Lura Schwarz Smith

“New Journeys of an Art Quilter” with Lura Schwarz Smith.  Lura will present a lecture/trunk show with her award-winning art quilts.  Lura has been producing art quilts since 1975 receiving awards both in the US and abroad.  She is sure to inspire even the “non-artist”.

P.I.G. Challenge

Maggie Ball

Maggie Ball is an internationally known traveling instructor, author and pattern designer born in England and currently residing in WA State on Bainbridge Island.


Maggie enjoys creating innovative designs from elements of traditional patterns.  She relishes the challenge of inventing new techniques to make complex looking quilts easy to piece and is known for her ability to inspire and teach quilters of all skill levels.

Her most recent innovation is a template-free method for making Kaleidoscope blocks.  She enjoys watching her students develop what she initiates and encourages them to audition multiple options for creating unique designs.


Maggie has been to Mongolia four times as a volunteer to teach low income and unemployed women and raised funds to purchase a permanent facility for the Mongolian Quilting Center in Ulaanbaatar.

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