Bobbie Aug
Bobbie Aug is a nationally-known quilt historian, teacher, lecturer and appraiser. She has taught and lectured at The International Quilt Festival, The American Quilter's Society Show, The Vermont Quilt Festival, The Columbia River Gorge Annual Quilt Show, The Minnesota State Guild Annual Show, and many others.  Her articles and quilts have appeared in several national quilting magazines. 

Bobbie has co-authored six books, including, "String Quilts With Style", "Vertical Quilts With Style", "Vintage Quilts" and "Quilt Blocks X Nine.  She has also appeared on HGTV’s Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson.

Bobbie is also a Quilt Appraiser, certified by The American Quilter's Society.  She is a member of the Appraisal Certification Committee for AQS, as well as a member of The Colorado Quilting Council, American Quilt Study Group and several other guilds. In addition to being a contemporary quilt maker, Bobbie collects antique quilts and is a full-time quilt historian.


Lisa Schiller
When Lisa Schiller began quilting twenty-five years ago, she gravitated toward appliqué almost immediately.  A local quilt guild introduced her to the freezer paper appliqué technique and she ventured into creating her own designs, specifically Texas-themed Baltimore Album blocks, to appeal to quilters in Houston, where she lived at the time. 

Everybody had books and access to how-to information so she would design blocks specifically for a class.  When she and her family began moving every few years, she used quilting as a way to make new friends.  Block designing naturally led her to start her own pattern company, Village Classics.  She took some time off from her business while her two daughters were home, but now that her youngest has flown the coop, she is getting back into designing and creating. Having previously designed fabric for Timeless Treasures and Benartex, she is currently designing fabric for Windham Fabrics.  Her first line for Windham is called Fairfield.


Karen Witt
Karen has been sewing all of her life and has been actively quilting for over twenty-five years. She has taught quilting classes for individual guilds and quilt shops across the country and in France for Quiltmania. Her quilts have been exhibited and have received numerous awards at national shows including Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, American Quilter's Society (AQS) and National Quilting Association (NQA).

Karen has received recognition in several design competitions. For the past several years, she has chosen to specialize in the history of quilting, the use of reproduction fabrics and the creation of quilts with historic significance. She currently dates and appraises quilts, lectures, teaches and designs reproduction patterns. Her original designs and quilts are frequently featured as Free Projects on the Windham/Baum website and in The Quilter, Quiltmania, Fabric Trends, Easy Quilts (a Fon's and Porter publication) and Love of Quilting magazines. Karen's most recent adventure has been co-writing a book, with her daughter Erin Witt, for Kansas City Star Publishing. The book is titled Like Mother, Like Daughter: Two Generations of Quilts. In it, they each take on five different design challenge and give it a personal spin with Karen favoring the classic look of traditional and antique styles. Find out what else is new with Karen, at www.reproductionquilts.com .

"Wives Club"
by Bobbie Aug

This wonderful quilt that measures approximately 68" x 88" starts with 2 1/2" strips from the General's Wives fabric collection by Windham fabrics.

These simplified log cabin quilts were very popular during the Civil War era. You will love making it as it is easy to construct with a very beautiful ending.

"Remember Me"
by Lisa Schiller

Based on a piece from North Carolina, this four-block quilt was presented to a ten-year-old by her aunt at the start of the Civil War.

Stylized roses, with pieced backgrounds and an appliquéd border lend this project both a traditional feel and a contemporary flair.

Practice and perfect your appliqué skills, reverse appliqué and basic inking techniques, as well as some basic embroidery stitches.

"Southern Lady"
by Karen Witt

This lovely "Southern Lady" is reminiscent of the strippy quilts so popular during the early-to-mid 1800's.

The nine patch & star blocks utilize rotary cutting and speed stitching -- letting the beautiful floral prints in the strips and borders "do all the talking!"

The finished quilt size is 66" x 70", and will be the focal point of any room -- whether draped at the foot of a beautiful bed or on the back of a sofa.

Optional Sail 'n Sew Fabric Pack:
This kit will have all the fabrics you will need for each of the three projects. Our incredible Sail 'n Sew fabric packs include all of the fabrics for your projects and they are pre-cut so all you need to do is sit down and sew! 

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On April 2nd, we will make our first stop: Cozumel, Mexico. The Conquistadors first saw Mexico from the shores of Cozumel while searching for gold. Today, visitors to the island continue to seek out gold and silver jewelry in the shops of San Miguel while having a great time in its many local bars and restaurants. Plus, the waters around Cozumel's sheltered coral reefs make this one of the best snorkeling areas in the world.

On April 3rd, we will visit George Town, Grand Cayman.  Grand Cayman is one of a group of three magnificent tropical islands Christopher Columbus called "Las Tortugas" (the turtles) for the sea creatures he found in the ocean water. The designation did not endure, however, for on later maps the islands were labeled the Caimanau, the Carib Indian word for "crocodile." The name "Caimanas" refers inaccurately to the iguanas native to the islands, which were perhaps at one point mistaken for crocodiles. Among other attractions, visitors to the island will enjoy learning about the turtles, visiting the town of Hell, exploring Seven-Mile Beach and enjoying the undersea world.

Finally, on April on April 4th, we are docked in Falmouth, Jamaica. Quaint Falmouth was an economic powerhouse and center for dramatic social change during the English Colonial Period. In today's Falmouth, visitors still enjoy 19th-century Georgian architecture as well as river bamboo raft rides, arts and crafts shopping, flavorful local fare and horse-and-buggy rides. Falmouth is the gateway to the best Jamaica has to offer. Just east of Falmouth is Ocho Rios, known for its spectacular Dunn’s River Falls. Travel west to reach Montego Bay and the beautiful beaches of Negril. Thanks to its central location, Falmouth gives visitors the best tour experiences of the north coast of Jamaica.

Guests of Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas® will enjoy a revolutionary marvel of naval engineering. This ship features an ice-skating rink, the Royal Promenade, a TV studio and concert arena, rock-climbing wall, plus much more.  How did they accommodate all of these innovative ideas? Simple. They built a bigger cruise ship. The 138,000-ton, 3,114-guest Voyager of the Seas became the world's largest cruise ship when it entered service in November 1999.

Punctuated by two atria, Voyager of the Seas' most compelling space is the Royal Promenade which is a horizontal atrium that has the look and feel of an upscale shopping mall. There are designer boutiques, a sidewalk cafe, a British-style pub and even a red Morgan sports car, which used to belong to Richard Fain, the CEO of Royal Caribbean.

A fabulous space, The Royal Promenade is four decks high, longer than a football field and wider than three lanes of traffic. There are no windows, but it's always dazzlingly lit up and sets the scene for street entertainment and festive Mardi Gras-style parades -- complete with stilt walkers, a swaying inflatable dancer, streamers and confetti, and music from New Orleans, Rio and other cool places.