she builds her small quilting business out of her home in beautiful Almonte, Ontario, Canada.  She is a wife and mother of 2 wonderful teenage children.